All Sports Parents Must Read this
Allistair McCaw
All Sports Parents Must Read this by Allistair McCaw
Three interesting things college and elite athletes list as their worst memories playing sports growing up:
1. What was your worst experience as a child playing sports?
The drive back from a game/match. My parent/s wanting to talk about it and ‘get into it’.
2. Who did you enjoy most being present at your games/matches?
My Grandparents. They were just happy to be there and watch me. They didn’t judge or comment.
3. What was the worst thing their parents would do before they competed?
Compare previous results, talk about winning, or trying to give me coaching tips. It would in most cases conflict with what my coaches were saying.
What’s yours?
1) My worst experience when I was younger (I’ll be 11 at the end of April) is that I had to play pushers or beginners. Sometimes I would get annoyed and start playing like them, so I would loose.
2) The person that I most enjoy seeing at my games is my mom because when I am down she says ”FIGHT till the end”. I also like her to be there, because she gives me the right things to eat and also the right warm-up exercises to not get hurt when I run.
3)My parents sometimes give me tips that don’t work.