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First, I'm betting on the anteater, not the Bosox fan.
Second, I think that the "winning doesn't matter" school of thought is missing something, but in youth sports, the "winning is the only thing" school is also missing something. Balance is truly the key. But lets not pretend that kids don't know or car about the score.
We had a youth soccer league where we didn't keep official scores. We had about 10 players a team and ran the games 4v4 on two fields side by side, to give more playing time and touches. The result was that players would switch between the two fields based on who was wanting to come out, who was ready to go in, etc. Didn't matter. Kids knew the score on both fields, and yes, they cared.
Where you can go wrong is if you use short-term strategies to win that hinder long-term player development. If you develop players properly, you will win, but it will take a little mor etime sometimes. Over time, you and your players will be more successful. It doesn't have to be a choice between wins and development.
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