#10 Have fun:
The number one reason kids drop out of youth sports is “burnout.”
In fact, 75% quit youth sports by age 13. Jennifer Capriotti started playing serious tennis for 6 hours per day at age 4, she turned pro at age 13, became a top 10 player by age 14, and then Jennifer dropped out of professional tennis at age 17. She spiraled and rejoined the tour years later but lost several seasons of a promising career. Imagine being the “top ten” at anything in the world and quitting at age 17.
And a recent survey of 400 working sports-moms showed that 76% were glad when the season finally ended! Is anyone having fun here? This is why it is so important to spend time in the offseason setting expectations on work/life balance as a football parent.
When 75% of the kids want to quit and 76% of the moms are relieved when the season finishes…it becomes pretty clear that something is out of whack.
There really is no better team sport to learn critical life skills than youth football so commit to spending time this offseason developing your skills as a football parent.
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