subject: About Children's Soccer [print this page] Soccer is a team sport that is an excellent addition to a child's life, so it's great when your son or daughter says they want to play. This means that they will be embarking on a new adventure that will teach them all kinds of wonderful skills they will use throughout the rest of their life. Sports can teach children how to work well with others in a team environment, how to strategize and how to coordinate their particular special talents with those of others around them.
Of course you will want your kid to have fun and be encouraged to keep going with the sport and there are a few things you can do to help with that. The first is to be involved without being overly obsessive. Go to the games and practices that you are able to attend, but also be aware of how your child is reacting to your presence there. Be aware of how they are acting, because it just might be that they'd appreciate some space to concentrate on what they are doing and be themselves with their teammates rather than worrying about impressing or disappointing you with their athletic abilities.
Also, be sure to keep a level head about the game as well as their performance in it. Letting your child or their friends see you yelling and swearing at a ref or at the team in general for a bad play will not help anybody.
Most importantly, the goal of children's sporting events should always be fun. When you are practicing with them, try to choose more drills that have something to do with handling the ball over running laps or anything like that. This is simply not the way to bring about the results they desire, and it does nothing more than damage a child's self confidence.
Above all, make sure that all the criticism given is done in a positive and constructive way with an attitude of teaching, whenever you or anyone else is helping your child with their techniques. Kids generally learn pretty fast, so focus on teaching rather harsh public corrections.
by: Tom Peters
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