{"id":9434,"date":"2013-05-17T16:17:09","date_gmt":"2013-05-17T22:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.signs.com\/blog\/?p=9434"},"modified":"2021-11-15T16:04:03","modified_gmt":"2021-11-15T23:04:03","slug":"behave-yourself-signs-that-promote-good-sportsmanship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.signs.com\/blog\/behave-yourself-signs-that-promote-good-sportsmanship\/","title":{"rendered":"Behave Yourself: Signs That Promote Good Sportsmanship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.signs.com\/blog\/behave-yourself-signs-that-promote-good-sportsmanship\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9435 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.signs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/large2-560x279.jpg\" alt=\"Behave Yourself\" width=\"560\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.signs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/large2-560x279.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.signs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/large2-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.signs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/large2.jpg 561w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a>There\u2019s a wealth of knowledge and life skills to be learned from participating in team sports. If we ensure that our kids have coaches who are good role models, and we take care to be good role models ourselves, our kids can only benefit. Unfortunately, that\u2019s not always the case, and sometimes we\u2019re doing more harm than good.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Good Sportsmanship and Other Things Kids Gain From Team Sports<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.signs.com\/templates\/sports\/sportsmanship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9437 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.signs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/traits1-560x140.png\" alt=\"traits\" width=\"560\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.signs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/traits1-560x140.png 560w, https:\/\/www.signs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/traits1-300x75.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The importance of teamwork, and the opportunity to actively practice working together with other kids.<\/li>\n<li>Regular exercise, and an emphasis on forming healthy habits that will last throughout their lives.<\/li>\n<li>The joy of winning.<\/li>\n<li>The value of empathy toward the losing team.<\/li>\n<li>Good sportsmanship toward players on both teams, coaches and officiants.<\/li>\n<li>The experience of crushing defeat that comes from losing an important game, and how to handle that defeat appropriately.<\/li>\n<li>Physical skills such as large and small motor skills, balance, reaction speed, accuracy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>When Good Parents Go Bad<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.signs.com\/templates\/sports\/sportsmanship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9438 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.signs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Welcome-e1368828251705-560x184.png\" alt=\"Welcome\" width=\"560\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.signs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Welcome-e1368828251705-560x184.png 560w, https:\/\/www.signs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Welcome-e1368828251705-300x98.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Occasionally, parents just lose their minds once they get on a sports field. Some are so invested in living vicariously through their children, that every game seems much more important than it really is (trust me, a Little League game with six-year-olds is not going to make or break an MLB career).<\/p>\n<p>Other parents get a Papa or Mama Bear mentality while watching their kids play. Fouls happen during regular play of most games, and officiants can\u2019t always see everything that happens on a large field. When a kid gets pushed by an opposing team member, some parents start yelling at the kid, the kid\u2019s parents, the coach or the officiant. Or all four.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important to remember this: it\u2019s just a game. If your kid is unfairly called out, or has a foul called on him, it\u2019s not the end of the world. Sometimes when an opposing player commits a foul on your kid, it\u2019s purely accidental. Other times, it\u2019s due to the heat of the game and not intentional. Sometimes it IS intentional, and that\u2019s not OK. But there\u2019s an irony there if you react by screaming and swearing; you\u2019re angry about bad sportsmanship and reacting by being&#8230; a bad sport.<\/p>\n<h2>Your Kids are Watching<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.signs.com\/templates\/sports\/sportsmanship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-9439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.signs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/ChildrenAreWatching-e1368828384601-560x419.png\" alt=\"ChildrenAreWatching\" width=\"269\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.signs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/ChildrenAreWatching-e1368828384601-560x419.png 560w, https:\/\/www.signs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/ChildrenAreWatching-e1368828384601-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/www.signs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/ChildrenAreWatching-e1368828384601.png 1413w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Your children learn most of their behaviors by watching yours; not necessarily by listening to you dispense parental wisdom. If you lecture them in the car all the way to the baseball game about being a good sport and not throwing tantrums if they strike out, but then scream at the umpire when he calls a ball a strike, your kid is going to remember your behavior&#8230; not your sage advice.<\/p>\n<h2>Developing Good Sportsmanship is Your Job<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.signs.com\/templates\/sports\/sportsmanship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-9440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.signs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/GoodSportsmanship-e1368828521924-560x746.png\" alt=\"GoodSportsmanship\" width=\"269\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.signs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/GoodSportsmanship-e1368828521924-560x746.png 560w, https:\/\/www.signs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/GoodSportsmanship-e1368828521924-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/www.signs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/GoodSportsmanship-e1368828521924.png 795w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/><\/a>Good coaches make great role models. They will certainly help to shape your child\u2019s views of sportsmanship. But ultimately, you can\u2019t expect to just fork over $40 to the rec league and magically get good sportsmanship from your kids. It doesn\u2019t work that way; it\u2019s not like buying your kid a new shirt. You don&#8217;t buy good sportsmanship; you guide your kids and help them develop it.<\/p>\n<p>Coaches are just one influence in your child\u2019s life. As the parent, it\u2019s your job to teach him the qualities you want him to have as a responsible adult. And, as we\u2019ve already discussed, the best way to teach that is by example.<\/p>\n<h2>Using Signage as a Reminder<\/h2>\n<p>The images in this post are all templates for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.signs.com\/templates\/sports\/sportsmanship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">signs that promote good sportsmanship<\/a>. We\u2019ve been seeing similar signs posted on sports fields all over, and we think they\u2019re a great idea. Sports games can become really heated and emotions run high sometimes. As parents enter the field or arena, it\u2019s good to have a reminder: Behave!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s a wealth of knowledge and life skills to be learned from participating in team sports. If we ensure that our kids have coaches who are good role models, and we take care to be good role models ourselves, our kids can only benefit. 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