{"id":219,"date":"2012-04-10T20:34:50","date_gmt":"2012-04-10T20:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.coachingafemaleathlete.com\/?p=219"},"modified":"2014-07-09T05:30:11","modified_gmt":"2014-07-09T05:30:11","slug":"how-to-motivate-your-daughter-to-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.coachingafemaleathlete.com\/?p=219","title":{"rendered":"How To Motivate Your Daughter to Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>You pay money for lessons, you travel to all her practices and games, you pay for her to be on the team, but she won\u2019t practice.\u00a0 You put in all the time and effort you can, because she says she loves the game and wants to play, but won\u2019t put in the work to get better.\u00a0 So what do you do?\u00a0 How do you get your daughter to WANT to practice without nagging her daily?\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 First things first. You can NEVER force a girl to do something they don\u2019t want to do.\u00a0 The more you push, nag, demand, force, etc, the more she will rebel.\u00a0 She won\u2019t want to practice if you make it an obligation.\u00a0 The sport is fun, it\u2019s a game to them, and when you make it a job, they won\u2019t want to play anymore.\u00a0 If you want your female athlete to practice, let them make the decision to practice.\u00a0 If they really want to get better and really want to play at a high level, they will.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Secondly, let your daughter decide when its time to practice.\u00a0 If it\u2019s your idea to practice, for some unknown reason in adolescent female complexity, they won\u2019t want to practice.\u00a0 Even if you aren\u2019t nagging or yelling or demanding, they will take it that way.\u00a0 They want control in their lives and feel they have earned that right to decide what they want to do with their time.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Third and final point.\u00a0 If your daughter doesn\u2019t want to do it, don\u2019t let her do it.\u00a0 If she isn\u2019t willing to work for her goals, then you need to find another source of motivation.\u00a0 Now I\u2019m not saying that recreational sports require mass amounts of training and dedication, but if they are looking to pursue collegiate goals, they do need to find determination and work to earn glory.\u00a0 Allowing your daughter to take lesson after lesson, play on the best team only to sit on the bench, and\/or traveling all over the United States to play tournaments is just a waste of your time and money. <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Let your daughter earn lessons; let her earn playing time and traveling to big tournaments.\u00a0 Not only will this better her dedication to the game, but her work ethic, drive, and discipline to work towards her overall goal.\u00a0 If she just wants to play recreationally to socialize and be apart of a team, that\u2019s fine; but if she really wants to earn the guts and glory, she has to practice.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

If the sport is your daughter\u2019s dream, then she will practice.\u00a0 She will be self-motivated to work towards her goal.\u00a0 Even though she doesn\u2019t need you to tell her when to practice, she may need your help.\u00a0 Take your daughter to lessons, take her out to practice, watch her train, etc.\u00a0 Even though you don\u2019t need to be her coach, you can be her support system.\u00a0 The more willing you are to go out to a field or workout with her, the more she will want to do so often.\u00a0 Don\u2019t let her use you as an excuse to why she can\u2019t practice or go to lessons.\u00a0 If you are able to help, be there for your daughter.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Key Points to Motivating your Daughter to Practice:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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1.)\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>You can\u2019t force a female athlete to practice.\u00a0 The more you push, nag, and yell at them to practice, the less willing they are to do it.\u00a0 Eventually, they will dislike the sport because it becomes a job rather than a game.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2.)\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Let your daughter decide when it\u2019s time to practice.\u00a0 She wants it to be HER idea to practice, not yours.<\/strong><\/p>\n

3.)\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>If your daughter doesn\u2019t want to do it, don\u2019t let her.\u00a0 If she wants to practice and play at the next level she will.\u00a0 Be her support system when you can and be there to help her better herself. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You pay money for lessons, you travel to all her practices and games, you pay for her to be on the team, but she won\u2019t practice.\u00a0 You put in all the time and effort you can, because she says she loves the game and wants to play, but won\u2019t put in the work to … <\/p>\n

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