Most parents are keen to encourage their children but they do it the wrong way, sometimes by putting too much pressure or by not offering sufficient support. In this context, sports psychology goes a long way to help children achieve peak performance in sports.
Many times, children tend to drop out of sports because they are tired of parental expectations. Some parents want their children to get into peak performance sports only like tennis or badminton rather than chess or weight lifting. Children feel emotionally choked by such parental pressures.
Sports psychology helps parents to understand which sport a child enjoys and how to help him/her improve on it.
A General Social Survey (GSS) revealed that exactly 7% parents of children who are aged between 5 to 14 years make it a point to play or engage in some sport with them. These parents were seen to having spent 2.5 hours on an average with their children only for sports activities. It could be coaching or attending a sports event.
Sports Psychology: Tips for Sports Parents
Here are some sports psychology tips for parents:
- A child’s performance should draw your attention, not the outcome. Making comparisons with other children and how they performed can be emotionally devastating for a child.
- Parents can help their children to set realistic goals, which can be measured and achieved.
- Parents must respect their children’s efforts.
- Parents must desist from coaching their children or disagreeing with the coach openly.
- Parents should long for their children to enjoy what they are doing in any given sport and derive the best learning from it.
Coach Guerci understands the sports psychology of children and can give parents useful tips to create positive feelings and confidence in their children.
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