The purpose of this survey is to help your club/school/organization better understand the relationship between you and your parents. This will in turn help to better provide resources for your parents to help them be a winning Sports Parent!

No single parent or athlete will EVER be identified, so please be HONEST and TRUTHFUL!

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* 1. Please select your gender

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* 2. What is your sport?

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* 3. What is your age?

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* 4. Do you ever feel too much pressure to perform from your parents?

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* 5. Do you feel pressure from your parents that you need to earn a college scholarship?

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* 6. Have your parents ever used guilt or shame as a way to motivate you to the point that you want to quit?

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* 7. Do one or both of your parents try and act like your coach when they know nothing about your game?

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* 8. If you could tell your parents how to best support you what would you tell them? (keep your answer to no more than one or two sentences)

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* 9. Who typically puts more pressure on you when it comes to your performance?

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* 10. In the past year, have you witnessed a sports parent (yours or any other) use physical or verbal abuse towards another coach, referee, or parent?

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* 11. How would you BEST describe your relationship with your parents?

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* 12. Do you feel that at times your parents try to live through you and your participation in sports?

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* 13. Which of the following best describes your relationship with your parents on a daily basis?

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* 14. Have your parents ever discussed with you their definition of competition?

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* 15. Have you ever sat down with your parents and as a family WRITTEN down your family core values?

Examples of core values are honestly, trust, hard work, teamwork, respect, etc.

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* 16. How many nights per week do you get to have a 'sit down' family dinner with your entire family?

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* 17. Have either of your parents ever encouraged you to bend the rules when you felt like that might not be the right thing to do?

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* 18. When it comes to playing your sport, do you experience the love from your parents as...

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* 19. In the past year, have you ever felt that either of your parents have withheld love from you due to a poor performance?

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* 20. Which best describes your parents communication style?

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* 21. To your knowledge, have your parents ever had a parenting coach in the same way that you have a sports coach?

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* 22. After a bad game do either of your parents tend to

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* 23. Do your parents praise you differently when you play the best game of your life versus when you play a better than average game?

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* 24. Based on the previous question, which do you actually prefer?

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* 25. Do your parents tend to focus more on your

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* 26. Which of the following do your parents tend to focus on the most?

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* 27. Have your parents ever told you that you were embarrassing to them after a game?

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* 28. How many fun experiences do you have with your family outside of sport each week?

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* 29. Which parenting skills do you feel that your parents struggle with the most? (choose up to 3)

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* 30. Which movie best represents your experience with your family when it comes to your sport?

 

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