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ABC’s of Positive Parenting in Sports Coaching – W

Positive Parenting — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 00:11:22 +0000

Parenting Advice

Winning – The first word that comes to mind when thinking of words that begin with W and sports is winning. It is often debated whether coaches of youth should play to win. I believe it is OK to play to win, even at ages as young as 8 years old. Does that mean allot of emphasis should be put on winning? Of course not, but playing to win is a good message for kids to understand. When coaches do not play to win they give the meassage that mediocrity is acceptable.
For kids under the agea of 12, I don’t believe any more than a 33% emphasis should be put on winning though, with much of a coach’s goal being to develop player’s skills and kids having fun. As long as these two latter points are emphasiszed there is nothing wron with playing to win, showing kids that they should strive for perfection and success.
How coaches deal with winning and losing is very important and hopefully it is in a positive, educational and gracious manner. Teaching kids how to deal with winning and losing are valuable lessons that kids need to learn and good coaches and parents are there to provide this instruction.

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ABC’s of Positive Parenting in Sports – R

Positive Parenting — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:55:22 +0000

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Resiliency – Another one of my favorite words with regards to sports. If nothing else, kids who play sports learn to be resilient because of the failure which all athletes will encounter. Even the best players have to learn to deal with loss and failure and this usually builds up a resiliency that serves them well in many areas of life. Those who do not learn to deal with the disappointments that sports present usually quit playing. It is important that parents and coaches help youth to become resilient by dealing with their kid’s disappointments in a positive, adult-like manner. Adults who display a resilient attitude when their kids become disappointed are setting a great example for kids.
Adults can help kids become resilient with positive words like the following when things don’t go as desired:
“Hang in there”
“You will get them next time”
“Forget about it”
“You did your best, that’s all anybody can expect”
Most importantly, parents show resiliency by their actions or inactions – never showing disgust after a players performance is key. Head shakes, look aways or ignoring kids is never advised. Staying optimistic when their kids struggle is essential to effective parenting.

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ABC’s of Positive Parenting in Sports – O

Positive Parenting — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:29:52 +0000

Youth Sports Coaching

Optimism – One of my favorite words and concepts that obviously goes beyond sports. In my book, Raising an Athlete, I go into detail talking about comparing confidence and optimism and how to build optimistic kids. Confidence is not something that can be given to someone but is attained by good performance and/or good work ethic. Confidence comes and goes based on ones most recent performance. Some athletes are naturally confident and others are not but both can be successful. Optimism is different and is something that can be given to athletes. Good coaches and parents are constantly looking at the bright side of things and display and state this optimistic attitude to young players. Developing optimistic athletes is essential and this development will often carry over beyond the playing fields into their everyday life. Kids who lack confidence may still succeed but kids who are not optimistic rarely, if ever, succeeed. Sports is a great avenue for parents to teach life lessons because of the inevitable disappointments that all athletes experience at times. Creating optimistic people should be one of the goals of effective parenting in sports.

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