{"id":600106,"date":"2019-07-22T06:58:53","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T05:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/?p=600106"},"modified":"2020-11-04T13:40:12","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T13:40:12","slug":"the-secrets-to-success-in-developing-your-childs-rugby-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/the-secrets-to-success-in-developing-your-childs-rugby-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"The Secrets to Success in Developing Your Child\u2019s Rugby Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Secrets to Success in Developing Your Child\u2019s Rugby Skills<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re mad about rugby and your child has picked up your habits and interests, then there\u2019s a good chance that they might want to try their hand at playing rugby. Perhaps they\u2019ve joined a weekend league or maybe it\u2019s as early as wanting to play rugby at school while they\u2019re still young. Your child has the opportunity to flourish as a great rugby player that might even be scouted for a team in the future, or they could just turn it into a brilliant hobby that helps to keep them fit and active.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But if your child is serious about rugby and wants to improve, then we\u2019ve put together a couple of tips that will help you unlock your child\u2019s full potential. Keep in mind that you can\u2019t force your child to become a world-star athlete if it\u2019s not something they want to pursue, but you can encourage them if they\u2019re incredibly passionate about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Take their nutrition more seriously<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s incredibly important to watch what you\u2019re feeding your child. You have to make sure that, regardless of the season or time of the year, that you\u2019re introducing them to healthy eating habits that involve lots of nutritious foods, variety and less junk food. It\u2019s easy to ignore healthy eating habits especially during festive periods<\/a>, but it\u2019s vital that you keep an eye on their nutrition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Surround them with positive influences<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you notice that their coach or teammates are incredibly aggressive and have poor behaviour, then you should either call them out for it or find a different team to play with. Negative attitudes are not accepted in rugby and for your child to grow, they must be surrounded by good and helpful people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take losses and failures seriously<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your child loses or experiences some kind of failure, then it\u2019s important to talk to them and discuss what could be improved, what could change and what they could do differently. Try to steer away from blaming others and focus on what your child personally could\u2019ve done differently instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Support their team as well<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether it\u2019s investing in a custom-designed rugby sevens team kit<\/a> for the club or cheering them on during local games, it\u2019s vital that you also support your child\u2019s team as well as your child. This will help to boost the team\u2019s morale which directly affects your child\u2019s performance and motivation as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teach them the advantages of friendly competition<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friendly competition will always be positive to your child\u2019s grow, so teach them that competing doesn\u2019t need to harbour animosity and that you can have rivals both in your team and on other teams that will help them improve their own skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As you can see, there are many ways to create the perfect environment to help your child develop incredible skills as a young rugby player. Hopefully, these tips have helped improve your child\u2019s skills and given them more motivation to take this wonderful sport more seriously.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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