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# NameComments
151 AnonymousI believe that making club tournaments non competitive is nonsense, due to the fact that children are naturaly competitve and this does not help them progress in football. How will they know when they have achieved success in the sport, or how to give their best to achieve a target to progress their development!
152 alan
153 Gareth RaymondI find the idea of preventing competitive tournaments to be ill conceived and totally against the majority of willing participants that take part in these events. Furthermore, not to allow this completive element removes an essential fund raising opportunity for grass roots football, as applicants to such events will dry up without the incentive of material recognition. The ever increasing charges that being incurred by clubs to attain the various demands is coming to point where it is counterproductive to the successful organisation of a junior football club.
154 David Baker
155 wayne morgan
156 mark thomas
157 grahamCompetition is realiy healthy players, theres no achievement in playing friendlies every week. There's no overall goal to work too eaither for each player.
158 robert jenkinsi disagree with non competitive tournaments ,i wonder what bright spark came up with that idea .Football is COMPETITIVE.
159 AnonymousI run an under 13's girls team made up of girls aged 10, 11 & 12. This ruling not only prevents the 10 year old girls playing but the whole team as without the 10 yr olds I do not have enough players to field a team in tournaments therefore going against the ethos of encouraging as many children as possible participating in sport.
160 AnonymousTournaments are a fun way for all the children to get together!
161 H EgerIt is unfair, as all other sports children under 11 can compete at, so why should football be so different.
162 Keith BrannanWake up FAW!!!.
163 S. WILLIAMS
164 mark lewistaking away the competitive side of any football match takes away the football and what the game is all about
165 AnonymousP.C. taken too far yet again.
166 Richard MillerHaving a medal for turning up to a tournament does not go any way to improve the children's development. It could have the reverse effect on the children by making them complacent and not try at all because they know they will get something for doing the bare minimum.
167 Trevor MacarioHow are the children to learn the importance of competition when this is being taken away from them. This is the problem with this country at the moment, too many people sticking their noses in where they are not needed and have nothing better to do with their lives. If they are not happy about their child in football competition, take them to a library.
168 Robert SeawardWhat a ludicrous idea. Life is competivie and chlildren will naturally compet. Foorball and other sport is a way of encouraging them to do so in a controlled and managed environment.
169 Anonymous
170 c.greenthe children want a competative game otherwise what's the point? parent of a 6 year old - all children are naturally competative!
171 Jeff DaviesI don't think the th FAW know what goes on at the grass roots of football. They certainly don't support it -- just impose stupid rules such as this.
172 DAMIEN DAVIESCRAZY DECISION!NO WINNERS OR LOSERS IN TOURNAMENTS,WHOVER MADE THIS DECISION NEEDS TO HAVE HIS HEAD TESTED,WHY CHANGE SOMETHING THATS WORKED FOR YEARS,STOP TRYING BEING POLITICLY CORRECT,YOU ARE TAKING ALL COMPETIVNESS OUT OF TOURNAMENTS,ALL THE PARENTS AND KIDS ARE FED UP WITH THIS SILLY RULE,DONT RUIN OUR BEAUTIFUL GAME FAW,WAKE UP OR GET OUT!
173 Mark Cooper
174 Robert LloydSchool encourage competitiveness but the Welsh FA go the opposite, leave the children enjoy themselves channels your thought onto the abuse that come from the lines ie parents,
175 Leanne Davies
176 tracey logan
177 AnonymousSport is competitive and learning to win and to lose gracefully are important life skills.
178 ian williams
179 Trevor Jones
180 AnonymousThis decision is not "Sport for All" it is "Sport for Nobody" as tournament sare being cancelled and so the kids don't get the chance to play
181 rob Carpenter
182 Anonymous
183 Mike Fazakerley
184 mike Carteri believe the faw are out of date and out of touch with today's mini football
185 Andrew DaviesLet the clubs have freedom of choice!
186 Laurie Davies
187 Anthony Evans
188 GEOFF LEYI think it is a crazy rule all the kids look forward to competitions all kids want to have a chance of winning trophys
189 scott
190 Anonymouslet the clubs chose what they want to do. sport is competitive teams are not forced to enter competitive competions. and we play friendly football all season long which can get boring and more kids will lose interest if we cant win anything. If you want to improve grassroots football stampdown on abusive parants and coaches not the kids enjoyment. FAW WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!
191 lisa jones
192 AnonymousLife is competetive. By not allowing children to take part in competetive events, you are depriving them of a life experience and thereby possibly damaging them more.
193 Paul Thomas
194 Jake Kratcher
195 Pamela M ThirwellI absolutely agree. It gives children who may never do much academically a chance to win something and gives those academically gifted a realization that there are other ways to win besides passing exams.
196 Pamela M ThirwellI absolutely agree. It gives children who may never do much academically a chance to win something and gives those academically gifted a realization that there are other ways to win besides passing exams.
197 David NashIts is important for all children to learn to win & lose gracefully - & we wonder why we are not in the same league as the Russians, Americans & can you imagine the Australians playing non competitive sport! This is the grass roots & this is where kids learn
198 paul RydquistUntil tiddlywinks becomes an olympic sport my son will continue to play all competative sport some of which he will lose. The school playground is every bit as combative as any game in sport will they ban that too its stupid
199 AnonymousHalf of our usual tournaments have been cancelled this season due to the "fun day" ruling. Hardly a way to encourage children to participate in sport!
200 teresa

 

Signatures | Total: 232