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Parent and Coach Interventions PDF
Liberty Mutual Responsible Sports Program
http://www.responsiblesports.comBy Responsible Sports
06/28/2010
Research shows when we as parents support our children's teachers, students learn more. This concept can be transferred to sports, where kids will have a better sports experience if we work in unison with the coach to create a positive youth sports environment. Responsible Sports has developed this section for suggestions to help Responsible Sport Parents build effective coach/parent partnerships.
Conversation with your children about their youth sports experience is the single most important factor in their ability to take life lessons from sports.
Principles that Responsible Sports Parents can apply to conversations with their coach:
• Recognize the coach's commitment
• Make early, positive contact with the coach
• Fill the coach's emotional tank
• Don't instruct during a game or practice
• Don't put the player in the middle
• Observe a "cooling off" period
Download and print parent & coach interventions PDF to be able to keep this information in your back pocket at games and practices.
