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Getting the most out of school sports day - A guide for Christian parents
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Dave Hampton2025-06-16T10:16:00
Amongst all the emails that come in from our son’s school, the one we open quickest is the one about sports day. Check the date, clear the diary, not to me missed!
School sports days present a brilliant opportunity to celebrate the great gift of sport, but how do we avoid turning the day into something it’s not?
Sports day is a big day for any budding young sportsperson, my son included. He’s seen his classmates recognised for music, literature or other successes throughout the year, but this is a chance to show some of his sporty skills.
Not only is it a big day for our children, it can also be a big one for us as parents. How will my child fare against their peers? Whose child looks to have a sporting future ahead of them? How do I measure up amongst the other sporty parents?
Sports day is a day to be enjoyed by everyone. Children get to maximise the gifts God has blessed them with and adults get to cheer the local school children on as they give their all, but we need to think wisely about how we approach the day as followers of Jesus and parents to our children.
Sports day is a day of celebration not reputation
The temptation for our children is that they base their identity, worth and value in the sporting success of one day at school. Striving to win is not a problem in and of itself, but if by winning they seek the acceptance of their friends or the praise of us as their parents then suddenly it changes its purpose.
How we talk to our children about sports day is crucial in helping them manage the ……
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