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News For Parents
72% of both males and females say they would rather play on a team with a losing record than sit on the bench for a winning team. Josephson Institute of Ethics Sportsmanship Survey 2004
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10 POSITIVE Things That Parents Do:
1. Positive verbalization during events
2. Praise of athlete/child 3. Always including fun in events 4. Encouraging child to focus on more than one sport 5. Talking and listening to athlete/child 6. Being appreciative of work by referees or officials 7. Positive attitude toward coach 8. Giving coach respect during and after events 9. Helping child by practicing skills with them 10. Attending athlete/child's events |
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What A Parent Should Look For In A Coach:
1. Honest
2. Ethical
3. Knowledge of Sport
4. Always on time beginning practice and ending practice
5. Positive instruction
6. Has parent and child's respect
7. Fun, development, winning
8. Puts athlete's well-being first and winning second
9. Does no harm
2. Ethical
3. Knowledge of Sport
4. Always on time beginning practice and ending practice
5. Positive instruction
6. Has parent and child's respect
7. Fun, development, winning
8. Puts athlete's well-being first and winning second
9. Does no harm
Coaching Myths
- Because sport is frivolous, those who coach require little, if any, training.
- If a person has played the sport, he or she is qualified to coach it.
- The better the person has played the sport, the more qualified he or she is to coach.
- A person who has been trained as a teacher is qualified to coach.
- Trained coaches are needed more at advanced levels of sport than at the introductory level.
