Transcript Parental Roles and Responsibilities

Why is this important?
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Soccer is the fastest
growing sport in America
for boys and girls
Potential to be a
great learning
experience for the
participants
Parents play a vital role in
their children’s success
Ways Parents Sabotage
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Over-questioning
Critical comments
Misguided motivation
Excessive
competitiveness
Unrealistic demands
Contradictory goals
Goals
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Provide knowledge of the game
Demonstrate transferable skills
Reveal affirming attitudes that
will maximize your ability to
• be a positive force on the
sideline
• ensure a successful soccer
experience for your child
• minimize the potential of
sabotage
Objectives
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Identify and demonstrate
appropriate spectator
behavior
Demonstrate positive
influence/force on the
sideline and promote
team synergy
Correctly identify game
situations/plays
Correctly identify
calls/motions by the
referee
Parental Roles and
Responsibilities
Roles and Responsibility
of Successful Soccer
Coach
Player
Referee
Parent
Making positive
contributions
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No coaching from
the sidelines
Do not criticize the
child’s play
Be their best fan and
support them
unconditionally
After the game,
focus on the positive
aspects
Making positive
contributions (cont’d)
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Develop responsibility
(for uniform, water, ball,
etc)
Show respect for the
facilities at the game
Do not criticize the
coach, referee, other
parents, teammates or
opponents
Encourage the child to
speak with the coach
Making a positive
contribution (cont’d)
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Monitor child’s eating
and sleeping habits
Help establish correct
priorities (i.e. family,
schoolwork, sports,
etc)
Focus on
performance, not on
the result
Support all players
Making a positive
contribution (cont’d)
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Understand/clarify
coach’s expectations of
players
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Participate and
contribute to the group
to foster teamwork and
camaraderie
Game Time
Etiquette/Protocol
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Show up on time (as dictated by coach)
Have resources for game and player information
(i.e. website, schedules, team roster and phone
list, club information numbers, game
cancellation procedures, etc)
Demonstrate conflict management on the
sidelines (i.e. defusing volatile situations)
Demonstrate respect/support for all game
officials and coaches
Coach’s Responsibilities
Include…
Promote social and moral
development
 Practice a “positive approach” to
coaching
 Provide a safe environment to learn
and grow
 Demonstrate respect for all
individuals involved in the game
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But DO NOT include…
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Babysitting
Waiting for parents to
pickup their player
Ensuring a winning
season
Supplying whatever a
player forgets
Accommodating
individual schedules
Coach’s Expectations of
Parents….
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To respect the coaches,
referees, players, spectators
and opponents
To demonstrate positive,
affirming actions on the
sidelines
To support their child’s efforts
To NOT coach or berate
from the sidelines
To participate in the team in a positive
manner
And Still a Few More
Expectations….
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To present all misunderstandings or
questions directly to the coach at the
appropriate time
To give their child responsibility for his
or her conduct and preparation
To have their child to games and
practices on time
To communicate all schedule conflicts to
the coach
To NOT interfere with their child’s
learning process in any way