Does your child play sports?

The Role of Parents in Sports

Parents can have both positive and negative impacts on the career development of their child athletes. The attitude and behavior of parents towards sports and their child greatly influence the child’s commitment, diligence, confidence, and success. Finding common goals and interests aids in responsible decision-making, which defines the child’s current and future relationship with sports. Without the right support, it can lead to early burnout, affecting not only sports but also negatively impacting the child’s everyday life.

You Are in the Right Place If:

• you want to support your child in the most effective and appropriate way;

• you are curious about what extra value you can add to their athletic life and how you can motivate them;

• you wish to help them handle and process failures and successes;

• you aim to reduce their stress levels before training, competitions, and matches.

As an elite athlete, I can share with you how athletes think and behave when they perform their best and also when they perform their worst. Through my life journey, sports career, and experiences, I can help you support your child in building the mental skills that make them more productive and balanced. Remember, they carry their thoughts and the resulting behavioral patterns into every area of life, be it school, home, or any aspect of life.

What Will We Cover in the Course?

• the personality of the athlete child

• the role of parents in the child’s sports life

• the role of the coach in the child’s sports life

• handling success and failure

• the power of motivation

• the role of parental support and motivation

• healthy expectations

• the sporting triangle (child-parent-coach)

• parental pressure and excessive expectations

• nutrition, eating disorders, body image issues

• parental behavior as a role model

• managing competitive stress and behavior during competitions

• recognizing and managing anxiety

• the importance of self-confidence and how to boost it

• helpful tips

The course is held online. It is specifically for parents of athletes aged 6-18.

For 22 years, I have been living in the world of sports, during which I have gained extensive experience in both competition and the mental preparation of athletes. I can fully understand and empathize with what an athlete goes through, their needs, thoughts, and feelings.

In cooperation with the Tabuk Villája Psychological Center, we offer you the opportunity to:

• easily and simply participate in a valuable course, indirectly building your child and family;

• consult with professionals: after the group course, participants will have the opportunity to request individual consultations with me or a psychologist competent in a specific problem area.