Sports Parenting
Resources for parents to ensure their children gain the true value of youth and high school sports regardless of scoreboard results.
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Research shows specializing AFTER puberty leads to more consistent performance and fewer injuries.
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"You're-the-kind-of-person-who..." statements help youth identify their strengths.
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Help keep athletes cool by use of consequences, ignoring bad behavior, and praising good behavior.
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At any age, travel programs should meet the kids' need to play, have fun and grow into their sport.
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Limiting practice times must come from the top, because too often individual coaches push for more.
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See a PCA experts opinion on whether coaches should punish athletes with running for poor performance.
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Focus on symbolic rewards, instead of monetary, to appreciate effort from your players.
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Coaches accustomed to yelling are more likely to yell even when the problem requires a different approach.
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It is not enough for a coach to learn PCA principles, they must live it and teach it to make a change.
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Focus on what you can control - your own enjoyment of the game over questions of transfer student's legitimacy