The Psychology of Tennis Parenting
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Red Flags
A red flag is a signal that goes off when something’s not quite right. A commonality in sports is when the students’ words often don’t match their actions. Their words say, “I want to be a professional athlete,” and their actions say, “I don’t want to actually work for it.”
If your athlete brings internal drama and is unpleasant and frightening to be around on match days, the family is in for a world of uncommon hurt.
Solution: Here are a dozen red flags we do not see in the top competitors. Be honest as you read the list of common stumbling blocks. Do any sound too familiar?
- Inconsistency in effort
- Entitlement issues
- Inappropriate anger issues
- Lazy choices/poor decisions
- Avoids solo training
- Negative attitude
- Faulty nutrition habits
- Poor sleep habits
- Substandard time management
- Lack of gratitude
- Second-rate preparation
- Chooses mediocrity
An age-old saying provides insight: “There are contenders and pretenders.” Which do you have?
If you have a pretender, it may be in everyone’s best interest to put an end to the weekend drama’s and enjoy a normal life with a normal child.
