Develop social and emotional skills now and help future athletes, coaches, fans and parents
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It is officially football season! During football season Saturdays and Sundays take on a whole new meaning for NFL and college fans. It’s a time for watching the games, tailgating, celebrating victories, contemplating losses, etc. Unfortunately through the years another aspect of the sport has evolved; players, coaches, parents and fans displaying poor sportsmanship or lack of social and emotional skills. Unfortunately, this behavior is not limited to professional or college level athletes. We are even seeing this type of behavior in youth sports. For example, in Pennsylvania a parent body-slammed a high school referee after he ordered the man’s wife out of the gym for allegedly yelling obscenities during a basketball game. The referee was treated at a hospital for a concussion and released after the Feb. 6 attack
At WINGS, we work every day in after school programs teaching a life skills curriculum. We help the social and emotional development of these future players, coaches, fans and parents so they grow into socially and emotionally smart adults.
It is our hope that if the above mentioned parent had the opportunity to benefit from WINGS as a child, he would have used self-management skills to manage his frustrations regarding the referee’s decision.
Visit WINGS and learn more about after school programs that teach life lessons.
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WINGSLeaders are role models!
So many times professional athletes are looked upon as role models, and while many are great influences on our kids, there are a number the exhibit the behaviors Bridget described. One of many great things about our WINGSLeaders is they can fill that positive role model void for some of our WINGS kids. The WINGSLeaders might not have all of the glitz, glamor, and paychecks of being big-time professional athletes, but they're real, present, and able to help our kids learn how to make good decisions through self-management skills and all of the other lessons taught at WINGS. Hopefully one day the WINGS kids will be able to serve as a similar positive influence to another crop of young kids.