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Most Common Mixed Message in Youth Sports

Most Common Mixed Message in Youth Sports

posted on 07 Sep , 2018 in Raising an AthleteParenting Tips by Jack Perconte

Parents: Careful of the Mixed Message

Often unknowingly, parents give kids a mixed message when it comes to playing youth sports. Parents mean well of course, when they insist that kids go out and have fun, but they do not realize the mixed message they send with the "I just want you to have fun" statement.

The mixed message comes about because rarely is the have fun sentiment left at that. Many parents do one or many of the following things before, during, or after games that put pressure on kids and suggests that sport is more than just going out and having fun.

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