Guide to choose a sport for your child
Sport is an activity that has to be present in children's day to day, since it favors their physical and mental development. In addition, sport allows children to relate to others of their age, set goals and learn to act according to certain rules. Therefore, it is very important to choose the right sport, taking into account a number of factors that we will cite below.
Plan to choose the sport for your child
It is very important when it comes to targeting our son in extracurricular sports activities, to have a number of aspects:
1. Choose the sport that the child likes. It is normal that many children want to choose a particular sport because their friends practice it or because they feel devotion for a famous athlete in that discipline, but it is very important to attend to their tastes and their own needs since if the sport is not your liking will not do it correctly and having fun.
2. Orient the children. Although their preferences must be taken into account, parents can guide their children about the sport they want to choose, assessing their age, physical fitness, character, schedules ...
3. Distinguish between individual or team sport. Depending on the personality of the child, one type of sport or another will be more convenient. If you are a shy child, being in a team sport will help you to socialize, but if you are a very active and moved child, an individual sport helps you to concentrate.
4. Prioritize fun. Younger children need to be gaining certain skills to excel in the sport, so you have to give them time without winning is a source of stress for them. It is good to motivate children to achieve certain goals, but it should not become a cause for concern for him, because although winning is important, it is more important that they learn and have fun with sports.
The role of adults in children's sport
In order for sport to become an element of motivation, delivery and concentration for the child, the role that parents and the coach play in this area is very important.
The first function of parents is to target their children in sports. There are parents who only want their children to have fun and others who, as children, want the attitude that parents have to become their profession, will be very important for how the child enjoys sports. Parents should support their child in his homework, accompany him to games and training, comfort him when he loses and praise him when he wins and makes an effort. Respecting the role of the coach is another key aspect so that the child also learns to do so and understands that being a good athlete implies respecting some rules and a hierarchy, reflecting other areas in which he will move throughout his life.
The coach on his part should be an educator, should teach them to play but also values such as solidarity, effort, companionship, teamwork Do not criticize or highlight their shortcomings in front of others, as well as motivate both individually and in groups they are key to their self-esteem and motivation in sports.
