· Reward your child whether the team wins or loses. 

· If you have a complaint or concern, don’t raise it in the middle of a game.

· Applaud when either team makes a good play.

· Praise effort.

· Respect the referee’s calls.

· Talk to your neighbor during games (don’t get too caught up in scores or statistics).

· Ask your child, ‘Was it fun?’ before ‘Did you win?’

There have been alot of good articles in the media regarding competitive youth sports and families, positives, negatives, pushing too hard, when is training too much, etc. The following article are some of the better ones we have seen lately, please take a few minutes and read them they are very interesting. 

 

Being a Good Sports Parent

  

Pushing Kids Too Hard Too Young

Keeping Expectations in Check