Children are exposed to sport quite young, often before they even learn to read. Therefore, when signing up your child for youth basketball, it is a good idea at an early age to start positively associating sports with social skills, good health and, most importantly, fun. According to ‘Changing The Game’ Project, 70% of kids…
Parents have a crucial role in a child’s sporting development. The support and encouragement a parent can provide to their child’s performance and enjoyment have long-lasting outcomes. However, it is easy to get carried away when supporting your child and it’s important to remember that everyone on the court are also still developing. Creating…
Parents Should Have Positive Involvement in their Children’s Sports Research shows that 63% of children participate in an organised sport outside of school hours at least once per week. At this primary school age, parents are often the key decision makers as to which sports children will be involved in and because of…
How to Support Your Child in Sports Try-Outs Trying out for a team, or a place on a squad can be stressful for athletes of any age. As parents of young athletes, you will be well aware that your kids look to you for reassurance and guidance before, during and after tryouts and team selections.…
Giving Up Sports for Fear of Making Mistakes Mistakes are a normal part of sports and of life. Mistakes are okay and they are nothing to be afraid of. Unfortunately, there have been many examples of young officials (in all sports, Basketball included) giving up the role because of the fear and consequences of making…
