The closer the parents, the better.
The role parents play in their children's athletic development is fundamental and essential. Thanks to your effort, dedication, and sacrifices of many other things, your children can practice their favorite sport week after week and develop as golfers and as individuals through the game.
Supporting and encouraging him at all times, assuming the economic and sometimes also psychological cost, bringing him and taking him from one place to another, helping him to combine his studies with golf, etc. are just some of the tasks that we parents are forced to do so that our children can play golf.
“No parents, no children” is a common phrase among coaches who work regularly with children. Therefore, the first thing we at the RFEG want to do is thank you for all your effort and dedication.
Being a parent is already a difficult and often unrewarding task, but being the parent of an athlete complicates things even further. In my experience, I know that all parents, without exception, always do what they believe is best for their children. No one intentionally tries to harm their child, but often a lack of knowledge, misconceptions about how to support or help our children, or excessive involvement leads us to adopt roles, attitudes, or behaviors that don't help our children as much as we think they do.
The sole purpose of this section is to provide you with information and advice for your role as parents of athletes. I understand that there are no magic formulas or solutions, but rather basic guidelines that must then be adapted to each child's individual circumstances; hence the immense challenge of being the parent of an athlete. We will strive to make the articles and information as practical as possible, covering the most common situations we parents of athletes face, such as what to do after a bad round, how to support our children before an important competition, or how to help them balance their studies with competitive golf.
We would also like you to share your concerns, difficulties, or suggestions regarding the topic at hand, which is none other than how to be the parents of a golf player. We will channel all your suggestions and comments to juanjo@rfegolf. This is because we share a common goal: the athletic development of each of your children, and because we believe that the closer the parents are to each other, the better.
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