One of the things I love about kids' rugby is that we don't even keep score.
The kids do. That's ok. But as coaches we don't track how many tries anyone has scored. It's all about just getting stuck in to the next opportunity to play.
This really resonated with me, you learn so much from sport that you take into the wider world. Being part of a team or as an individual, sport can provide a safe space to learn about resilience, being a good team member, asking for help, being a leader or seeing good leadership, inclusivity, the list goes on! There’s so much more to be gained than winning.
I don’t know if they do it in other sports, but in March the Football Association ran their third Silent Support Weekend, no shouting from the sidelines. The feedback from the kids playing is great, surprisingly being berated from the sidelines isn’t the best way to encourage them to learn and enjoy the sport they’re just getting to grips with.
100% with you there Freya. I hadn't heard of the Silent Support Weekend so thanks for sharing. The youth football club my boys play for actually has an ongoing policy of silent sidelines. I think it's a good thing for the kids, tho it's a shame it's necessary....
One of the things I love about kids' rugby is that we don't even keep score.
The kids do. That's ok. But as coaches we don't track how many tries anyone has scored. It's all about just getting stuck in to the next opportunity to play.
This really resonated with me, you learn so much from sport that you take into the wider world. Being part of a team or as an individual, sport can provide a safe space to learn about resilience, being a good team member, asking for help, being a leader or seeing good leadership, inclusivity, the list goes on! There’s so much more to be gained than winning.
I don’t know if they do it in other sports, but in March the Football Association ran their third Silent Support Weekend, no shouting from the sidelines. The feedback from the kids playing is great, surprisingly being berated from the sidelines isn’t the best way to encourage them to learn and enjoy the sport they’re just getting to grips with.
100% with you there Freya. I hadn't heard of the Silent Support Weekend so thanks for sharing. The youth football club my boys play for actually has an ongoing policy of silent sidelines. I think it's a good thing for the kids, tho it's a shame it's necessary....