Cleats by Bill Hinds for November 08, 2012
November 07, 2012
November 09, 2012
Transcript:
Neely: Dr. Motubu, tell the kids what really happened that day back in Jamaica. Dr. Motubu: When I saw Raymond and his friends kickin' the ball around, I threw my old keepers gear on and went to give them a little defense. Peri: But you were headless! Dr. Motubu: Hahaha! That's what the boys thought! I had just pulled my jersey up to cover my head when it started to rain. Peri: But you stole their souls! Dr. Motubu: I didn't steal them. I just borrowed them when the boys kicked them off. Besides, you wouldn't want to leave shoes out in the rain. Edith: Souls? Shoes? Ah, the plot thins...
KenTheCoffinDweller over 11 years ago
No, the point here is the difference in view point between the adults for the girls and for the boys teams.
cdward over 11 years ago
The mentality that says there always have to be winners and losers, and begins to see all of life that way, misses the most important parts of life that depend on mutual concern and cooperation.
edpeters over 11 years ago
Ken.. I think the message here is the difference between the ‘coach’ and the “parents”.
cbrsarah over 11 years ago
By not keeping score, they have no goal to reach. Why play sports if you don’t keep score? Concern and cooperation would be within each team, not with everyone on the field of play.
Khard12 over 11 years ago
The kids have kept score for every youth game I’ve coached for the last 6 years. Even the kindergarten kids!
hippogriff over 11 years ago
Not every game is zero-sum. Try tabletop role-playing games. And that’s just formal games – I won’t go into those which are only analogous to games and sometimes claimed to be.