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Make Sport Fun – ‘Play By The Rules’
A new national campaign encouraging fair play and appropriate behaviour from parents and spectators in sport was launched in
Minister for Sport and Recreation, Kon Vatskalis, said ‘Play by the Rules’ is a national campaign developed by each State and Territory to remind parents that when watching their children play sport the main goal is to have fun.
“Sport is an important part of our great Territory lifestyle, especially for our children, but sometimes parents can take their children’s sport too seriously,” said Mr Vatskalis.
“Thankfully, it is only a small percentage of spectators that are ‘bad sports’, but unfortunately their negative impact on the game and the children can be quite significant.
“This new campaign is all about reminding players, coaches, officials and spectators to ‘Play by the Rules’ and make sport an enjoyable experience for everyone.”
Beginning today two television commercials will go to air highlighting bad behaviour by parents and spectators in sport.
“These ads focus on the pressure some parents place on their children in sport and recreation,” said Mr Vatskalis.
“We want sport to be something kids enjoy and want to do, not something they feel intimidated by.”
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