Sportsmanship

Justified Behavior, Unsportsmanlike Behavior or Assault: You Decide

Below is a link to a videotaped recent incident of a coach pushing an 11-year-old out of a handshake line after a youth football game. It is obvious that the coach was very aggressive toward the youth; however, it does not show anything that might have caused such an inappropriate response. Take a look:

Coach Shoves 11-year-old player: link 1

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Coach Shoves 11-year-old player: link 2

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Olympic Mom's New Children's Book Series Uses Sports To Teach Life Lessons

Two-time Olympic track cyclist and mom, Erin Mirabella, writes about her new children's book, Shawn Sheep Soccer Star, the second in her Barnsville Sports Squad Series, designed to encourage kids to get involved and have fun in sports, to help them make healthy lifestyle choices and give them the tools they need to be successful, not only in sports, but in every aspect of their lives.
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Five Ways To Model Good Sportsmanship For Your Child

There are five things you can do as a parent to really show your children (and other parents) what being "a good sport" is really all about: (1) cheer for all the children, even those on the other team; (2) thank the officials; (3) talk to parents of players on the other team; (4) be a parent, not a coach; and (5) don't send mixed messages about the value of participating in sports by being a couch potato yourself.

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