Reduce Parent Conflict
Would you like to have a more enjoyable, less stressful season by reducing the amount of problems you have with parents? Are you spending too much time dealing with parents instead of coaching players?
If so, I have a new report that can help you with your parent issues. There are specific actions you can take to reduce the conflict you have with parents. I share some of these ideas with you in this new report.
Click here to get 3 Tips for Reducing Parent Conflict
If so, I have a new report that can help you with your parent issues. There are specific actions you can take to reduce the conflict you have with parents. I share some of these ideas with you in this new report.
Click here to get 3 Tips for Reducing Parent Conflict
- What I learned about parents
- How your coaching staff can help
- How to help parents help you
- 5 Must Do's for reducing parent problems
- Why it's common to have grumbling parents
- How to plan ahead to make your season better
Labels: coaching softball
posted by Stacie | 8:57 PM
4 Comments:
Stacie, the report on "reducing parent conflict" was very good. The part that really hit home was sitting behind the fence as a coach and watching things you disagree with and trying to stay quiet! As a fellow coach you want to support the coach because you have experienced critisism and feel as if you understand the "pressure". Sometimes it is really hard. At times I can really fit the bill as the complaining parent but I sometimes question myself as to wether or not I should voice my concerns and possibly be deemed as a "know-it-all". Many of the coaches my daughter has played for I do not feel are proficient in their ability but I wonder if maybe that is simply my arogance in thinking I know what I am doing and others do not, sometimes?
Stacie; I too enjoyed your report on "reducing parent conflict". I always have pre-season coach/parent meetings where I tell the parents my expectations for them as well as the players and coaches. But what do you do if a parent chooses do disobey a rule? This passed season for instance, in the midst of a game a parent yelled from the stands to her daughter to not do what her coach was telling her to do. It was clearly a violation of parental behavior policy. So what do you do about it? You can't have the parent ejected. Do you set her child on the bench? That's very unfair to the child. I'd just like someones ideas about how to enforce these rules when it comes to parents.
Stacie,
I really liked the report. As a coach and parent, I too have the same internal battles watching as others coach. I continue to try to improve in this space and communication has been key for me. It is not a 100% solution, but I have found that it helps way more than it hurts. I have also come to realize that as coaches, we are focusing on a different "view" of what is going on than the parents. We are trying to observe, develop, and instruct many girls, while they are only focused on one. I don't always see "every" little thing that susie does and don't have the same perspective as a parent when approached.
I will definitely be spending more effort in preparation for our pre-season meeting and developing the expectations and vision with my other coaches for the parents. Thanks for the tips and keep them coming.
Excellent article. There is always going to be that one (or two) parent who thinks his/her kid is "special" and the coach will never make them happy. But for the rest of us, it is critical that the coach communicate his/her philosophy about play time, rotating positions, batting order, etc.
From my experience as a parent, the only coaches who have gotten into "trouble" were the ones who did not treat the players fairly, by showing undue favoritism. Coaches who coach their own child, seem to fall into one of two categories: one where their daughter plays every inning at their favorite position, batting cleanup OR, the coach who is double hard on his own child fearful of the perception of favoritism.
The most recent scenario I have seen lately is the coach who favors the players on the team who take (for a fee) hitting or pitching lessons from the coach. Favortism quickly puts a damper on the team.
Most coaches do a fine job and I appreciate and respect what they do, but all coaches should be cognizant to communicate and stick to their coaching philosophy so there are no surprises or disappointments on either side of the dugout.
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