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Whether for the school newsletter or local media, it can be difficult to get good answers to interview questions from kid athletes. Depending upon the age of the child or where and when the interview takes place, the young athlete might become easily distracted. Youngsters often don’t like to elaborate, and they tend to prefer to give short, one-word answers.
Youngsters often don’t like to elaborate, and they tend to prefer to give short, one-word answers. Extra care must be taken to design questions that will elicit a full response.
Most kids like to talk about the heroes they look up to. Ask who are their sports heroes and what they admire most about them. Get them talking about their coaches. What do all good coaches have in common? Who was their favorite coach, and why? Ask when they first got interested in the sport. Ask about records they’ve broken. Have them describe their highlights of playing sports. If it’s a team sport, ask them to tell about a particularly close or exciting game; for solo performances ask about their proudest moments. Find out about their future aspirations — Major League Baseball or the Olympics? Do they have a plan to help them fulfill their dreams?
Kids enjoy discussing the drama of a disaster that was overcome. Ask them to talk about nail-biting incidents that had happy endings. Have they had any serious injuries? How did they deal with these and overcome the obstacles? Do they have time management issues? Is it difficult to balance sports with school work? Does the school administration support them? How? Ask their opinion about judges’ or referees’ decisions. If they disagreed with an official, how did they handle it? For team sports, how do they or their teammates feel about time on the bench? Ask about their fans. Are there any issues with friends being jealous? Do they feel they’ve missed out on other things their friends might be doing, and how do they handle those feelings?
How well do you know your athlete? Here are some question for them you can ask
Ask the kids to describe what a typical day is like. Especially, for top athletes, how much time is spent training and practicing? Ask them to tell you about one or two things they do in training that directly contribute to their success. Kids like to talk about food. Ask about their diets. Are there any foods they don’t enjoy that they force themselves to consume? Are there any foods that they need to avoid? How difficult is it to control their diets?
Ask the athletes to describe their teammates. What have they learned about team work? Have they had any difficulties with teammates, and how did they handle them?
Ask if they’ve ever felt pressured by a coach or their parents. What have they learned about their own endurance? About their personal limits?
What is the role of their parents? Have their parents always been supportive of their sports activities? What words of advice or encouragement do they have to share with younger athletes?
