CPSU launches positive parental behaviour in sport toolkit
‘It’s our game, not yours’ - Promoting Positive Parental Behaviour in Sport. Parents often play a vital part in supporting their children to take part in sport. They play many positive roles and are often the backbone of sports activities at a local level.
However many sports organisations and clubs have struggled to address the problem of poor parental/spectator behaviour in junior sport. There are a range of ways behaviour can impact on young participants – from sideline threats and fights, to parents who expect too much and push their children too hard.
‘It’s our game, not yours’ was designed in consultation with young people and others in sport to assist coaches, clubs and organisations to prevent, reduce or manage this very real problem. The toolkit comprises a range of template materials and information designed to be adapted and amended to suit the particular sport or environment. It includes video clips, particularly the new ‘My Magic Sports Kit’, which help to illuminate the impact on children of poor parental behaviour.
Alongside this are template information materials for clubs/coaches and (crucially) parents; findings from research into what young people tell us they want from parents and an outline training/presentation plan with a template PowerPoint presentation which again can be adapted for and by the specific sport or club.
Watch the video for the magic sports kit here
