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THE SIDELINE CAN BE A STRANGE PLACE! WE ALL WANT OUR KIDS TO BE SUCCESSFUL BUT HOW CAN WE SHARE AND SUPPORT WITHOUT CREATING PRESSURE & STRESS FOLLOW THESE DO'S & DON'TS, TO NAVIGATE YOUR TOUCHLINE. | |
DON'TS | |
SUPPORT "KEEP GOING!" "GREAT EFFORT!" CONSISTENT POSITIVITY BUILDS CONFIDENCE DESPITE ADVERSITY | DICTATE "KICK IT OUT!" "PASS, SHOOT, DRIBBLE' DICTATING = REMOVAL OF OWNERSHIP OF THEIR GAME. LET THEM PLAY! |
BE INTERESTED WATCH THE GAME WITH INTEREST AND JOY. ENJOY THE HIGHS & LOWS | OVER INVEST ALLOW YOUR CHILD TO REFLECT ON THEIR FEELINGS. NOT YOURS! |
ENJOY MISTAKES WE ARE HUMAN. WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES. PLAYERS, COACHES, UMPIRES. FAILURE=LEARNING | MISPLACE YOUR ENJOYMENT THIS IS YOUR CHILDS GAME, NOT YOURS. LET THEM ENJOY IT THEIR WAY. GOOD, BAD & EVERYTHING INBETWEEN |
EMBRACE CHAOS HOCKEY IS CHAOS. EMBRACE IT, ENJOY IT CONTROLLING CHAOS IS THE COACHES JOB. | COACH LET THE COACHES COACH ESPECIALLY IN GAMES. TOO MANY VOICES HELPS NO ONE |
THINK BEYOND THE FIELD GAMES & MATCHES ARE GREAT BUT SPORT OFFERS MUCH MORE THAN X's & O'S, WINS & TROPHIES. WHAT CAN WE DO THAT GOES BEYOND THE FIELD? POOL PARTY'S, PIZZA PARTY'S, SLEEPOVERS, THEME DAYS & GAMES!MEMORIES TO LAST A LIFETIME |