Pondering over what to write about, I reflected on the lessons learnt from attending two of
our Grandson's Sport's Day today; as did all the children who participated in the various races I took up the challenge to write this blog.
Sport's Day is a big occasion in a school's calendar, especially for the children. The excitement was obvious from our oldest Grandson who woke at 5am to get up to practise for his races. He was determined to keep up his previous years records and win as many certificates and medals as he could.
Throughout the races children strived for their Gold, no child refusing to complete a race, no matter how slow and regardless of winning; which echoes the phrase by the founder of the Olympics, Baron Pierre de Coubertin who said "The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well."
Most people would agree that trying and failing is more admirable than not trying at all and that life isn't all about winning. Today the children had loads of FUN in the process, showing effort, dedication, determination and the desire to achieve their personal best. Which are all commendable in themselves.
Applying the life lessons learnt from participating in sport into other areas of a child's life is also important i.e:
Teamwork: within the family where everyone has something to offer
Practising: repeating certain skills which will be necesssary in later life
Prasise: for effort regardless of performance, telling them 'I'm proud of you'
Acceptance: and knowing that you accept them no matter how they preform, will give children all the confidence they need to succeed far beyond any playing field.
"You've got to get up every morning with determination if you're to go to bed with satisfaction".
George Lorimer
There are definitely satisfied children going to bed tonight
and I'm so proud of my Grandchildren xxxxxx
Iris
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