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WE have
heard of incidents where parents would often meddle in
the sports where their kids play in.
This may
happen from the day practice starts or even during the
game itself. While it may be encouraging for parents to
be involved closely in their kids’ sporting activities,
there is always a limit to this.
There
might be a reason to why some parents might get involved
too closely. Perhaps they were athletes themselves
before and that they would hope that their experience
entitles them to have a voice on how their child plays.
There
are times when parents get into shouting matches or
fights with other parents of opposing teams or even
coaches during a game. It could be a simple case of
heckling or a hard foul that causes an uproar.
For a
coach, it may be that a parent may think that his son or
daughter may have been benched for too long or may have
been used sparingly.
My
advice for parents is to be spectators and stick to that
unless there is a valid reason to voice displeasure.
As
parents, we would always want to be there for the kids.
We may
be cheering them up and egging them on to play well and
that would be very helpful on the court. Anything other
than that might be harmful.
There
are parents who might be pushing their kids too hard to
their own standards. Or parents who unthinkingly disrupt
the team by giving the well-meaning coach a piece of
their minds.
And,
come to think of it, this is not even a professional
league but small-scale tournaments where no more than a
trophy is at stake.
That
reminds me of what parents should always keep in mind.
The
parent can give the son or daughter the best instruction
possible so that on the court, he or she would be in the
better position to play to the best of his/her judgment.
Obviously, there would be no need to go over the fence
or storm to the bench to show that you genuinely care
for your child.
So, just
be a spectator and let the kids enjoy the game at its
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