[NEWARKCATHOLICFAN]

I can remember playing little league baseball at age 7 and the coaches would scream at us and even drop in a few nasty words to make their point.
When I was moved up to the varsity level the best coach I ever had was the strictest one. He made it clear he did not care who mommy and daddy was, how much money they had or where you lived, you were going to start only if you deserved it. He also treated the star player(his number one) as he did the last guy on the bench meaning to favoritism, at all.
It seems in the youth sporting world of today they want everyone to get a trophy and they do not want anyone to lose.
By the time these kids get to Babe Ruth and Jr. High school sports I think this has made them way too soft and is affecting the level of play ands even more so affecting how namy kids boith male and female go out for sports when they reach this age.
What are your thoughts on this?