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Tips And Goals for Parents |
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Tuesday, 05 February 2008 |
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Goals For Parents
- Emphasize enjoyment and fun.
- Praise effort as well as improvement.
- Show compassion for any injured player.
- Avoid heckling, jeering or distracting players.
- Applaud positive performances by either team.
- Censure those whose behavior is unbecoming.
- Appreciate a good play no matter who makes it.
- Always encourage your child to play by the rules.
- Respect the judgment and strategy of the coach.
- Don't harass or swear at players, coaches, or officials.
- Avoid criticizing players or coaches for loss of a game.
- Attempt to understand and be informed of the playing rules.
- Avoid using profane and obnoxious language and behavior.
- Cooperate with and respond enthusiastically to cheerleaders.
- Set an example by being friendly to the parents of the opposition.
- Support all efforts to remove verbal and physical abuse from children's soccer.
- Respect property of other and authority of those who administer the competition.
- Never ridicule or shout at your child for making a mistake or losing a competition.
- Show respect for your team's opponents. Without them there would be no game.
- Children and young people are involved in soccer for their enjoyment - not yours.
- Don't publicly question any official's decisions, and never doubt his or her honesty.
- Recognize the value and importance of coaches they give up their time and efforts to help your child.
- Children should not be forced to participate in soccer; they are not playing to satisfy your ambitions.
- Children learn best by example. Applaud good play by your team and by members of the opposing team.
- Teach your child that effort and teamwork are as important as victory, so that the result of each game is accepted without undue disappointment.
- Children play organized soccer for their own enjoyment. They are not there to entertain you, and they are neither miniature adults nor professional sportsmen and women.
- Relax and enjoy the game whether your team wins or not!
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