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Parental Involvement in Youth Sports

Parental Involvement in Youth Sports. Amanda Draeger Craig Goodman. How Have Sports Changed?. Introduction Activity Categories: Parental involvement Sportsmanship Toughness of athletes Time Commitment Organized sports compared to neighborhood games Competitiveness.

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Parental Involvement in Youth Sports

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  1. Parental Involvement in Youth Sports Amanda Draeger Craig Goodman

  2. How Have Sports Changed? • Introduction Activity • Categories: • Parental involvement • Sportsmanship • Toughness of athletes • Time Commitment • Organized sports compared to neighborhood games • Competitiveness

  3. History of Youth Sports • Until 1920s-1930s sports were school based and parents were not involved. • Starting in the 1939 youth sports started to evolve such as Pop Warner football and Little League Baseball. • During the AAHPER Atlanta Convention in 1947, the American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation made a decision to get rid of competitive sports at the elementary school level.

  4. Why Involve Your Children in Youth Sports??? • Parents believe there are several benefits: • Children make friends • Build self-esteem • Learn teamwork • Ability to earn athletic scholarships • Physical activity is a positive alternative from video games, the internet, and TV. • Parents living vicariously through their children and their success (Schumacher & Kellers)

  5. Issues of Parental Involvement • Time Commitment- athletes are involved in year-round leagues, clinics, private lessons, and summer leagues. • Investment- parents invest money hoping child will get college scholarships or professional contract. • Entitlement- parents believe all children should be treated equally ( equal playing time) “Getting to play should be the reward, but today’s parents think their children are entitled to play and receive a trophy for showing up” (Schumacher & Kellers) • Protectionism- parents try to protect their children from experiencing hurt and disappointment.

  6. Mark Hyman – America’s Youth Sports Obsession

  7. Sports Rage • Sports rage is defined as: “within the context of an organized athletic activity, any physical attack upon another person such as striking, wounding, or otherwise touching in an offensive manner, and/or any malicious , verbal abuse or sustained harassment which threatens subsequent violence or bodily harm.” (Heinzmann) • In 2000- 15% of parents at youth sporting events “step over the line” this is compared to 5% in 1995. • Sports Rage

  8. Some parents and coaches are portraying themselves as bad role models for their children and players. • Parent attacks ref • Parent Rage in Wrestling Match • Coach Hits Kid

  9. National Alliance for Youth Sports- 9 Standards • Quality Sports Environment • Sports participation should be fun and a portion of a child’s life • Training and Accountability • Screening Process • Parents’ Commitment • Sportsmanship • Safe Playing Environment • Equal Play Opportunity • Drug, Tobacco, Alcohol and Performance Enhancer- free Environment

  10. Parents Association for Youth Sports On-Line Program • This program will take approximately 30 minutes to complete. • The membership fee on-line is $6 per family (one or both parents/guardians). • All information given for membership purposes is confidential.  Name information is not sold or given to outside agencies or organizations. All members are given a password that is active for 48 hours which enables the member to access and/or complete the program. • Members are sent a quarterly Youth Sports Journal that appears in a free copy of SportingKid Magazine (4 issues per year).

  11. What Role do Recreational Professionals Play? • “As the gatekeepers of public park facilities, recreation professionals have a critical role in ensuring that the highest standards of conduct are upheld at youth sporting events” (Heinzmann) • Code of Conduct • Parents orientation meeting • Criminal background checks for volunteer coaches • Hire properly trained officials • Site Supervisor at all sporting events “Recreation professional who oversee community facilities can begin to assert their influence by taking responsibility for educating parents about their proper role and responsibilities in the athletic triangle( coach, parent, & athlete)” (Heinzmann)

  12. Questions to think about: • How can recreation facilities improve parental behavior during youth sports? • Could parental interference effect the future of youth sports? • What are some negative outcomes that can occur from involving your child in too many sports?

  13. References • YouTube - Sports Rage . (2007, March 16). YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. . Retrieved September 27, 2010, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgYm-P7FH5I&feature=related • ArtisanNewsService. (2006, September 5). YouTube - CNN - Coach Hits Kid . YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. . Retrieved September 27, 2010, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUWHRS_W39c&feature=related • Ed.M., G. H. (n.d.). Parental Violence in Youth Sports: Facts, Myths, and Videotape — Youth Sports Research Council at Rutgers. Home — Youth Sports Research Council at Rutgers. Retrieved September 27, 2010, from http://youthsports.rutgers.edu/resources/general-interest/parental-violence-in-youth-sports-facts-myths-and-videotape • National Alliance for Youth Sports. (n.d.). National Alliance for Youth Sports. Retrieved September 27, 2010, from http://www.nays.org/Parents/index.cfm • SL Interview: Author Mark Hyman on America's youth sports obsession - Sports Letter. (2009, April 9). Sports Letter. Retrieved September 27, 2010, from http://www.sportsletter.org/sportsletter/2009/04/sl-interview-author-mark-hyman-on-americas-youth-sports-obsession.html • Schumacher, D., & Kellers, P. (n.d.). Parental Involvement, Influence, or Interference in Sports. Parental Involvement, Influence or Interference in Sports. Retrieved September 22, 2010, from http://www.sdhsaa.com/General/Parental%20Involvement%20NFHS%2008.pdf • seconds out. (2007, June 12). YouTube - Dad attacks referee . YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. . Retrieved September 27, 2010, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc1EzNdacM8&feature=related • weshtv. (2007, February 18). YouTube - Parent Rage in Wrestling Match . YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. . Retrieved September 27, 2010, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTTTUBDx_28&feature=related • Frankel Ph.D. Professor, Daniel. "Youth Sports: Innocence Lost." sports media. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Sept. 2010. <http://www.sports-media.org/newpedimensionjanuary2007

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