Hi! I’m Norwegian and I wrote a post on the performance lessons of the Norwegian team. Posted the link below. Also totally agree with the sentiment of your article. Let kids be kids. And before any mastery can be introduced to them, they need to fall in love with the sport through play first.
all very true, but one thing I have to add: kids walk themselves to practice, they don’t need to be driven around by already busy parents, they just take public transport or cycle there. and sport is everywhere in norway, so it’s just where the kids go to hang out after school
"Even the poster child for early specialization, Tiger Woods, acknowledged it’s not a good thing for parents to push their kids too hard: “Don’t force your kids into sports,” he says. “I never was. To this day, my dad has never asked me to go play golf. I ask him. It’s the child’s desire to play that matters, not the parent’s desire to have the child play. Keep it fun.”
This philosophy / mindset applies to any career, not just pro sports.
Hi! I’m Norwegian and I wrote a post on the performance lessons of the Norwegian team. Posted the link below. Also totally agree with the sentiment of your article. Let kids be kids. And before any mastery can be introduced to them, they need to fall in love with the sport through play first.
https://anjaugedahl.substack.com/p/performance-lessons-from-the-norwegian?r=2gzznp&utm_medium=ios
all very true, but one thing I have to add: kids walk themselves to practice, they don’t need to be driven around by already busy parents, they just take public transport or cycle there. and sport is everywhere in norway, so it’s just where the kids go to hang out after school
Not an american here, but saw this today and it might add to your saying. It looks worse: https://youtu.be/DPeRd48YfqY?is=5Yp4_9MdlXLNRwBG
"Even the poster child for early specialization, Tiger Woods, acknowledged it’s not a good thing for parents to push their kids too hard: “Don’t force your kids into sports,” he says. “I never was. To this day, my dad has never asked me to go play golf. I ask him. It’s the child’s desire to play that matters, not the parent’s desire to have the child play. Keep it fun.”
This philosophy / mindset applies to any career, not just pro sports.
Norway Super Bowls won: 0
Norway World Series won: 0
Norway NBA Finals won: 0
Norway Stanley Cups won: 0
Norway College Football Playoffs won: 0
Norway March Madnesses won: 0