You’ll find variations of this on many club sites:
1. Thou shalt not impose your ambitions on thy child.
2. Thou shalt be supportive no matter what.
3. Thou shalt not coach thy child.
4. Thou shalt only have positive things to say at competitions.
5. Thou shalt acknowledge thy child’s fears.
6. Thou shalt not criticize the judges.
7. Honor thy child’s coach.
8. Thou shalt not jump from club to club.
9. Thou shalt have other goals besides winning.
10. Thou shalt not expect thy child to become an Olympian.
Most recently it was posted by Keeping Balance (with commentary).
Leave a comment if you know where this originated. One site credited Will-Moor School of Gymnastics, New Jersey.
Gymnastics Canada has launched the Respect In Sport Parent Program, making it the first national sport organization (NSO) to offer the innovative online program giving parents an easy way to evaluate their own behaviour as spectators and to ensure a positive sports experience for their children.
The program is a joint effort of Gymnastics Canada and Respect in Sport, Canada’s only online bullying, abuse, harassment and neglect prevention program co-founded by former NHLer Sheldon Kennedy. …
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Canadian coaches have been required to do a similar program online for the past few years.
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