Parental Involvement In Youth Sports

As a young child I was always being pushed to be a better athlete. I was the kid who had to take everything seriously and there was no time to be a kid during a sporting event. I wouldn’t be the type of athlete I am today if I didn’t have parents pushing me to be my very best. There are some parents who just let their children struggle, but I wouldn’t want it any other way. Most of the time parents are the worst judges of their child’s ability in sports. They’re children everyday with social problems or suffering from pain inside that their parents cause. I know there are some kids suffering from parents who push them hard and they don’t know how to cope with it. I know the feelings of being pushed hard, but how do other children cope with …show more content…
Next, I clicked on Research A Topic. Then I scrolled down to EBSCO and had to type in my library information. I then used the advanced search tool and the keywords I used were young sports, parents, and participation. I clicked on search and 28 results came up, so I narrowed down my options. I chose an article titled “The role of parental involvement in youth sport participation and performance”and a second one titled (“Parents’ Perceptions of Their Children’s Experiences in Physical Education and Youth Sport.” After locating and skimming the articles to make sure they were ones I could use, I clicked on export to EasyBib and then I created that citation in …show more content…
It was my parents that put pressure on me it was myself. It was week three in the West Central Football season, we played Madison Bulldogs or our biggest rivals. I heard the most devastating words of my life from the man I trusted the most on the team. Kent Mueller my head coach he told me “Wow you’re a great teammate, you should probably just quit the team.” That to me was taking a razor scooter to ankle about 100 times, I cried after that game. I should’ve just made the tackle instead of letting my teammate try and take the running back one on one. After that I looked at everything differently like the way on school, sports, and most importantly life. I left that field with regret and I told myself I will never leave this field with regret ever again. I put so much on myself that night I went to eat that night with friends, I was shutting people out left and right. I didn’t talk to anyone I just let that guilt sit inside me until I could get it out. Later that night I went to gym and worked out, trying to take some pressure off my chest but I couldn’t. It’s not that easy for me, I am one of the most competitive there is. I either win or go home even if it’s just a little card game, who can draw the best, or who can read the faster. I want to win! I kept getting the guilt feeling every minute until I could prove to myself that I follow the motto of “Team Above