Great Lesson Kids Learn From Playing Youth Football
Youth Football has been around for many years. I live in a small town in Ohio where both of my boys play youth football. Their father is the coach for their team. When their father was young he played on the very same fotball team and his dad coached his team.
Every night during the week our football teams practice and they have a game every Saturday. Why I allow this sport to consume me for two months during the fall sometimes amazes me, but then I really know why. My boys learned lessons playing football they could not be taught by rough housing at home or in the class room. These lessons the boys learn are lessons the boys will carry with them all their lives.
Hard Work Pays Off
Every night my boys are pushed to work hard and do their very best. Their coaches are very specific when they tell the kids that if they goof off they will not get to play. The boys learn quickly that the coaches mean business when they stick to their guns. By the end of the season it is difficult to find a child at practice who is not trying his very best. This is because they know if the coach sees them putting forth their best effort in practice, they will get more time to play in the actual game.
You Don’t Always Win, but Winning Feels Good!
Sugar coating life is not something that I do because life just doesn't work like that. Parents are setting their kids up for failure in life when they congratulate their kids for almost accomplishing something. Did you ever come close to making a really good sale but losing it and still get congratulated by your boss?
Not winning every time is a principle that my boys have learned. They definitely do not like to lose. My boys have learned to strive to win. This is one the most valuable lessons they could ever learn, in my opinion.
The Value of Teamwork
Youth Football h as taught my boys the value of team work. To make things happen, the kids understand that it takes a group of people. If my kids cannot accomplish a task on their own, they have learned to ask for help.
This is something that will help my kids in their lives now, and in the future. Many careers require them to work with other people. Teamwork is a skill that is valued highly in the work place. Working together as a team will cause your companies to become more profitable.
Be Accountable For your Actions
Many children have a hard time being accountable for their actions. They are quick to blame someone else for something that they did wrong or come up with an excuse as to why they did not do something.
Learning to be accountable for their own actions is a lessons my kids have learned. They need to own up to it if they do something that causes the team to get a penalty. Placing blame on someone else does not work.
Responsibility
Football has taught my children that they must be responsible. A requirement for them is to show up in full equipment every day for practice and games. If not they will have to suffer the consequences (i.e. jogging).e. Stretching Exercises). This is another awesome lesson that will pay huge dividends as the child matures into adulthood.
As a reward for hard work and dedication, the coaches or team moms usually give all the players football team gifts at the end of the season.A personalized football coaches gift is a way the kids can go together and thank the coaches for the time, energy, and dedication.
Lessons learned from football are not just for the game, but can be used in many areas of the kids' lives.