Like a car’s gas tank, youth softball players need their emotional tanks full, because when empty they can’t go at all!
Responsible Sports Parent Tip of the Week:
“After the game, see if you can listen in on the coach’s comments to the team. If the coach forgot to fill emotional tanks, make sure to fill that void.”
Sometimes coaches fulfill their coaching duties during the game, but may not extend those efforts to the post game speech. If so, we as parents need to step into this role of positive encouragement to keep our athletes emotional tanks full. What are emotional tanks? Emotional tanks keep youth softball players going, and when empty, they can’t perform on the field to the best of their abilities.
Players with full emotional tanks are:
- more coachable and likely to listen and respond without resistance
- more optimistic
- better able to handle adversity
Responsible Sports has developed, with our partner Positive Coaching Alliance, a guide to target filling your athletes emotional tanks, how to strike the right balance between praise and constructive criticism, as well as three tips for you to use with your athlete.
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The Liberty Mutual Responsible SportsTM program supports volunteer youth sports coaches and parents who help our children succeed both on and off the field. We offer many youth sports resources including $2,500 community grants, instructional videos, weekly tips, peer and expert advice, and coursework for those interested in improving the youth sports experience for all involved.
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