To Score or Not to Score

I intended to blog on this topic and was blown away when I happened on to THE VIEW this morning and they talked about it. It's this. Why do so many sports for kids not keep score? Is life like that? Aren't we suppossed to be preparing them for life? I know, I know it's all about self esteem. I have heard the reasons for it but it doesn't make sense to me! There are no winners and losers in these games which is not how it will be when they grow up. So why is this the prevailing view today? Why all this coddling of the children? I remember dodgeball and Red Rover, Red rover let Mary Ann come over, just street games that sure had winners and losers. I don't know but I think my generation turned out alright.