No-score games weren t devised because of children. They were devised because of adults. The kids don t mind winning and losing. I think they have a pretty good handle on it, actually. I have yet to see a kid emotionally damaged by a Little League loss.
Parents are another matter.
My kids were in Little League. I have seen the emotional eruptions of parents at Little League games. I am surprised they can find umpires for those games. It s never the kids you see ranting or raving, it s the adults. So the proponents of no-score games can say anything they want about why it s necessary to protect our youth.