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    22 Things You'll Never Regret Doing As A Sports Parent

    1. Going to all your kids’ games. Or at least most of them, if you can.

    2. Telling your children you are proud of them, whether they win or lose. Do this before they even play, after they play and as often as possible when it has nothing to do with sports.

    3. Saying yes to playing with them. Even when you’re tired or have other “important” things to do, you will always be glad you took the time to play catch, shoot hoops or throw the football around, and remember to keep it fun!

    4. Teaching them to respect coaches and teammates. This behavior always sets them apart as influencers.

    5. Letting them try new things. Maybe it’s a new sport, a new musical instrument, or just a new hobby.

    6. Volunteering to help your child’s team and coach. If each parent helps in even a small way, the work will all get done.

    7. Being excited. Enjoy the adventure of sports parenting!

    8. Listening to them, even if they are just jabbering and rambling on telling you every detail of the practice or game. If you listen while they are little, maybe they will keep talking as they grow up!

    9. Celebrating small victories. Even when your child has a bad game or when the team loses, there’s always a small victory in there if you look hard enough.

    10. Being a friend to a parent on the team who needs one. As a sports parent, you can model compassion for your child by befriending a lonely or new sports mom or dad.

    11. Saving the newspaper clippings, awards and other memorabilia. You will be glad you did someday.

    12. Letting them fight their own battles for playing time or position. They become stronger as they earn it on their own without your assistance.

    13. Refusing to nag them to perform. Instead, focus on encouragement as a form of motivation.

    14. Buying a stadium chair; your bottom will be glad you did!

    15. Not taking it personally when they clam up after a game. Give them space and wait until they are ready to talk.

    16. Stressing to them that points and awards are fun, but they are not the most important thing; teamwork and good character are.

    17. Refusing to allow your child to rush back to play after getting injured. Be sure she is fully healed and cleared by the doctor.

    18. Taking lots of picture and videos.

    19. Saying yes to losing sleep. Not every night, of course! But you will never get these days back and sometimes being with your child on trips or late night adventures is way more important than sleep!

    20. Supporting the coach, even if you don’t agree with everything he does.

    21. Keeping your mouth shut when you want to “push” your child to play better. Sometimes nagging or pushing only pushes them away.

    22. Seeing the bigger picture of sports. If you can, youth sports can be a positive force in shaping the character of your child.





    Found this and thought Id share

    #2
    12 is one that I get really tired of. Parents thinking they have to fight for playing time. And sure enough, you get weak ass coaches who then start playing the complainers kids and kids who have earned playing time, get to sit. It gets tiresome.

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      Things you will miss when they grow older

      1. The pure joy of that “first” goal. Watching their faces light up, I felt the “first” as much as they did!

      2. Their joy at small victories. Sometimes, the youth sports road got rocky and there were days when they had to forage through a lot of junk to find a small victory. But when they did, it was enough to keep them playing.

      3. Those overcoming moments. When their team was an underdog, or when they felt their coach doubted them. Worse yet, when they doubted themselves. Seeing them rise above and overcome was pure joy to me. Seeing them fight hard and achieve success thrilled me.

      4. Crazy car rides. I loved listening to my kids and their friends when I drove them to games and tournaments. I loved hearing them laugh, and sing, and chatter.

      5. The result of their hard work and patience. The pride I felt as I watched them take the field or court often brought tears to my eyes.

      6. Camaraderie. Crazy parents aside, there were plenty of sports parents that I truly enjoyed being. Watching our kids enjoy their teammates was all part of the joy of youth sports.

      7. Big victories. It was always fun when the big victories came. Let’s be honest, as much as we don’t want to play with the dangerous win-at-all-cost mentality, winning is still fun!

      8. The accolades. Every parent loves to hear good things about their kid, and even if my children didn’t get an award for the season, hearing their coaches praise their attitude and their work ethic always made me smile.

      9. The anticipation. Of a new season or a big game. I loved waking up and thinking, “Today is the day!” I loved going to work, knowing that I would be off early to go watch my child play.

      10. Game-time joy. There was a reason I was at so many of my kids’ games. I simply loved watching them play.

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