A World Without … Winning and losing

Short & Curly

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Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Philosophy

4.6 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Would you still want to play sport if there was no one keeping score, there were no winners or losers, and no trophies at the end of the season? What would be the point? On the other hand, can competition actually ruin sport? Come and spend the afternoon with Molly and Carl as they kick the ball around in a park. Brains Trust: Plenty Parklands Primary School in Mill Park, Melbourne: Mara, Roni, Alana, Isaac and Adele.

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0:00.0	ABC Listen
0:05.0	Hey, Carl. Wanna play some soccer?
0:09.0	Molly, let's play soccer.
0:13.0	Yeah, kicked it to you, Carl.
0:16.0	Got it. Kicking it back, Molly.
0:19.0	Yeah, kicked it over there.
0:21.0	Don't worry, I got it.
0:23.0	This is an amazing rally.
0:25.0	And what other reason would you ever have to play soccer?
0:29.0	Or any sport for that matter?
0:31.0	No reason. What matters is that we kick the ball and feel great.
0:36.0	Yeah!
0:41.0	Sometimes you gotta kick the ball.
0:44.0	Sometimes you gotta kick it well.
0:49.0	Sometimes you kick it back and forth.
0:52.0	Other times you kick it side to side.
0:56.0	All we do is kick the ball.
1:00.0	Because there is no scoring.
1:04.0	We didn't even set up goals.
1:08.0	It's actually really boring.
1:12.0	Today on short and curly.
1:14.0	It's soccer time, but not as you might know it.
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