inquiring
reporter

by |
Ellsworth
Dickson

housands of North Shore children, in-
cludiag my own, are involved in
various team sports. Some parents have
mentioned to me that they felt some of the fun
of the sport was lost because of too much

pressure on the children to win at all costs.
Today’ s question is:

“Is there too much
pressure to win in
chijdren’s sports?’’

M. Ian Scott
North Vancouver

From what I have seen,

parents put too much
“pressure on their kids.

When I played sports, I

had good coaches who

helped develop our poten-
2 tial, but did not push us
, beyond « our limits,

‘Derrick Whitfield
North Vancouver

: 1 used to coach ‘soccer
-and sometimes the parents
_ got carried ‘away on the
sidelines. They seemed to

-, was supposed to be fun. }
would just’ worry about

‘the Parents. :

Bjorn Bjornson
NOrth Vancouver

“My experience. in the

_ was that there was not too
much ‘pressure on the

Vancouver my boys play
soccer and they are happy
with their sport. But I do

pressure situations for
_ kids in ice hockey and
rugby. ,

Brad Goian
North Vancouver

-.] think there is some
“peer pressure to win, but
‘most parents | have seen
encourage. their children
and don’t put on too
much pressure. .

Trevor George
NOrth Vancouver

In my experience play-
ing baseball and soccer, |
found our team was not
under too much pressure
to win. We were out for a
good time and just playing
the sport was fun.

on: occasion, I think the’

. have forgotten the game.

. the. kids and try to ignore .

esmall town of. Gibsons °

children. Here in North.

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