The fine is ten cents a day for every school day that the material is late. We would also encourage students to pay any late charges that they have incurred before the end of the school year. The following article raises a serious concern that adults and parents need to be aware of and focus extremely hard on presenting healthy sportsmanship and parenting skills while attending youth sport programs. Parental duties can't be ignored while attending a child's athletic game. And yet, at a level where 20 million youngsters play in leagues throughout the United States.
People reveal their true inner selves through sport.
Like it or not, our children are watching and looking to their parents as role models of good sportsmanship. Youth sports are meant to be an avenue to teach children values such as teamwork, hard work, practice, handling and learning from mistakes, developing confidence, and winning and losing. Most parents are aware of their parenting role, but it's amazing that some continue to reveal bad characteristics when it comes to their behavior in youth sports. Sports psychologist Thomas Tutko and others feel that parents get too caught up in the competition because they are living vicariously through their children. Other experts feel that parents might be filled with unrealistic expectations, hoping their child will be the next superstar.