How to be the Best Parent Possible, to your Student Athlete We’ve all heard about (or have seen) the overbearing parent who shouts too loudly at games, bullies the coach to play their child more, and every once in a while gets ejected from the game. The National Alliance for Youth Sports (NAYS) even has a program for parents whose members make a pledge to, “Bench irrational behavior in youth sports.” So, whether your child is extremely good at his or her sport, or still struggling to do the basics, here are five tips on being a good role model and helping your child to make the most of his or her playing experience: 1. Focus on the fun of the sport: Through trials and tribulations (repition) is the basis of how we learn everything. We have to make some mistakes along the way, in order to learn how to do things the right way. You want to try not to rate your child’s performance based on others. This will introduce a sense of doubt or shame when your child make mi...
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