It's All About Being Safe & Having Fun.
As a hockey parent, there's a lot you can do to help your child develop a positive attitude toward healthy competition, co-operative teamwork, fair play and grace under pressure.
Here are a few tips from the Chevrolet Safe & Fun Parent's Manual:
Encourage Your Child to Participate
Children should be encouraged to participate in a sport. However, their choices need to be respected and they should not be pressured, forced or bribed into playing. For children to continue pursuing hockey, they need to find it enjoyable and motivating.
Enjoy Your Child's Participation
Participation in hockey can be an important component of children's lives. Resolve to simply enjoy their participation as much as you can.
Support Your Child Emotionally
Help young athletes to constructively manage the stress associated with training and competition by offering support regardless of the outcome. Listen, empathize and try to understand how children feel and what is happening to them.
