... kids that this is serious stuff. No child misses the message." Remarkably, a child might still be able to override that message. After a recent youth soccer game in which he failed to make a critical save, 10-year-old Adam Weinberger of Bethesda, Md., was approached by the father of a teammate. "He said ... time for fun I can't wait to see everyone Winning or losing I don't care It's just fun to play every year I get nervous before the game But win or lose, I'm still the same Play your hardest all the time But don't take it too serious, everything will be fine If we win, ... and idle dugo...

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