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AYSO REGION 538 TRI-COMMUNITY Proudly serving Phelan, Pinon Hills and Wrightwood, and other High Desert neighboring communities |
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American Youth Soccer Organization a nonprofit corporation dedicated to youth soccer EVERYONE PLAYS |
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From the AYSO National Website: As a parent, you play a special role in contributing to the needs and development of youngsters. Through your encouragement and good example, you can help assure that all the boys and girls learn good sportsmanship and self-discipline. In AYSO, young people learn to work together, to sacrifice for the good of the team, to enjoy winning and deal appropriately with defeat - all while becoming physically fit and healthy. Best of all, they have fun. Support Your Child Supporting your child by giving encouragement and showing interest in their team is very important. Help your child work toward skill improvement and good sportsmanship in every game. Teach your child that hard work and an honest effort are often more important than victory - that way your child will always be a winner despite the outcome of the game! Always Be Positive Parents serve as role models for their children. Become aware of this and work to be a positive role model. Applaud good plays by your child's team as well as good plays by the opposing team. Support all efforts to remove verbal and physical abuse from youth sports activities. Remember: Your Child Wants To Have Fun Remember that your child is the one playing soccer, not you. It's very important to let children establish their own goals - to play the game for themselves. Take care not to impose your own standards and goals on them. Don't put too heavy a burden on your child to win games. Surveys reveal that 72% of children would rather play for a losing team than ride the bench for a winning team. Children play for the fun of playing. Reinforce Positive Behavior Positive reinforcement is the best way to help your child achieve their goals and their natural fear of failure. Nobody likes to make mistakes. If your child does make one, remember it's all part of learning, so encourage your child's efforts and point out the good things your child accomplished. Don't Be a Sideline Coach or Referee Coaches and referees are usually parents just like you. They volunteer their time to help make your child's youth soccer experience a positive one. They need your support, too. That means refraining from coaching or refereeing from the sidelines. As a volunteer organization, there's usually always an opportunity for you to take your interest in coaching or refereeing to the next level and become one yourself! From the Positive Coaching Alliance website: Parents' Guidelines for Honoring the Game The key to preventing adult misbehavior in youth sports is a youth sports culture in which all involved "Honor the Game." Honoring the Game gets to the ROOTS of the matter and involves respect for the Rules, Opponents, Officials, Teammates and one's Self. You don't bend the rules to win. You understand that a worthy opponent is a gift that forces you to play to your highest potential. You show respect for officials even when you disagree. You refuse to do anything that embarrasses your team. You live up to your own standards even if others don't. Here are ways that parents can create a positive youth sports culture so that children will have fun and learn positive character traits to last a lifetime. 1. Make a commitment to Honor the Game in action and language no matter what others may do. Tell your child before each game that you are proud of him or her regardless of how well he or she plays. During the Game: 1. Fill your children's "Emotional Tank" through praise and positive recognition so they can play their very best. 2. Don't give instructions to your child during the game. Let the coach correct player mistakes. 3. Cheer good plays by both teams (this is advanced behavior!) 4. Mention good calls by the official to other parents. 5. If an official makes a "bad" call against your team? Honor the Game -- BE SILENT! 6. If another parent on your team yells at an official? Gently remind him or her to Honor the Game. 7. Don't do anything in the heat of the moment that you will regret after the game. Ask yourself, "Will this embarrass my child or the team?" Remember to have fun! Enjoy the game. After the Game: 1. Thank the officials for doing a difficult job for little or no pay. 2. Thank the coaches for their commitment and effort. 3. Don't give advice. Instead ask your child what he or she thought about the game and then LISTEN. Listening fills Emotional Tanks. Tell your child again that you are proud of him or her, whether the team won or lost. What is the game all about? What are the rules? - In soccer, we call them laws, and there are only 17 of them. Please visit Laws for Parents page that will allow you to better understand the Laws of the Game. AYSO as a national organization has their own set of rules and regulations that all regions must abide by. Please visit the national website for more information. Interested in Professional Soccer? - FIFA is the international governing body of the game of soccer (football), and you can find a lot of information and resources on their website at www.fifa.com. Spectators, fans, and players alike can gain a lot of understanding of the game by watching the pro's at work!
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