NFHS Offers Tips to Help Parents Control Their Emotions

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Bad behavior by parents in the stands at high school sporting events has actually contributed to a shortage of officials. Now the National Federation of State High School Associations is offering a short educational video that suggests 10 tips parents can use to develop and maintain a calm, respectful demeanor at games. 

“We know it’s an emotional situation,” said Dan Schuster, NFHS director of educational services. “Whether you’re a parent, guardian, grandparent, aunt, uncle or neighbor, you have an emotional attachment to someone playing in that contest or performing on that stage. We wanted a relatable, quick-hitting video that gets people to think about their actions before they attend an event and creates expectations for how they should behave.”

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