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
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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 learn about teamwork, to build relationships, make new friends,
and build on his good moral character. Also, of course swimming is great exercise,
which is necessary for a healthy life!
Please confirm you think these are adequate reasons to have Sam on the swim team
-Also, I have the little desire that he'd get a high school and/or college scholarship for swimming one day... but am seeing that could be a lofty goal,
when conjoined with our 'primary motives' for him practicing swimming.
Thank You So Much!
Jessica
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