06/13/2026
In twenty years, it won't matter if they were the best on the team, if they were the fastest on the field, or if they had the most impressive stats. 🏅
It won't matter if they were recognized for their accomplishments or if they ever received the title of "MVP".
It won't matter if they started every game or scored the game-winning goal.
Don't get me wrong, I'm my kids' biggest fan. I LOVE watching them in all of their activities. I'm proud and honored to get to do so. And yes, we're a family who likes to win (and I think that's okay!)
But sometimes, it's easy to lose sight of the fact that so much of this sports-parent season is temporary. We get caught up in the competitiveness of wanting our kid to be the best.
In twenty years, the things that WILL matter are the other skills our kids are learning during their time playing youth sports. The skills they'll only learn if we put our parent egos aside and have fewer conversations about stats and more conversations about things like—
Kindness.
Humility.
Hard work.
Being a team player.
Supporting their peers.
Being a good sport even when things don't go their way.
From the outside it seems like our kids are working on things like proper technique and fundamentals of the game—and that's part of it, sure. But really, this is an even bigger chance for them to learn lessons about life.
And when they've hung up their cleats for the very last time, I hope to walk into the next season of life knowing we haven't just raised accomplished athletes, we've raised incredible humans. 💙
