{"id":2646,"date":"2015-09-03T16:13:22","date_gmt":"2015-09-03T16:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/?p=2646"},"modified":"2025-07-11T07:19:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T11:19:09","slug":"helping-athletes-prepare-for-bullying-in-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/helping-athletes-prepare-for-bullying-in-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping Athletes Prepare for Bullying in Sports&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the fall sports season starts to wind up, be sure to prepare your sports kids for <strong>potential bullying<\/strong> from other athletes and coaches.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, there\u2019s an <strong>epidemic of bullying<\/strong> in sports right now.<\/p>\n<p>The worst part of it: Children are reluctant to tell their parents they\u2019re being <strong>bullied.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All kinds of kids are <strong>bullied<\/strong> in sports. Talented kids can spark jealousy and get targeted.<\/p>\n<p>Newer players, smaller kids, big children, and just about anyone are at risk to be bullied.<\/p>\n<p>Bullies will exclude kids socially (this is called relational aggression), threaten them, tease them, and harass them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s the best thing for you as parents to do?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Be sure to keep the lines of communication open.<\/p>\n<p>Talk about <strong>bullying before the season starts<\/strong> and tell your children that they shouldn\u2019t be ashamed or embarrassed if someone bullies them; it happens to all kinds of kids.<\/p>\n<p>Encourage them to talk to you if they\u2019re bullied.<\/p>\n<p>You can also keep a watchful eye out by attending games and seeing how the team interacts.<\/p>\n<p>A good coach will create a culture that <strong>prohibits bullying and encourages teamwork<\/strong> and positive communication.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Want to learn more about how to deal with bullies in sports?<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/sports-mom-fights-bully-coach-and-changes-the-system-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1107\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/sports-mom-fights-bully-coach-and-changes-the-system-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Sports Bully E-book\" width=\"131\" height=\"131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/sports-mom-fights-bully-coach-and-changes-the-system-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/sports-mom-fights-bully-coach-and-changes-the-system-1.jpg 203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 131px) 100vw, 131px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can check out our program, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/stop-bullying-sports-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cHelping Young Athletes Stay Confident and Mentally Tough in the Face of Bullies\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the fall sports season starts to wind up, be sure to prepare your sports kids for potential bullying from other athletes and coaches. Sadly, there\u2019s an epidemic of bullying in sports right now. The worst part of it: Children are reluctant to tell their parents they\u2019re being bullied. All &#8230; <a title=\"Helping Athletes Prepare for Bullying in Sports&#8230;\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/helping-athletes-prepare-for-bullying-in-sports\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Helping Athletes Prepare for Bullying in Sports&#8230;\">Read Sport Psychology Tip<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[180,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bullying-in-sports-kids-in-sports","category-youth-sports-coaching"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2646"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2646\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}