What if we left it to the kids? What if we let them run things they way they wanted? What if we left them to solve their own problem?
The question is “what if?”… the quick response one would tend to give is… OMG this would never work!!
Well, here’s a fun example for you all…
Bunnies Are Resourceful
An interesting development that took place during the Whitby Ringette Tournament in 2008.
“There were three Bunny (7 years old and younger) teams participating in the tournament. I realize with LTAD that they are not supposed to be playing competitively, but they have been included in the past and people love to see the little players. During one of the games, a Whitby team ended up having four players in the zone where only three players are allowed. The coach and the officials tried to get one of the players to leave the zone. The players could not remember who was supposed to be in or out. The four players dropped their gloves and did Rock, Paper, Scissors to decide who would be the player to leave the zone – the “loser” had to go out.
Something we can think about in the implementation stage – Bunnies do not need coaches or referees – they can make decisions on their own. It was a funny and remarkable story that spread around the arena during the weekend.”
- submitted by Carolyn Moutjoy, LTAD Committee Member.
Just something to think about…
PLAY IT. LOVE IT. LIVE IT.
-FL
