Tennis Parents - Creating a Healthy Environment (Part I)

Excellence is about Attitude.
Attitude is about Environment.
Parents influence the Environment.

By Roberto Forzoni MSc CEng MCIBSE BASES

One of the most influential sources of a child’s psychological and sociological development is his/her parents. A coach may interact with a young player from anything between one and five hours a week, but this pales into insignificance when compared with the time a parent spends with their child. It is primarily in the home that a child’s beliefs, values, perceptions, attitudes and goals are shaped. Research has shown that the interest and support of parents is vital to a young player’s continued participation in sport. It has also shown, however, that much of the pressure and anxiety young players feel in sport, can come from their parents. Parents have an extremely influential role to play in their child’s tennis experience, whatever the level of their involvement, but as we have just seen, this can be of both a positive and constructive or negative and destructive nature.

So why do parents become so animated and involved in their child’s sport?

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