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ABSTRACT:
Despite discussions concerning parental influences and behaviors on the development of young athletes, research focusing on this issue has been limited. The purpose of this study was to determine the perceptions of athletes and parents regarding the importance of winning and losing, sustaining effort during competition, and sport-related behaviors of athletes and parents involved with a prominent southeastern United States tennis program. One hundred and one athletes and 45 parents completed parallel forms of a 30-item, Likert-scale questionnaire designed to address the areas of interest. Results determined that winning is very important to the majority of the athletes and over one-third of the parents. Only 5 percent of the athletes and 6.9 percent of the parents indicated that they become upset following losses in which athletes put forth considerable effort. Close to one third of the athletes indicated that their parents had caused them embarrassment during tennis matches. Because adults serve as role models to young athletes, educating parents about appropriate sport-related behaviors is warranted.
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