How can you keep your daughter involved and enjoying her sport?
Want to help set up your daughter for success? Keep them active! Research indicates that for young girls, a lack of physical activity is directly related to rebellious behavior, low self-esteem and poor health. On the other hand, if girls stay active they are more likely to develop positive coping skills, increased self-esteem and increased confidence.
Top 10 tips for being a successful sports parent
Your job is primarily to be a parent. You are there to provide support and comfort before, during and after the game.
10 Signs You Are a Soccer Mom!
Sports are great for kids to keep them in shape and teach them about teamwork … but running kids to and from practices and games can really take up a lot of time! Has all this hustle and bustle transformed you into a soccer mom?! Read below to see if any of these things describe you and make you an official Soccer Mom!
Are you raising a humble athlete?
Humility and being humble is an admirable trait and one that as parents we should be looking to foster and nurture in our children. Humble athletes often possess many of the characters and behaviours that we as parents want our children to gain, when we sign them up to participate in sport.
5 Revelations of a Reformed Soccer Mom
Okay, what is the best word that I can use to describe soccer moms? As I scoured a variety of options in my head, I was left with a few choice words—obsessive, hyper-vigilant, fanatical, and intense. After careful consideration, I finally arrived at a winner—maniacs!
What is the secret to parenting children in sport?
Following years and years of scientific research examining which parental strategies are most likely to help children thrive when it comes to their sporting endeavours, we are now have more ideas about how parents can optimise their involvement in their children’s sport.
6 Values to Enhance Your Child's Soccer Experience
For many of us soccer parents - practices, carpools, water bottles taking over counter space and smelly soccer gear has recently returned to our lives. The somewhat relaxing summer break has been replaced with a bit of welcomed routine. With the return of the soccer season, we find ourselves interacting with coaches, soccer club administration, other parents and our children’s teammates.
My 10-year-old is a star, now what? Advice on parenting, coaching elite young players
I spend a lot of time in my consulting work speaking with parents of young players who got cut from a team because they were a bit small, a bit slow, or not good enough to help their team win yet. These families want to know what to do next, and I encourage them to take a long-term perspective, and do things to keep their kids involved and playing. Parenting a kid who is struggling is tough.
The Worst Pre-Game Meals for Kids
When you're planning pre-game meals for your child or teen, the last thing you want is an upset stomach or a loss of energy. But popular strategies, like carb-loading, could deliver just that. So, before a big game, tournament, or competition, make sure you avoid nutritional no-nos like these.
6 Ways to Cope With Sports Parent Burnout
Yes, sports parent burnout is a first-world problem. It's a privilege to be able to accommodate a child's desire to be really involved in an activity. But knowing that doesn't make your stress level much lower as a parent, day to day. So let's acknowledge that this is a lucky-to-have kind of a problem, but a problem nonetheless.
Indoor Workouts Youth Soccer Players Can Do Anywhere
Children aged 6 and older need at least an hour of physical activity every day according to the Mayo Clinic (and common sense).
During the warmer months, it’s easy for your soccer kids to get that with games and practices. But even with more indoor facilities and programs like futsal, keeping up the pace is a challenge. Whether your soccer player is older and serious about their game, or just starting out but can’t get enough of the game, keeping active while working with a ball will benefit their game for the next season and beyond.