Twenty seconds left on the clock and the score is 2-3. Melissa is racing down the field with the ball when she hears her coach tell her to cross it to Nicky. Her dad chimes in as well telling her to instead, take the shot herself. Thoughts racing through her head, a bead of sweat drops from her chin to the slippery green grass. The only chance of Melissa’s team winning the championship is if they score a goal and go into overtime. With the clock now down to ten seconds, a burst of adrenaline rushes through Melissa’s veins as her determination to tie up the score overcomes her. She swiftly darts around two defenders, locks eyes with the goalkeeper, and decides to go for it. Melissa lunges back as her foot connects with the ball and then watches
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alone, about forty-five million adolescents and children participate in sports. (Merkel, 2013) Of those forty-five million, parents are often their main support system. Parents of children in sport are frequently inbred with the instinct to want to “help” their child by cheering them on verbally whether at home, or from the sidelines.Parents even sometimes go as far as helping drive other players to games, supplying snacks, etc. Having an involved parent or guardian is one of the many integral facets in forming a child’s identity, especially in sports. (Schachter and Ventura, 2008) Although this type of behavior can be helpful, the dichotomy between coach and parent sometimes becomes muddled when the parents become “too” involved. Conversations in the car discussing the course of certain plays, critiquing other players and even the coach, can all lead to a role conflict where the parental figure begins to “assume” the position of the coach. This can later cause confusion for the child, and even have worse …show more content…
(Perry, 1999) For example: Bobby is dribbling down the court, tries to go for a layup, and the ball bounces off the backboard right into the opposing team’s hands. John, Bobby’s friend and teammate, yells at him, asking why he didn’t pass the ball to someone else. John goes on to say how Bobby had been missing layups the entire warm-up and should have realized then that he wasn’t going to perform well. Three years later, Bobby has quit the team and now tries to erase that painful memory while he bags groceries at Stop & Shop. One thing Bobby never knew though was right before that very game, John got yelled at by his own dad, telling him to be more of a
alone, about forty-five million adolescents and children participate in sports. (Merkel, 2013) Of those forty-five million, parents are often their main support system. Parents of children in sport are frequently inbred with the instinct to want to “help” their child by cheering them on verbally whether at home, or from the sidelines.Parents even sometimes go as far as helping drive other players to games, supplying snacks, etc. Having an involved parent or guardian is one of the many integral facets in forming a child’s identity, especially in sports. (Schachter and Ventura, 2008) Although this type of behavior can be helpful, the dichotomy between coach and parent sometimes becomes muddled when the parents become “too” involved. Conversations in the car discussing the course of certain plays, critiquing other players and even the coach, can all lead to a role conflict where the parental figure begins to “assume” the position of the coach. This can later cause confusion for the child, and even have worse …show more content…
(Perry, 1999) For example: Bobby is dribbling down the court, tries to go for a layup, and the ball bounces off the backboard right into the opposing team’s hands. John, Bobby’s friend and teammate, yells at him, asking why he didn’t pass the ball to someone else. John goes on to say how Bobby had been missing layups the entire warm-up and should have realized then that he wasn’t going to perform well. Three years later, Bobby has quit the team and now tries to erase that painful memory while he bags groceries at Stop & Shop. One thing Bobby never knew though was right before that very game, John got yelled at by his own dad, telling him to be more of a