Comments on: Children’s Sports This Summer

By: Kakie

Kakie — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:43:49 +0000

Hi Connie, I enjoyed reading your post. Some kids are great at organized sports, being on teams, others are great at self competition. I think you are doing exactly the right thing. We want it to be a positive experience for our kids on every level. I am sorry to hear you experienced parents who had a negative impact on their own kids or a team. It certainly doesn't model the behavior. It doesn't make the statment we try to teach our childre "It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game." The good news is there are a number of coaches out there who are skilled at curbing that kind of behavior. Kakie´s last blog post..Minnesota Timberwolves Bur Bur and Friends Youth Basketball Clinic. Sign up Now!

By: Christina thecoffeelady

Christina thecoffeelady — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:10:03 +0000

It just makes you wonder what the future holds.... The whole child needs to be educated.... in that the physical child needs worthwhile activity and they need to learn how to function in a team environment. Christina thecoffeelady´s last blog post..Just when...

By: Connie

Connie — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:54:20 +0000

It is sad, JMom. They were supposed to have have some form of physical activity every school day, but that was gone too quickly due to budget cuts here.

By: JMom

JMom — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:33:50 +0000

I hear you on the lack of PE in schools nowadays. They keep cutting back on everything, even recess! My daughter only has PE once a week. I think being compared to others is one of the drawbacks for non-competitive kids like mine. They don't like being compared and are discouraged by it rather than encouraged. I wish more coaches and PE teachers would realize that not everyone has the competitive bone. JMom´s last blog post..Summer Activities for Teens