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10 Ways Parents Can Help Support Coaches...

Coaching is hard work.

And coaches are getting harder to find!

How can parents help?

Here are 10 Ways Parents Can Help Support Coaches...

1/ Role Definition

Good coaches clearly define Roles.

Everyone has a role. They are all different. But they are all important.

Encourage your child to "Be Great at What they are Good At"

Encourage them to "Be a Star in their Role"

2/ Time

Coaching is a tremendous time commitment.

The two people who most understand this:

👉 The Coach

👉 Their Spouse

Most coaches live the job.

And give up a lot of family time to coach.

Offer to help when asked or needed.

3/ Encouragement

Coaches Love What they Do

But it is a very challenging job.

Encourage Coaches when you can.

Help them maintain their:

✅ Joy

✅ Passion

✅ Commitment

4/ Stay in your Lane

Strategy or X’s and O’s matter much less than people think.

It is easy to coach from the bleachers.

It is much different in the arena.

Please remember this.

Be a fan

Stay in your lane

5/ Growth Mindset

👉 Encourage a growth mindset with your child

👉 Encourage them to put in the time, put in the work

👉 Don’t allow them to blame others

This is a great life lesson.

6/ Be a Role Model

✅ Your child will make mistakes.

✅ The coach will make mistakes

✅ The officials/referees will make mistakes.

We are running out of officials/referees.

Support them too.

Be a Good Role Model.

7/ Stay Positive

The process is more important than the prize.

Learning how to win, and how to lose, is very important.

Stay positive with your child, especially during the tough times.

8/ Life Lessons

Being on a team is the ultimate lab setting for Life.

Kids learn so much.

Some lessons will be good. Some may be hard.

This is the beauty of team sports.

Use this approach with your child.

9/ Energy is Contagious

Parent energy is contagious too.

It can fuel a team.

Please bring Positive Energy

10/ Always remember this is Your Child’s Experience

✅ Don't judge them. Don’t be critical.

✅ Support them.

✅ Tell them you LOVE watching them play

✅ Be a fan of the TEAM

You will enjoy it so much more...

And so will your child.

Two Quotes...

"Failures are expected by losers, ignored by winners." - Joe Gibbs

"Adversity is life's greatest teacher." - Jeb Blount

Three Tweets...

BobStarkey on Twitter: "Once you carry your own water you will learn the value of every drop.… " — twitter.com

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Cody Royle on Twitter: "There is a huge difference between an expert in coaching the game, and an expert in coaching the people who play the game." — twitter.com

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BobStarkey on Twitter: "Great read on the relentless effort of Coach K and his staff in breaking down video. https://t.co/xW71rP8m7x… " — twitter.com

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