Being a Sports parent is hard
Being a sports parent is hard in so many ways. My children have done tons of sports from dance, cheer, soccer, basketball, football and wrestling. I might be missing a couple in there as well. It’s hard being a sports parent in so many ways I don’t know where to start.
1. Let’s start with TIME. Managing our time and getting children places specially if you have more then one child can be so difficult. When I first moved to Evansville, Indiana I did not have friends, family or fellow mothers that lived close to me to help wrangle my children in different directions. To make matters worse I worked out of town and there was a time change. That’s gotten better though the longer I have lived here I now have fellow mothers that kids are in that same sports that are willing to help and my mother now lives in town and can help on occasion. When you have multiple children some have practice at the exact same time and one could be on one side of town and the other practice on the complete opposite side. When you have a child in a sport not only does you child have to be committed to play but you have to be committed to taking them to the practice, games and so forth.
2. Eating! Do you feed them before practice and chance them getting so hot and all the food comes up or do you feed them after practice when its so late that every one is HANGRY. The answer is different for everyone depending on your particular situation. None the less feeding the tiny humans is hard on practice and game days.
3. Disappointment. Who likes to watch their child be disappointed because they practiced so hard and still either did not make the cut or does not get play time on the field. No parent likes this but its all a learning and character building process.
4. Not being that over bearing Parent. I hate to say it but my husband and I are very competitive people so we struggle with this. Sometimes when they come off the field or mat we start our sentences out with "What was that?" or 'What happened out there?" instead of "Good Job." or "Nice try." As parents we are also a work in progress.
5. Being a Coaching Parent or Volunteer. As my brother in-law Luke puts it " When you are a parenting Coach its hard to balance trying to get your job done and do a good job at work while committing the time you need to your kid and the team." My husband Coaches as well and parents some times don't realize that most coaches are just volunteers and they are there for the team not just your individual player. I personal think every parent that has a sports playing kid should Volunteer at least one time to be a Coach to experience it so they would understand the difficulties that are faced and they would be more understanding. Also as a Volunteering team mom or dad is difficult as well you hear all the complaints first and are blamed for anything or everything that goes wrong. Handling that with poise can be difficult.
6. Cost. The amount of money we as parents put into sports is wow just a lot. We pay for them to be on the team, the equipment, the gas to get them to practice and games and gate fees to get in to watch our children play. Add all that up, or maybe don't you might get sick to your stomach.
These are the 6 most difficult things my family experiences as a sports family. I would love to hear your difficulties as well. Message me, email me or just comment.
The Blended Stones Mom,
Tyger Stone
1. Let’s start with TIME. Managing our time and getting children places specially if you have more then one child can be so difficult. When I first moved to Evansville, Indiana I did not have friends, family or fellow mothers that lived close to me to help wrangle my children in different directions. To make matters worse I worked out of town and there was a time change. That’s gotten better though the longer I have lived here I now have fellow mothers that kids are in that same sports that are willing to help and my mother now lives in town and can help on occasion. When you have multiple children some have practice at the exact same time and one could be on one side of town and the other practice on the complete opposite side. When you have a child in a sport not only does you child have to be committed to play but you have to be committed to taking them to the practice, games and so forth.
2. Eating! Do you feed them before practice and chance them getting so hot and all the food comes up or do you feed them after practice when its so late that every one is HANGRY. The answer is different for everyone depending on your particular situation. None the less feeding the tiny humans is hard on practice and game days.
3. Disappointment. Who likes to watch their child be disappointed because they practiced so hard and still either did not make the cut or does not get play time on the field. No parent likes this but its all a learning and character building process.
4. Not being that over bearing Parent. I hate to say it but my husband and I are very competitive people so we struggle with this. Sometimes when they come off the field or mat we start our sentences out with "What was that?" or 'What happened out there?" instead of "Good Job." or "Nice try." As parents we are also a work in progress.
5. Being a Coaching Parent or Volunteer. As my brother in-law Luke puts it " When you are a parenting Coach its hard to balance trying to get your job done and do a good job at work while committing the time you need to your kid and the team." My husband Coaches as well and parents some times don't realize that most coaches are just volunteers and they are there for the team not just your individual player. I personal think every parent that has a sports playing kid should Volunteer at least one time to be a Coach to experience it so they would understand the difficulties that are faced and they would be more understanding. Also as a Volunteering team mom or dad is difficult as well you hear all the complaints first and are blamed for anything or everything that goes wrong. Handling that with poise can be difficult.
6. Cost. The amount of money we as parents put into sports is wow just a lot. We pay for them to be on the team, the equipment, the gas to get them to practice and games and gate fees to get in to watch our children play. Add all that up, or maybe don't you might get sick to your stomach.
These are the 6 most difficult things my family experiences as a sports family. I would love to hear your difficulties as well. Message me, email me or just comment.
The Blended Stones Mom,
Tyger Stone
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