The use of sanctions is an important element in the maintenance of discipline for all kinds of sport activities. The age and the developmental stage of the child should be taken into consideration when using sanctions. Sanctions should be fair and consistent and in the case of persistent offence should be increasingly applied. They should never be used to take revenge or to make a sports leader feel superior or better.

The following steps are suggested and should always be used in combination with the code of conduct for young people.

• All the rules of sport should be clearly stated and agreed on.
• A strict warning should be given if a code of conduct is broken
• A sanction, use of time-out through the usage of colorful cards in yellow, red and green should be encouraged. The usage of cards should be applied if the rule is broken for a second time.
• If the rule is broken for the third time, the child should be spoken to and if necessary parents and guardians should be informed.
• If a coach is comfortable than only the usage of sanction should be applied. If an appropriate action is difficult to derive right away, the child should be told that the matter will be sorted out later at a specified time or as a soon as possible.
• A child in any manner should not be sanctioned for making errors when he or she is playing.
• Sanctions should be used sparingly. Constant sanctioning and criticism can cause a child to turn away from sport activities.
• Once sanctions have been imposed, it is important to make the young person feel as a valued member of the group again.

The code of ethics in sports helps form disciplined practitioners, stay in focus and encourages young people to become more responsible towards the sport and their actions in particular.

Family sports provide a no of important elements to the development and growth of family ties. Sports provide opportunities to develop physical skills and co-ordination and enable a person to discover about the importance of exercise and nutrition, have fun together by learning to play fair leading to improved self-esteem.

Today family lives have become more and more stressful and competitive. A family when takes an active role it helps the child develop good sportsmanship. It provides emotional support and positive feedback to the self-esteem and confidence of all the family members.

Family sports do take time and creates a challenge to effectively maintain work and home schedules but it also helps get more knowledgeable and attain values and attitudes that are important for any family. Family sports create a feeling of unity and it encourages family to make a real effort to spent time together.

The most important thing when a family participates in sports activities together it keeps the values alive. Children learn through observation by closely following what the elder in the family does. Teaching by example is the best teacher of all. We all have a responsibility for our personal as well as family member’s health. A family sport is a way to achieve a healthier life style using better nutrition, exercise, and a more positive outlook.

Families who practice sports have a more harmonious relationship with family and friends. Sports together strengthen the bond of love that exists between a parent and a child. In fact family sports is the most stabilizing force to maintain good, health, good habits and good relations.

Another important benefit of family sports is that the lessons learned through its practice carry over into other aspects of life. Consequently sports improve approach to life’s problems, situations and relationships get calmer and more solution oriented. It is gradual process but the one worth encouraging.