{"id":1294,"date":"2012-11-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-12T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webinology.website\/nation2021\/6-things-you-should-know-before-your-child-plays-sports\/"},"modified":"2021-11-03T12:52:52","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T16:52:52","slug":"6-things-you-should-know-before-your-child-plays-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/articles\/6-things-you-should-know-before-your-child-plays-sports","title":{"rendered":"6 Things You Should Know Before Your Child Plays Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>6 Things You Should Know Before Your Child Plays Sports<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you are going to let your child play sports, don\u2019t say I didn\u2019t warn you.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Playing sports is not all fun and games<\/strong>&nbsp;<br \/>After the initial excitement\u2014signing up, buying sports equipment, trying on the uniform\u2014wears off, practice and hard work and tiredness set in. Practice will not always be fun. Your child will be tired. <em>Is the season almost over<\/em>? And then there\u2019s the drama that is inevitable when kids and parents collide in competition. I\u2019m not gonna lie, sometimes it gets downright ugly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Your athlete may not be treated fairly&nbsp;<br \/><\/strong>Your kid probably won\u2019t get a lot of things you and he think he deserves: the position he wants (even though he is, of course, better at it than little Johnny), the playing time, the recognition. And sometimes, there\u2019s just no answer for the unfairness of it all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The sports parent\u2019s job is exhausting and demanding<br \/>&nbsp;<\/strong>You will spend hours traveling, volunteering, washing uniforms, and sitting in bleachers (invest in one of those bleacher chairs now, your butt will thank you).Not to mention the emotional exhaustion of truths #1 and 2.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sports may not work for your child&nbsp;<br \/><\/strong>It\u2019s okay if your kid tries sports and doesn\u2019t like them. There\u2019s always band, ballet, gymnastics, art, drama, student government, choir, photography, Girl or Boy Scouts\u2014and the list goes on. Let them experiment when they are young until they find their niche. And then support them, even if it means they will not be the sports star you dreamed you\u2019d have.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sports will teach hard life lessons for your child&nbsp;<br \/><\/strong>I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve heard this a thousand times, but until you experience the struggles and challenges as a parent with your child, the truth of it does not sink in.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sports Parenting will teach tough life lessons for YOU<br \/><\/strong>Self-control, patience, perspective\u2014if we let it, sports participation brings just as much character development to the parents as it does to the kids. The question is, will you be humble enough to recognize it? If your child plays sports, is it worth all the trouble and expense and inconvenience?<\/p>\n<p>After 16 years of watching my kids play, I say, yes! For every minute of frustration and anger and disappointment; there were cheers of excitement or tears of pride as I watched my kids fight hard, fail, persist, succeed and grow through their sports experiences. There are few more rewarding things in life than watching your child work hard and succeed. And doing it from the bleachers makes it even more fun!&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>6 Things You Should Know Before Your Child Plays Sports If you are going to let your child play sports, don\u2019t say I didn\u2019t warn you.&nbsp; Playing sports is not all fun and games&nbsp;After the initial excitement\u2014signing up, buying sports equipment, trying on the uniform\u2014wears off, practice and hard work and tiredness set in. 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