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Spectator Support Agreement

Support the athlete who is actually there.

Fifteen minutes for one reading or family decisionFree · Two-page fillable PDF

Companion to When Your Child Asks You to Cheer More Quietly.

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Hypothetical example: An athlete welcomes a parent’s attendance but asks for no instructions during play; the parent agrees and checks that conduct afterward.

01Hear the request before defending your enthusiasm

Identify the exact spectator conduct the child wants changed.

Words the child mentioned

Timing or volume concern

Event rule to confirm

02Turn a general request into a workable agreement

Agree on permitted words, timing and volume.

Support the child welcomes

Conduct the parent will stop

Necessary adult exception

03Keep the plan when the moment gets exciting

Prepare the parent’s reminder and any necessary relative explanation.

Parent’s event reminder

Sentence for another attending adult

Repair sentence if the parent slips

04Review support by what you kept

Review the agreement without using the result as its score.

What actually happened in the stands

Child’s report about the agreement

Specific adjustment for next event