Parents
"Don't force your kids into sports. I never was. To this day, my dad has never asked me to play golf. I ask him. It's the childs desire to play that matters, not the parents desire to have the child play. Fun! Keep it fun". - Tiger WoodsParental Do's:
- Stay involved in a postive way
- Be supportive, interested, and encouraging
- Forbid cheating, quiting, and lack of sportsmanship
- Discourage temperamental behavior and vulgarity
- Stress the lifetime value of golf as a sport
- Expect financial returns from your child's interests
- Put extreame pressure on your child to win
- Display negative emotion, frustration, anger, fear, or nervousness on the course
- Be a Coach or Rules Official
- Equate your own self-worth with your child's performance