New Year’s Resolutions for U.S. Sports Parents - New Survey Data

The new year is upon us, and with it comes our New Year's resolutions! People from all walks of life will approach January 1 with the promise of a fresh start and brighter future. For sports parents, in particular, the beginning of a new year is a great time to step back and rethink how to best fulfill their roles.

According to recent survey, the top 10 states where parents are making resolutions to be better sports moms and dads:

1. Alabama — 73%
2. Arkansas — 71%
3. California — 69%
4. Michigan — 67%
5. Texas — 66%
6. North Carolina — 65%
7. New York — 64%
8. Maryland — 63%
9. Virginia — 60%
10. Arizona — 57%

FlipGive, the team funding app that's helped North American sports parents raise more than $20 million, conducted the survey of 1,000 U.S. parents whose children are actively involved in organized sports and find out some other interesting things in terms of their biggest New Year's resolutions related to games, practices, schedules, and healthy lifestyle choices.

Consider this: Nationwide, 54% of parents plan on making New Year's resolutions related to their child's sports involvement this year, and of those roughly 64% believe they will achieve them.

The top New Year’s resolutions parents said they want to make related to their kids’ sports involvement were to spend time helping their child practice/train (37%), arrive on time to games and practices (23%), volunteer to help out with team duties like carpool (21%), and bake time into their family’s schedule for meals together (19%).

Roughly 37% of U.S. parents said that paying for their child's sports involvement during the past year has cut into their holiday budget, and 67% said they want to budget more effectively in 2020 to be able to pay for their child’s sports involvement.

Nearly 63% of U.S. families make resolutions together, with 33% of parents saying their resolution will be taking time once a week to get outside and stay active together.

According to the survey, 30% of respondents are hoping to support their family members by attending other family member's matches or games.

"Parents wrestle with enough stress as it is," said FlipGive CEO and Co-Founder Mark Bachman who has three sons that play hockey. "The new year brings hope for a stress-free, well-balanced family routine and lifestyle, and as busy sports parents we're always trying our best to deliver just that."

"Sports parents can ensure they keep their resolutions for 2020 by setting forth goals that are realistic and measurable, defining clear steps on how to achieve them, and setting up progress checks points to ensure they're on track. For example, if your resolution is to arrive on time to all games and practices, plan ahead so you and your young athlete can get out the door faster, and keep a log of your arrival times to track progress. You can even incentivize the behavior to help it become habit by offering rewards when certain milestones are achieved," says Bachman.

For more information, visit www.flipgive.com.