Do you know how to relax and enjoy youth sports and stop taking your child’s game so seriously? This post is an excerpt from my book 11 Habits of Happy and Positive Sports Parents.  To get your copy or learn how you can give one to every parent on your child’s team, click here.

At every youth sports event there are parents who take their children’s games way too seriously, to the point of caring about the game more than their kids do.

They get tense and express their frustration to the coaches or officials or they pace the sidelines, unable to calm down and enjoy the game.

There are also times when you can’t see the effects of taking the game too seriously because it’s something parents keep to themselves. Losing sleep, worrying, badgering kids to work harder … these are all very clear signs that parents need to lighten up and remember that it is YOUTH sports.