As you may have guessed, my children all play multiple sports and at one time some times...very hard on scheduling but it does happen! I always wondered if it was too much? If we are wearing ourselves thin or perhaps is it a bad choice to play so many different sports and not hone in on just one! Of course I see skills already that may signal that they are better in one sport or the other but does that mean they should only play that one sport? I decided to do a little reading on this to make sure it wasn't hindering them to play multiple sports.
I came across this article, http://www.mnyouthsoccer.org/membership/rents/multiple_sports.pdf, which was very insightful and thought other parents may want to read it!
Currently, I think we will continue to play multiple sports and hopefully it will be beneficial for our children in the end. I do honestly believe they learn a variety of skills and disciplines by playing different sports. This rings true when I think of football~ it is very disciplined and time consuming. It's gut wrenching at times, teaches true team work and teaches them to persevere through it! I love watching them play, cheering their teammates on and working through the hard parts!
As a parent, we want to teach our children everything...but sometimes, coaches among other leaders in our communities have a large part to do with our children learning life skills they will need in the future!
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