
The Sport Parent
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Providing tips and advice to help parents raise up champion student-athletes.
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Teach your children that not knowing something is not a bad thing, it is an opportunity to learn something. Teach them that making mistakes is not failure, it's the first step to understanding. ~ via Prof. Feynman

“It’s in these moments - when the heat’s turned up the highest - that our character is most severely tested, and what we’re really made of rises to the top.” Read the Champions 101 Newsletter, “The Crucible of Character, here: buff.ly/3N0iEGS - via Travis Daugherty


5 Ways To Teach a Daughter to Have Grit ~ via Dan Orlovsky and All Pro Dad . buff.ly/3K12Ly1



As a parent, give your child time to settle down emotionally before you offer advice. There’s no use in trying to have a rational conversation if your child is upset after a game. ~ from Sports Psychology


Unsolicited #parenting advice: when adversity enters your child’s life you can remove the adversity or strengthen your child. RARELY both. One choice warps their growth, the other accelerates it. Choose carefully. ~ via Dr. Chris Hobbs 🤜🏼 🤛🏽


Teach your children that not knowing something is not a bad thing, it is an opportunity to learn something. Teach them that making mistake is not failure, it's the first step to understanding. ~ via Prof. Feynman

Parents....if I am a college coach and see your daughter come over to the bleachers to listen to your instruction during a game, she is crossed off of my list. ~ via Jim Dabbelt

Suicide, violence, mental health, academics, social isolation, and behavior problems are just some of the increased toll seen in children as a result of the last 2 years. ~from NYTimes David Leonhardt buff.ly/43PDfmX

One day, our kids will be finished playing sports and they will be adults raising their own kids. The best thing that we can do now is to teach them how to be good, happy people so they can raise good, happy people one day. ~ via Jamy Bechler




