For that game we had referees in striped shirts, kept score and time, and introduced the players. We invited all the parents, relatives, and friends we could ask, and got volunteers to bring cider and cookies for afterwards. That program produced 2 teams competing on the Pee Wee level this year, teams that will probably play together for another 3 years. We emphasize making a good pass, drawing a defender away from the action, setting a screen are just as important as making the shot. Every player has a job to do at his position.
Every player has value.
If everyone does his best at his job, the team does well. I sometimes tell the kids a basketball team is like a bicycle. Some players are the chain, some the pedals, and some the gears. It takes all the parts working together to make the bike go. You can have 21 gears, but with no chain the bike goes nowhere.