6 Tips From Coaches: How to Be a Good Sports Parent

Last updated on: November 17, 2017 at 7:40 pm by Shaunti Feldhahn

6 Tips From Coaches: How to Be a Good Sports Parent 2017-11-17T19:40:53+00:00 Shaunti Feldhahn

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Coach Tip #3: “When you or your student do have that discussion, come prepared, rather than signaling that preparation doesn’t matter… and neither does this meeting.”

The coaches were unanimous: if you or your student haven’t thought through what you want to share, and how, you’ve signaled that this issue isn’t important enough to you to warrant that step. And you’ve taught your child that they can blunder in to important situations without preparation, hoping they will work out …which is exactly the opposite of what the coaches are constantly trying to teach the athletes!

As one coach put it, “One young man came in to ask me for a different role on the team. It was a big ask, but it was clear he had thought it through. He had notes written out on his phone, and he systematically went through his list of things he wanted to discuss. It was great. I didn’t immediately agree, and a week later, his dad asked for a meeting, and when he came in with his son, he too had clearly thought things through. I respected that, and it shows they respect my time.” The coach smiled ruefully. “I couldn’t change my decision at this point in the season but I did tell them how much I respected the boy’s passion about this, and I promised I would definitely take a look at switching him next year.”

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