The Effects Of Harsh Coaching Of Young Athletes

Each year in the United States, more than 36 million school-aged children participate in an “organized sport” (“Youth Sports Statistics”). Especially over the past few years, many studies have proved or disproved the idea that sports are beneficial for young kids. Those studies have found that youth sports have both positive and negative effects on young children, and research shows parents and coaches have the greatest effect on a child’s experience.

I will inspire athletes to demonstrate good character. Sports do not have an influence on one’s character; however, coaches can strongly impact athletes’ character, both negatively and positively. For this reason, I will work to coach in ways that support the growth of athletes’ character and create learning opportunities and situations in which athletes can practice and learn from. As a coach, I will lead by example and demonstrate good character because actions speak louder than words. I will do this by embodying sportsmanship and respecting athletes, opponents, other coaches, and referees. I will also show this to athletes by respecting, caring, and being trustworthy. I will also lead by example by staying

The study “The Relationship Between Ethical and Abusive Coaching Behaviors and Student-Athlete Well-Being” was conducted by Mariya A. Yukhymenko-Lescroart, Michael E. Brown, and Thomas S. Paskus, and was published in the journal Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. The researchers sought to understand the effects that a coach’s behavior had on a student’s morals, satisfaction, and impressions of team unity. Social-cognitive theory has long thought that we learn by imitating those around us, particularly those in leadership positions. The coaches of sports teams are especially prominent models in a student athlete’s life, given that they have actual authority over the student’s life. The idea of self-efficacy, which suggests that an

However, when we talk about youth sports, our main concern is with providing players with a positive, character building experience. Winning is not the only acceptable outcome for youth players, and coaches need to understand this principle. “With a winning philosophy young athletes may lose out on opportunities to develop their skills, to enjoy participation, and to grow socially and emotionally. Well informed coaches realize that success is not equivalent to winning games, and failure is not the same as losing.” (Enhancing Coach-Parent Relationships in Youth Sports, 15)

"I can accept failure; everyone fails at something. But I cannot accept not trying." - Michael Jordan. As said by Michael Jordan, everyone fails at something. No matter how good you are, you will not always succeed. Youth sports help children develop values, and teach children resilience. Not only do they teach children values, but they teach children why it is important to be physically active. Youth sports teach children how to transfer values into the classroom and become a better student. However, there should be guidelines in place to support youth development and increase a positive experience. Finally, we need to make sure our athletes are being coached properly, and effectively. We need to ensure that our youth are being coached by coaches who provide a positive experience for them, engage parents, and to emphasize future success in and out of sport.

Some of the lifelong skills acquired, are the ability to compete against other teams, and cooperate with members on your own team. Other skills developed are self-control, risk taking, and commitment. These youths involved in sports also learn important attitudes in regards to authority, and persistence when faced with adversity. Two of the greatest lessons might be how to deal with success, and, perhaps more importantly, how to cope with failure (Smith p17). It is time that parents and coaches place emphasis on the deeper meaning behind playing sports. A team’s win-loss record is just a tiny piece of the larger picture, but yet, that is what most parents and coaches tunnel in on, and they force their children to focus solely on this as well. Please do not misunderstand. It is okay for the coach and athletes to have a competitive drive. This is not designed to discourage competitiveness at all. In fact, my personal views on things like participation trophies, is that they rob our youth of the ability to cope with losses and failures (when measured by wins and

When considering enjoyment, known factors that affect the participation for youth sport participants are motivational climate and coaching behaviors. . The very first coach that a child encounter plays a very important role in the child’s sports life. In fact, the first coach a child encounters can be the determinant if the child will return to participating in the sport or not. Coaches need to motivate the children to play and continue athletic involvement. However, there are numerous external factors that are involved in the child’s sports life such as: peers, academics, parents, anxiety, and of course the relationship between the coach and the athlete.

For this assignment, I chose to complete the NFHS course entitled “Engaging Effectively with Parents”. The course focused on how to interact with the parents of athletes with a focus on what to do to prepare for the season and how to handle upset parents during the course of the season. Anyone who plans on working in interscholastic athletics whether as a coach or administrator will have to interact with parents on a near daily basis, this is simple the nature of the field. Parents are valuable to interscholastic athletics because they serve as role models for their

Like many parents and coaches, the goal of putting their kids in sports is to win medals, make the traveling team, or even win the city championship. Daniel Gould says “We’re starting kids too young, we’re specializing them too early and we’re sending them into competition before they’re ready.” Most parents today intervene too soon, it is hard for parents to watch their kid fail, so they will do everything and anything to help them get better. Parents should know what is expected of them when they enroll their children.

Not only coaches, but parents are very aggressive when it comes to sports and it puts a lot of pressure of the kids who play it and suck all the fun out of the love of the game. Children are physically and verbally abused to be the best and can be discouraged at a very young age and have low self esteem. Injuries are at an all time high and this is very dangerous for the development of kids. Children face verbal and physical abuse at a young age because of overly competitive parents and coaches and because of that, they never learn the most important thing about playing sports, having fun.

These days, there is too much pressure on children who participate in organized sports because of the unnecessary parental involvement they experience. A growing concern amongst those involved in youth sports is that certain aspects of parental involvement become detrimental to the development and experiences of young athletes. Early emphasis on winning, making money, and the disruption of education can exceedingly affect ones desire to further participate in a sport later on in his/her life.

On the day of August 8, 2000, in the town of Middlesex, Missouri, a father was charged with beating up another dad to death in an argument over their sons’ youth hockey game. The next month his son pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge for giving a rival player a paralyzing injury. A famous saying is that this apple did not fall too far from its tree. For example, an adult involved in youth sports (either as a parent or coach), already know that children today are a lot more involved in sports than they were when they were a kid. As a child athlete, their mind is set on one and one thing only, going professional. On the other hand, do the kids think of the cuts or bruises, the screaming of the coaches or even the pressure of their parents?

Sports have been a major part of American culture for many years. Since the days of Babe Ruth, children have been influenced in many aspects to strive for greatness. However, the influences placed upon these athletes can be detrimental in the long run. Athletes and parents need to be weary of such influences, in order to have the best experience with the sporting world.

This paper examines the prevalence of aggression in youth sports the impact of parental role models on youth athletic participation, which can often lead to early burnouts in sports; and whether sports draw out the children’s aggressive nature. In America alone there are 30-35 million children of the ages 5-18 participating in organized youth sports in America. (Fiore, 2003) Sports may give youth positive experiences, but may also cause stress, which may result in unneeded amounts of stress. Young athletes may feel pressure from their parents to succeed in their sport; they participate in sports just for the enjoyment of learning something new and this may cause them to develop an aggressive nature.

Several studies have been done in the field of childhood sports effect on adults. Many believe that participation in sports can teach morals. According to Reuben B. Frost’s speech, “values can be developed through sport, but such development is not automatic.” (Frost, Development of Human Values through Sports) There are many debates on who actually teaches morals to players better. Many people believe that coaches actually teach morals more than others. (JOPERD journal, 2001) According to Marcel Pomohaci, Sopa I. Sabin, and the Journal of Physical Education, student athletes get more moral value from coaches than their own parents, However according to Thomas Wandzilak, he believes that teachers have a better influence on the students than their coaches. (Wandzilak 176-185) Florence Darnis-Paraboschi said that verbal instructions are better for a more beneficial impact on student athletes. (Darnish-Paraboschi, 14) There are also some people like Francesca Danioni who believe that parents teach morals better than any sport team every would. The most popular sports parents put children in are baseball, soccer, tennis, football, and dance. (Mayo clinic, 2016) To judge and diagnose certain things psychologically damaged within these children football players we use a sports psychologist which is a proficiency that uses psychological knowledge and skills to address optimal performance and well-being of athletes, developmental and social aspects of sports participation, and