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The International Mental Game Coaching Association is a leader in the mental
game of sport education for coaches, athletes and parents. IMGCA strongly
believes that sport should be a living laboratory for learning about
sportsmanship and for developing character. IMGCA has three sportsmanship
pledges you can use: The Athlete Sportsmanship Pledge, the Parent
Sportsmanship Pledge and the Coach Sportsmanship Pledge.
IMGCA has developed this parent sportsmanship pledge designed to foster
self-development and to encourage healthy and ethical behavior throughout
the sport experience.
At the bottom of this pledge you will find places for a signature and a date.
IMGCA encourages readers to commit to this pledge. This pledge can be
undertaken for one person, an entire team, a league or for any organization.
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free to put this in your newsletters, ezines, on walls, in locker rooms, in
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IMGCA would like to hear from you if you have suggestions for ways to
improve this pledge. Here now is the International Mental Game Coaching
Association Parent Pledge:
The International Mental Game Coaching Association
Parent Sportsmanship Pledge
Bill Cole, MS, MA
Founder and President
The International Mental Game Coaching Association
I view sports as a worthwhile endeavor in and of itself, and also as a vehicle
for learning valuable life lessons. I know that sports both display character
and build character.
Therefore,
- I commit to knowing, displaying and promoting good sportsmanship.
- I commit to being a role model for good sportsmanship.
- I commit to understanding that I am an ambassador for my child's
team, school, club, program or association.
- I commit to supporting the removal of negative and abusive coaches from my child's sport.
- I commit to supporting a sports environment that is free of drugs,
tobacco and alcohol.
- I commit to respecting and supporting officials, administrators, staff
and coaches, and will never do or say anything that would embarrass
them.
- I commit to showing gratitude to officials, administrators, staff and coaches.
- I commit to allowing my child to make as many decisions about their
sport as they are developmentally able.
- I commit to teaching my child good values that uphold the best virtues
of sportsmanship, character and life lessons.
- I commit to supporting and respecting my child, win or lose.
- I commit to understanding the culture, rules and expectations in my
child's sport.
- I commit to helping my child see the value of sports lessons as preparation for life itself.
- I commit to helping my child see valuable sport and life lessons even
when they lose or play poorly.
- I commit to supporting the safety, behavior and communication
guidelines of my child's coaches.
- I commit to not being a "helicopter parent", by refraining from
hovering around sport activities my child attends, from practices to
training session to competitions.
- I commit to refraining from behaving in a distractingly emotional,
negative or nervous manner from the sidelines where my child or
others can view this during a competition.
- I commit to refrain from yelling instructions and coaching comments to
my child in the heat of competitive battle, or in training, which either
distract or confuse my child.
- I commit to knowing the boundaries between being a parent, and
being a coach, and I'll leave the coaching to the coaches.
- I commit to acknowledging and applauding good plays by the opposing
team as well as my own.
- I commit to teaching my child the rules, traditions, history, ethics and
context of their sport so they can thrive.
______________________________
Name
______________________________
Date
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Copyright © Bill Cole, MS, MA 2011-2020. All rights reserved.
Bill Cole, MS, MA, a leading authority on peak performance,
mental toughness and coaching, is founder and President of
the International Mental Game Coaching Association, https://www.mentalgamecoaching.com.
Bill is also founder and CEO of William B. Cole Consultants,
a consulting firm that helps organizations and professionals
achieve more success in business, life and sports. He is a
Wall Of Fame Honoree, an award-winning scholar-athlete, published
book author and articles author, and has coached at the highest
levels of major-league pro sports, big-time college athletics
and corporate America. For a free, extensive article archive,
or for questions and comments visit him at www.MentalGameCoach.com
or SportsPsychologyCoaching.com.
Article Source: IMGCA
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