I don't understand why this is perceived as being about self-esteem rather than sportsmanship. It isn't like kids are so dumb they aren't going to know when th

I don't understand why this is perceived as being about self-esteem rather than sportsmanship. It isn't like kids are so dumb they aren't going to know when they are getting their asses kicked, or that they will take pride in a win achieved by losing too severely. I don't think this rule is going to have the intended effect at all, but I also don't think it is going to have any effect on these kids' ability to compete as adults. I do think it's a bit sad that parents and coaches are doing such a poor job of instilling sportsmanship that the league felt a silly rule like this was necessary.