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Soccer Parent
What is expected of ME?
The recently launched independent campaign — ‘Give Us Back Our Game’ outlines the key challenges facing youth football:
- The change from street football to regulated football has resulted in a game ‘controlled by competitive adults’
- This can result in an over-focus on results versus fun and development
- Children are regularly omitted from the game via controlled substitutions
- Not enough free play where children can solve problems, try new skills and express themselves.
As parents, if we're looking to develop a positive attitude in our children, we would do well to watch our own behaviour at matches;
- Do we give positive encouragement, or critical judgmental remarks?
- Do we show a calm demeanour, or heated overreactions to mistakes?
- Do we praise participation, or match statistics, or the final score?
"Next time you go to a match, remember, your attitude is showing, and your kids are watching” - Darell J. Burnett - Clinical & Sport Psychologist
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