{"id":1081,"date":"2012-12-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-12-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webinology.website\/nation2021\/today-enjoy-the-little-things-in-youth-sports\/"},"modified":"2021-11-03T12:51:26","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T16:51:26","slug":"today-enjoy-the-little-things-in-youth-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/articles\/today-enjoy-the-little-things-in-youth-sports","title":{"rendered":"Today, enjoy the little things in youth sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today, enjoy the little things in youth sports<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Enjoy the little things in life for someday you will realize they were the big things. Today, as you head out to your child&#8217;s game, take time to enjoy the little things:<\/p>\n<p><em>His excitement to play and be with this friends<br \/><\/em><em>Her ability to run<br \/><\/em><em>The way he proudly wears his uniform<br \/><\/em><em>Her anticipation of the post-game snack<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Even if your kids are grown, you can still enjoy the little things:<\/p>\n<p><em>His smile from a great assist<\/em><br \/><em>Her high five to a fellow player<\/em><br \/><em>His words of encouragement to another teammate<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Perhaps these seem like little things, but actually they are big things. They are big because your child is running, learning, enjoying sports in its purest form &#8212; sport just for the fun of it. They are big because your child is learning team work, persistence, sacrifice, and hard work&#8211;life lessons that will stick with him.<\/p>\n<p>They are big because you are watching him grow up and have fun. You are there supporting him. 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