Examining our Primary Motives for Having Sam Practice a Sport
This is copy of the brief email I just sent Sam's swim coach. I'm sharing it on this blog to 1.) have it to one day look back on, no matter what happens with his swimming pursuits and 2.) possibly help other parents evaluate their motives for their kids practicing sports Jessica Pita < jlpita44@gmail.com > 11:29 AM (0 minutes ago) to Nonie This has been our 1st experience with meets, and we learned a lot! - We learned that you either stay all day, or risk missing your meet. Do most families stay all day for meets? Fab and I are thinking we may wait until next spring to start entering Sam in meets since it does seem to be a major time commitment. Like I told Sam, we don't have him in a sport (swimming) so he can 'learn to win' and/or 'be the best.' Those would be byproducts of the benefits of practicing a sport. Through a sport my child is learning: integrity, patience and consideration. -He'll also l