Make All Star
Fun for Your Child
Any extracurricular activity can be a big commitment for families and we’ re delighted that your child has chosen All Star! The benefits of All Star are many and as a parent you want to provide the best physical, mental and social environment for your child. In addition to skills training, All Star provides enrichment and growth opportunities on and off the floor.
Your child’ s All Star experience will be influenced by many factors, but nothing will influence that experience more than you. As a parent, you are the most influential figure in your child’ s development, both as an athlete and as a person. Embrace that opportunity.
Remember:
• Let kids be kids. Fun should be paramount.
• Be supportive. Be disciplined. Be respectful. Manage your emotions and set a good example that teaches your child to do the same.
• Don’ t bully or harass. Speak out if you see bullying or harassing behavior from others.
• Focus on the process, not the outcome and teach your child to do the same.
• Praise your child’ s effort more often than their performance.
• Keep All Star in perspective. Encourage your child to be wellrounded with interests both on and off the floor.
• Enjoy the All Star experience with your child. Life moves fast and time passes quickly. Soon your child will be grown and you’ ll wish you could return to these days, if just for a moment.
• So savor these seasons, don’ t rush them. Make the experience one that you’ ll remember fondly together years from now.
Free abuse awareness training for parents
and athletes
Youth participation in sports can have lifelong positive mental and physical health impacts. It also means it is time to start the discussion of what a safe, healthy sport experience should feel and look like to your minor athlete. The USASF highly recommends parents / guardians of minor athletes participate in optional minor abuse prevention education with their children.
1. To access online training go to U. S. Center for SafeSport and click ENROLLMENT KEY.
2. Enter this enrollment key name when prompted: CSFreeKids. 3. Sign up to create an account. 4. From the dashboard, choose either of these free courses: SafeSport for Kids or SafeSport for Youth Athletes.
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