Help your child work toward skill improvement and good sportsmanship in every game. Teach your child that hard work and an honest effort are often more important than victory. Your child will be a winner, even in defeat. Positive Parents are not participants on their child's teams. However, they do contribute to the success experienced by their child and the team.
Parents serve as role models for their children.
Become aware of this and work to be positive models. Applaud good plays by your child's team and by members of the opposing team. Support all efforts to remove verbal and physical abuse from youth sporting activities. Remember that your child is playing soccer. It's important to let children establish their own goal, to play the game for themselves.