Well Played!

It's Not Just Children Who Need to Learn a Few Things About Good Sportsmanship.

- Donna Fleming

There seems to be one on the sideline of every kids’ sports match – that parent who spends the entire game bellowing abuse at everyone on the pitch.

While showing support for your child is a great thing to do and it is fantastic to be passionate about any activity they’re involved in, you can take it too far. Here’s how to avoid being that parent who is a bad sport.

ENCOURAGE, DON’T CRITICISE. If you can’t call out anything positive from the sideline, keep your mouth shut. If you can see something your child, or the team, is doing that could be improved, suggest it to them at an appropriate time, as positively as possible.