We adults are on our Kids' back about, "Go out there and COMPETE." "It's a Dog
eat Dog world out there in the "Real World" and you have to be the
Winner." However, when we adults choose to Compete (and more often we choose not to
Compete) we are very clear about when and how we are going to do that.
We want to win at least some of the time. We start children off in
baseball in Little League or Bambino League, Babe Ruth League, American Legion Baseball. Is winning
important to these participants? It sure is for some of them, even in the last
Flight.Option #2 -- The Handicapping Model The team I bowl on now is
in a league that uses handicaps. Anyone who wants can enter.There are the stars going
for #1. Is winning important to these participants.? To some, it's crucial. Throughout this process,
those who don't measure up are dropped out or eliminate themselves. Joe says, "O.K. He
has degrees in Psychology, History, and Education from Northern Illinois University. There are those trying
to improve on their PR (Personal Record) There is your third cousin, Sandy, going
for the fun of it.There are the friends going along to support their friends. If
my team averages 750 and yours averages 765, you have to give me a 'spot'
or 'handicap.' Usually this is 2/3 of the difference, so your team gives my team
a 10 pin spot per game. high school basketball, a women's softball team, a 12
and under boys baseball team, and was commissioner of a boys baseball league. I've
played golf with some 'Competitors' like Joe and here's what happens on the first tee.
If you're not good enough, you're cut from the squad.In using this model with our
teams, we have nike tn to separate the players, those who belong, from the non-players, those who
don't belong. Don't let the poor players get in the way of the progress of
the good players. We compete in the league that matches our abilities.Is winning important for
all these players? Yes, but who cares; we're having too much fun.Option #4 -- The
Road Race Model. And we even have some Senior Citizen Leagues and they are fantastic.
It really is a funny thing about competition. If they can't cut it, they're history.Is
winning important for these players? You bet, and it's OK for the developing of the
elite few.And, in the real world, very few of us compete that way -- most
of us are in the stands cheering for those who are representing us. He coached
jr./sr. Everyone can be a winner -- in his flight. Repeating myself, losing all the
time is no fun.Is winning important to these participants? Sure, and it must be kept
in perspective.An Ultimate Model for Kids -- The Special Olympic philosophy respects each person regardless
of his/her disability. I suggest we have a small bet, "Let's play for a quarter
a hole." (I'm a real gambler). And a lot of these are co-ed making them
even more fun. It's easy to say, "Always play someone better than you so that
you will improve" but getting beat in 25 straight tennis matches to Jane is not
a lot of fun - we have to win sometimes. In order to do that
we set up some very distinct rules that must be followed so that we can
compete fairly and safely. There are some really high level games being played by some
serious adults in town leagues. There are disabled and aged people competing. Participants are successful
or unsuccessful according to their own requin tn goals, their expectations, or their PR. Navy basketball team.
He has been a consultant/contributor to the Amateur Softball Association and the Oklahoma Soccer Association.Dr.
We Adults like this and we should.''Peter S. He played professional softball, semi-pro baseball, college
basketball, and with an all-star U.S. My handicap is 18, what's yours?" I reply, "I'm
a 14, so I'll give you a stroke on the 3rd, 6th, 11th, and 15th
holes." (The course even rates the difficulty of the holes so that I can give
him a stroke on the four toughest holes) That settles that -- everyone is pleased
about the arrangement and we can tee off -- Joe, the poorer player has a
better chance to be the winner -- to beat me.Is Winning important to these participants?
Yes, and we can keep on living if we lose.Option #3 -- The Different Leagues
Model We have softball games going on all over town here in
Oklahoma City (as in the rest of the country). There are many road
races open to the public in large cities; the Boston and New York Marathons; and
in small cities like the 10K race in Oglesby, Illinois. When you watch a Special
Olympics, you see each person doing his best in whatever event he has chosen. Some
of them set up 'flights.' The best 16 players are in the Championship Flight, the
next 16 in the First Flight, the next 16 in the Second Flight, and so
on until all members of the club are included and everyone is competing at a
level at which he can win. We do this while we often expect our Kids
to get out there and take some real risks.Let's look at the ultimate sports model,
The Big League Model, and then examine the options that we have created for us
adults in our later years.The Big League Model -- This is the model, the model
most people have in mind when they talk about Competition. Each contestant is acknowledged for
his efforts. No one is eliminated; the lights are left on for the late finishers.
Everyone is a winner -- winning is the reward for risking and participating. As for
us, we have our own ideas about "Competing in The Games." Here are some of
those models:Option #1 --The Flight Model Each year many golf and tennis clubs
have championship matches. In the same way, you don't want to play the Graysons every
Thursday night. Pierro, EdD parentscoachesasteam.comDr. To most of
them, winning is not even a consideration.Option #5 -- The Best of Them All
We choose to play tennis, chess, golf, and many other games and sports with
people whose abilities are fairly close to ours. They play in high school, in college,
in the minors and finally the best make it into the Majors. This is the
model that is used effectively to produce professional athletes. You and your spouse can win
some bridge games against the Molinos so you play with them and similarly gifted couples.
This makes the competition 'fairer' than would a head-to-head contest -- my team, the poorer,
has a better chance to win.In golf, too. Then we have Church Leagues and a
lot of people who can't compete in the town leagues have a lot of fun
playing. Peter Pierro is a coach and parent who is concerned about how our young
athletes are treated by their coaches and parents. Pierro has taught in elementary, junior and
senior high schools and has been Professor of Education at Elmhurst College and Oklahoma University..
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