The child shouldn't be punished for bad performance on the football field. Physically he may not be as strong or as qualified to play in sports. It would be q

The child shouldn't be punished for bad performance on the football field. Physically he may not be as strong or as qualified to play in sports. It would be quite unfair for the parent to punish the child for not doing well in sports. The only way in which a punishment (loss of allowance) system could work is if the child lost video game privileges for example for not doing homework and not putting enough effort into their work. But punishing the child for not performing well in situations in which their performance is beyond their control would just be cruel.