Daddy Daydreamer
What's the etiquette on cheering your kids in a sports blowout?
To celebrate or not, that is the question
Image by Damon Nofar from Pixabay
A steady breeze cooled our pores on a beautiful, sunny June day at Millennium soccer park in Ottawa.
My son's U-12 soccer team was playing in the U-13 bracket of the Ottawa TFC Capital Cup soccer tournament. Their third round-robin game of the day. Off to a quick start, my son's team . . .
Posted in: cheeringcompetitionsoccersports
June 26, 2019
I'm getting better at letting my kids fail
Sometimes it's better to step outside our comfort zones
I find it hard as a parent to let my kids fail.
My son was getting ready for soccer practice. I used to remind him, item by item, to pack all his things.
"Do you have your water bottle? How about your cleats? Your shin pads? Ball? Socks?"
I got tired of reminding him. To be more accurate, I got tired of needing to know. One . . .
Posted in: comfort zonefailuresoccersports
February 14, 2019