| Very often, parents influence their children into doing | | | | performance can go worse instead of getting better. |
| something that is their wish and not the child's. Maybe | | | | Child should be left to enjoy the game, the chance to |
| they are doing it unconsciously but they are still doing | | | | learn important lessons in life as how to cope with |
| it. Not to mention those parents who are doing it on | | | | losing, winning and unfairness. He should grow as a |
| purpose and deliberately. Law should forbid those | | | | person as well as a player and only way to do this |
| separate cases of parents using their children to fulfill | | | | properly is if his parents are not interfering. |
| their dreams. | | | | Parents should not interfere in everything but in |
| For those who are doing it unconsciously, there are | | | | some things, they should. Children are young, |
| signs that you as a parent should search for and | | | | inexperienced and don't know how things work. |
| recognize them, in order to find out if your child really | | | | There are cases where child loses his eagerness to |
| loves playing soccer or he does it for you. | | | | play youth soccer because he just expects to be as |
| Every time that child should go on training, he should | | | | professional soccer stars right away and if that does |
| be excited and impatient. If that is a case, than you | | | | not happen soon enough, they don't want to play. In |
| have a child that does it because he is passionate | | | | this case, you as a parent should interfere and |
| about it and because he loves the game itself. You | | | | explain to your child how things really work. He should |
| could be even surer if your child uses every | | | | know that those popular soccer stars worked hard |
| opportunity that he has to play soccer, whether it is | | | | for what they are today, from early years. He should |
| by himself while practicing soccer drills or with his | | | | know that if he really loves the game but does not |
| friends, outside. | | | | play because he expects to be successful right |
| Even if he loves playing soccer, parents should not | | | | away, he would lose his chance to achieve that one |
| use it in any case to push him to be perfect. This can | | | | day. If he decides not to play anyway, you should |
| ruin everything. Pressure on the child can be so big | | | | not force him but I am sure that your guidance as a |
| that he can start avoiding the game or his | | | | parent will help him to continue and enjoy the game. |