Comments on: Are You A Bad Sports Parent?

By: Wordsmith from Nantucket

Wordsmith from Nantucket — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:27:02 +0000

What a great post! Definitely should be read by sports parents, who mean well, but don’t know any better.

By: Kirk Mango

Kirk Mango — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:43:51 +0000

Great post and great blog. As a former athelte, coach, and parent of two collegiate atheltes I commend you on taking the time to bring attention to this topic. Much of what you discuss is part of the motivating factor for my book “Becoming a True Champion: A Handbook for Young Athletes Aiming for Greatness.” Based on what you discuss on your blog you may have some interest in my book and blog where I am trying to make a difference for young, high school, and collegiate athletes and their parents. Here are the links to my website and blog if you are interested:

http://www.becomingatruechampion.com/
http://www.becomingatruechampion.blogspot.com/

Kirk Mango

By: pickel

pickel — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 01:22:15 +0000

My father was an athletic director at the neighboring high school while all three of us kids participated in varsity sports. The hardest part of his job was watching us (and keeping his mouth shut), not executing his own job. As athletic director his job was to facilitate and help coaches, as a parent his job was to be a parent, even if he knew better than the our coaches. He disagreed with (IMO), ever single one, but he kept his mouth shut and let us navigate…and that made him a fantastic dad.

By: Gayla McCord

Gayla McCord — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:51:11 +0000

I can think of at least 20 parents/coaches that should read this very piece.

Every time I attend a wrestling match with my kids, I come home with higher blood pressure just from listening to the hyper parents screaming at their kids.

Seems to me it’s not the kids who need the education in sports as much as their parents do. I have to wonder if the parents didn’t put so much pressure on the kids if the kids would have better skills in sportsmanship.

By: Chris Austria

Chris Austria — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:54:02 +0000

Amen and Amen…I was an athlete in high school and college and I had wish to transfer my sports to my children but they are not really as passionate as I am with sports so I backed off and I let them enjoy it. Now they can’t get enough of it.

By: Annette

Annette — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:30:44 +0000

This is a great post! Love it!

By: Aurelia

Aurelia — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:26:43 +0000

WOW – I love that Hocky Lesson Article and I wish I could tape that up on the Dojang of my 8yo sons Tae Kwon Do doors! WOW those parents are BRUTAL and I sit there with my book breathing in deeply and slowly counting to 10.

I do attend the practices and the tests/sparring events but never do I open my mouth to disrupt the class. Ok, Ok, I admit that one time my son did a FIERCE turn around side kick and broad a board on his first time and I literally jumped out of my set but I caught myself before I yelled out “YOU GO BABY”…LOL

I consider myself to be a good sports mom and I always try to set good examples for my children

Great, great post!