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Old Wed Mar 17, 2004, 11:30am
Mark Dexter Mark Dexter is offline
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Originally posted by just another ref
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Originally posted by tharbert
5th/6th grade basketball is instructional, not competitive.
Apparently some disagree, but I see no reason why it cannot be both.

Intrinsic motivation.

The whole point of having kids play rec ball is to keep them active and get them interested in the sport or activity. If they are playing to get better, they're more likely to stay with a sport than if they're playing to win.
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