A Game Day To-Do List for the Parent
Subscribe to our NewsletterA GAME DAY TO DO LIST FOR PARENTS
Before the game:
• Tell your child to have fun.
• Make a commitment to honor the game in action and language.
During the game:
• Don’t give your child instructions. That’s the coach’s job.
• Acknowledge good plays by both teams.
• Recognize good calls by officials but refrain from commenting on bad calls.
• Gently correct unsportsmanlike behavior of other parents or spectators.
• Don’t do anything that will embarrass your child or team.
After the game:
• Thank the officials for doing a difficult job.
• Thank the coaches for their efforts. (This is not the time for criticism.)
• Thank the opponents for a good game.
• Congratulate your child and teammates for their efforts and displays of sportsmanship.
• Ask your child if he or she had fun.
• Tell your child to have fun.
• Make a commitment to honor the game in action and language.
During the game:
• Don’t give your child instructions. That’s the coach’s job.
• Acknowledge good plays by both teams.
• Recognize good calls by officials but refrain from commenting on bad calls.
• Gently correct unsportsmanlike behavior of other parents or spectators.
• Don’t do anything that will embarrass your child or team.
After the game:
• Thank the officials for doing a difficult job.
• Thank the coaches for their efforts. (This is not the time for criticism.)
• Thank the opponents for a good game.
• Congratulate your child and teammates for their efforts and displays of sportsmanship.
• Ask your child if he or she had fun.
