Parents must provide opportunities to learn social competence to both their daughters and sons. Fathers, in particular, are often more involved in teaching social competence through physical activity and sport to their sons. Coaches can facilitate the development of social competence through the use of positive feedback. When teaching sport skills, coaches should provide plenty of instructional and encouraging statements. Children are going to make mistakes while learning and performing sport skills.
Sport provides numerous opportunities to teach moral principles.
The key to children learning what is right and wrong starts with coaches and parents being consistent in their OWN behavior. Effects of enhancing coach-athlete relationships on youth sport attrition. The antecedents of self-esteem. An evolutionary synthesis . Character development and physical activity .