Before  competitions,  formulate  answers  to: • Why  do  I  want  my  child  to  participate? • What  role  do  I  want  them  to  play? • What  goals  do  you  have  for  the  experience? Compare  these  answers  to  your  child’s  answers.    The  experience  is  for  your  child.  Keep  things  in  perspective  and  avoid  having  the  sport [...]

This list contains a number of suggestions and best practices to help you support your child and enjoy the sport. • Do everything possible to make the athletic experience positive for your child and others. • View the game with team goals in mind. • Attempt to relieve competitive pressure rather than increase it. • [...]

RESPECT Teammates - never let your teammates down  School - reflect the LS core values (respect for human differences, promotion of caring & cooperative relationships, pursuit of excellence), abide by school wide rules Coaches & Teachers - trust your teaching, learn to take constructive feedback as a compliment Opponents - make a commitment to greet/welcome [...]

ROLES IN SPORTS When parents stop and analyze the athletic experience for their children, the reasons they want their kids to play sports involve providing an opportunity to develop physically, emotionally and to enjoy. The side-benefits of playing sports include giving kids a good opportunity to learn how to work and get along with others, [...]

Christine Carugati, 18, of Langhorne, Pennyslvania started getting recruited to play college lacrosse the summer after the ninth grade. You heard that right -- when she just finished her freshman year in high school. "What ninth grader knows what they want and what ninth grader, never mind an adult, isn't easily swayed, thinking somebody wants [...]