The sting of losing (and why it matters)
We had our first flag football game this morning. My son’s 1st season playing organized football. I volunteered to coach. The rules are simple: Touchdown = 6 points Automatic extra point = 1 point Or, the option to go f0r 2, from the 5 = 2 points We were down 14-0 early. We scored right before half, 14-7. Scored again right after half, so we tied it up, 14-14. Or so I thought. It turns out, an interception is worth 1 point. So we were down, 15-14. With 90 seconds to go, we drove the ball down…

