Advance Kids Policy

The Remote Program has developed  the Advance Kids Policy to assist communities and  competitions delivering hockey programs to guide parents and interested  adults so that both young people and supporting adults can obtain the greatest benefit  and maximum enjoyment from participation in junior programs and competitions.

Today’s adults have an important role in the delivery and support of sporting activities for their own and other children. With it comes a clear responsibility to act in a constructive and encouraging manner at all times. Supporting your child or your team is only natural however all support should be done in a responsible way avoiding the  behaviour known as “ ugly parent syndrome”.

Remote Program - Advance Kids has implemented advices for communities, competition organizers, and other interested parties to manage situations where parents and other interested adults become over-enthusiastic and risk having a negative impact on their children’s or other young people’s  activities.

The basic principles of Remote Program - Advance Kids  is  to remind parents that:

• Sport for children is a vital part of their growing up.
• Children like to win, but more importantly, they want to have fun.
• Parents need to set the right example at the sports ground, not just at home.
• Parents should be proud of their child’s efforts irrespective of the result.
• Sport is important to children’s self esteem.

The Remote Program and Hockey Queensland has policies to deliver these messages and remind parents of the vital responsibilities and to outline appropriate procedures in the event problems..

The advancement of the program in the remote communities depends on junior programs and competitions being conducted in a positive, encouraging and fun environment. Remote Program – Advance Kids provides guidance for achieving this objective.