Watching your own children is not doing a favor for your wife. It is part of your responsibility to the children to make sure they are safe and cared for. Real fathers attend not only the athletic events their children participate in but also the dance recitals, plays and other school functions. We are accustomed to seeing men in the stands at Little League games and courtside at basketball games. But they should be front and center for the other events as well.
Real fathers encourage their daughters to play basketball and their sons to play the piano.
I mean that fathers should support their children's efforts to excel no matter what activity is chosen. Real fathers do not use their children to fulfill their own dreams. Of course it's natural for people to have dreams and expectations for their children. But fathers who care about their children do not make their sons become the tennis player they never were, unless the child wants to play tennis. Real fathers learn from their children.