All kids want to win unless they purely participate for the social aspect of sports. Winning is fun. However, kids don’t always have full control over winning, but they do have full control over how much enjoyment they have in the moment. When kids are having fun and truly enjoying sports, practice and competition are much more likely to be successful.
If sports are not fun and are stressful for kids, they will be less likely to engage in practice and feel confident in competition. Your objective as a sports parent is to help reduce our society’s over-emphasis on winning and focus on enjoying the moment. You want kids to enjoy their experience and at the same time accept that they cannot win every time.
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