Parents on the pitch


TOP TOUCHLINE TIPS
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