Most participation is, and should be voluntary. Sport is healthy fun. It provides friendly social contact and peer group possibilities. It commonly promotes self-image through achievement. The expectations of young clients are similar to those of adults.
Juniors are the future of many sports.
Although children typically participate in groups, coaching should focus on needs of each individual . Furthermore, coaches focus should be on the efforts made, not on the person. Coaches should assess effort in terms of gradually improving individual personal bests , rather than of winning or losing. So, their focus should be on controllable processes, not uncontrollable outcomes. Coaches should be aware of growth and maturity patterns of children and match players accordingly.