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From the AYSO
National Website:
As a parent, you play a special role in contributing
to the needs and development of youngsters.
Through your encouragement and good example, you can
help assure that all the boys and girls learn good sportsmanship and
self-discipline. In AYSO, young people learn to work together, to
sacrifice for the good of the team, to enjoy winning and deal
appropriately with defeat - all while becoming physically fit and
healthy. Best of all, they have fun.
Support Your Child
Supporting your child by giving
encouragement and showing interest in their team is very important.
Help your child work toward skill improvement and
good sportsmanship in every game. Teach your child that hard work and an
honest effort are often more important than victory - that way your
child will always be a winner despite the outcome of the game!
Always Be Positive
Parents serve
as role models for their children. Become aware of this and work to be a
positive role model. Applaud good plays by your child's team as well as
good plays by the opposing team.
Support all efforts to remove verbal and physical
abuse from youth sports activities.
Remember:
Your Child Wants To Have Fun
Remember that your child is the
one playing soccer, not you. It's very important to let children
establish their own goals - to play the game for themselves. Take care
not to impose your own standards and goals on them.
Don't put too heavy a burden on your child to win
games. Surveys reveal that 72% of children would rather play for a
losing team than ride the bench for a winning team.
Children play for the fun of playing.
Reinforce Positive Behavior
Positive reinforcement is the
best way to help your child achieve their goals and their natural fear
of failure. Nobody likes to make mistakes. If your child does make one,
remember it's all part of learning, so encourage your child's efforts
and point out the good things your child accomplished.
Don't
Be a Sideline Coach or Referee
Coaches and referees are
usually parents just like you. They volunteer their time to help make
your child's youth soccer experience a positive one. They need your
support, too.
That means refraining from coaching or refereeing
from the sidelines. As a volunteer organization, there's usually always
an opportunity for you to take your interest in coaching or refereeing
to the next level and become one yourself!
From the Positive Coaching
Alliance website:
Parents' Guidelines for
Honoring the Game
The
key to preventing adult misbehavior in youth sports is a youth sports
culture in which all involved "Honor the Game." Honoring the Game gets
to the ROOTS of the matter and involves respect for the Rules,
Opponents, Officials, Teammates and one's Self. You don't bend the rules
to win. You understand that a worthy opponent is a gift that forces you
to play to your highest potential. You show respect for officials even
when you disagree. You refuse to do anything that embarrasses your team.
You live up to your own standards even if others don't. Here are ways
that parents can create a positive youth sports culture so that
children will have fun and learn positive character traits to last a
lifetime.
Before the Game:
-
Make a commitment to
Honor the Game in action and language no matter what others may do.
- Tell your child before each game that you are proud of him or
her regardless of how well he or she plays.
During the Game:
- Fill your children's "Emotional Tank" through praise and
positive recognition so they can play their very best.
- Don't give instructions to your child during the game. Let the
coach correct player mistakes.
- Cheer good plays by both teams (this is advanced behavior!)
- Mention good calls by the official to other parents.
- If an official makes a "bad" call against your team? Honor the
Game -- BE SILENT!
- If another parent on your team yells at an official? Gently
remind him or her to Honor the Game.
- Don't do anything in the heat of the moment that you will regret
after the game. Ask yourself, "Will this embarrass my child or the
team?"
- Remember to have fun! Enjoy the game.
After the Game:
- Thank the officials for doing a difficult job for little or no
pay.
- Thank the coaches for their commitment and effort.
- Don't give advice. Instead ask your child what he or she thought
about the game and then LISTEN. Listening fills Emotional Tanks.
- Tell your child again that you are proud of him or her, whether
the team won or lost.
What is
the game all about?
What are the rules? - In soccer, we call
them laws, and there are only 17 of them. Please visit
Laws
for Parents page that will allow you to better understand the
Laws of the Game.
AYSO as a national organization has
their own set of rules and regulations that all regions must abide by.
Please visit the national website
for more information.
Interested in Professional Soccer? -
FIFA is the international governing body of the game of soccer
(football), and you can find a lot of information and resources on their
website at www.fifa.com. Spectators,
fans, and players alike can gain a lot of understanding of the game by
watching the pro's at work!
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