(this is an updated version of post originally published in 2012) Every well intentioned, good, respectable coach makes coaching mistakes. It comes with the territory. Following are four common coaching mistakes. Are you making them, and can you stop? Coaching Mistake #1. You yell like your shoes are five sizes too small Coaches should yell. They […]
How do I deal with a screaming, disruptive parent?
[I get this question quite often. This post has recently been updated.] I still hear the voice of my first screaming parent. Even though she was bellowing to support the team, it was grating—like fingernails-down-the-chalkboard. Yelling little tips to me (“Yo, Coach, call a time out!”). They were, well, her way of being helpful. After […]