Your checklist to supporting your child’s development in football
Before my child’s match / training session:
Have I ensured their kit was ready & available?
Have they been fuelled correctly?
Have they had enough rest?
Have I left them in a positive frame of mind?
During my child’s match / training session:
Am I praising effort?
Is my body language positive?
Am I dealing well with bad decisions?
Will my child be proud of my behaviour?
After my child’s match / training:
Have I offered encouragement?
Have I given praise for effort?
Have I given unconditional support?
Have I identified the life lessons they could
have learnt from this match / training session?
What can I do next
Attend a Positive Coaching Scotland workshop and learn how to:
- Honour Our Game
- Redefine ‘Winner’
- Fill the Emotional Ta nk
The ROOTS of Honouring our Game
Help your child learn to be a “good sport” by teaching them
the ROOTS of honouring our game and by setting a good
example of a sporting parent!
Rules of football
Refuse to bend the rules to win.
Breaking the rules, even if you get away with it,
dishonours our game.
Opponents in football
Respect your opponents by doing the best you can in the
fairest possible way. Try your hardest to win, because you want
to be all you can be.
Officials and referees
Respect the officials at all times. They have given up their time
to play a vital part in sport. They try to be fair, they are not
biased but they do make mistakes. This does not however give
anyone the right to abuse them.
Football Team-mates
Do not let your side down by your actions or lack of effort.
Being part of a group should be fun. Learn to work together by
encouraging and supporting each other on and off the pitch.
Self help in football
Never let yourself down!
Despite the conduct and actions of others, live up to what you
believe. Do not dishonour our game.