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The art of coaching children |
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Written by Soccer Coach Weekly
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Wednesday, 23 June 2010 |
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23
June 2010
Soccer Coach Weekly
Coach development
Under 4s - Under 16s
The art of coaching children
Parents have a big influence on the type of player their child becomes.
Parents have powerful emotions generated through their involvement with
their children, which can be both positive enablers and negative
barriers.
These will have wide-ranging and long-lasting influences on those young
players. Parents need to look at the “big picture” issues and
responsibilities, and not fall into making the common mistakes which
abuse this power.
Ten mistakes parents make with their children and sport
The top ten mistakes parents make are:
1. Taking their child’s sport experience too seriously, and not mixing
in the appropriate levels of fun and recreation.
2. Expecting perfection in their child.
3. Living vicariously through their child’s sport experiences.
4. Making negative comments about other children, parents or coaches.
5. Having an unrealistically overblown assessment of their child’s
talent.
6. Contradicting the advice and guidance of their child’s teachers,
trainers and coaches, leading to the child being confused and torn in
loyalties.
7. Failing to realise when their child is developing their skills rather
than being competitive.
8. Failing to see the value of sports lessons as preparation for life
itself.
9. Not realising that their child can learn valuable sport and life
lessons even when they lose.
10. Labelling their child a choker or other name. |
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