游泳队的教练分享的why sports

People always asked “Why do you pay so much money for your kid to do sports?” Well I have a confession to make; I don’t pay for my kid to to do sports. Personally, I couldn’t care less about what sport she does.

So, if I am not paying for sports what am I paying for?

- those moments when my kid becomes so tired she wants to quit but doesn’t.

- those days when my kid comes home from school and is “too tired” to go to her training but she goes anyway.

- my kid to learn to be disciplined, focused and dedicated.

- my kid to learn to take care of her body and learn how to correctly fuel her body for success.

- my kid to learn to work with others and to be a good team mate, gracious in defeat and humble in success.

- my kid to learn to deal with disappointment, when they don’t get that placing or title they’d hoped for, but still they go back week after week giving it t sheir best shot.

- my kid to learn to make and accomplish goals.

- my kid to respect, not only themselves, but others, officials, judges and coaches.

- my kid to learn that it takes hours and hours, years and years of hard work and practice to create a champion and that success does not happen overnight.

- my kid to be proud of small achievements, and to work towards long term goals.

- the opportunity my child has and will have to make life-long friendships, create lifelong memories, to be as proud of her achievements as I am.

- so that my child can be in the gym instead of in front of a screen...

- so that my child can learn the importance of time management and balancing what is important like school and keeping grades up

...I could go on but, to be short, I don’t pay for sports; I pay for the opportunities that sports provides my kid with to develop attributes that will serve her well throughout her life and give her the opportunity to bless the lives of others. From what I have seen so far I think it is a great investment!

zoexu 发表于 2023-01-30 17:52