Looking back at August – In August 2009, Proactive Coaching presenters combined for 98 presentations, speaking to over 18,000 coaches, athletes, parents, businesses, leadership groups and teachers.

The 2009 Oregon Tour – Proactive Coaching just finished the third year of the Oregon Character Tour sponsored by a Northwest company, Bi-Mart.  Presentations were given to athletes, leaders, coaches, teachers and parents in Pendleton, Hillsboro, Salem, Eugene, Newport, Klamath Falls and The Oregon Institute of Technology.  Again this year, we would like to thank the host schools the OADA (Oregon Athletic Directors Association) and Don Leber from Bi-Mart for the tremendous job they did in preparation for our tour.  In the three years, Proactive Coaching presented a variety of character based messages to 4330 parents, 4940 coaches and teachers and 22,850 athletes.

2009 Captains and Coaches Workshops – Workshops have been conducted Washington, Michigan, Kansas, Montana and Idaho so far this year.   Assessment Question: Was this workshop beneficial to you and your team?  Very High Impact – Athletes (77%) Coaches (87%) Some Positive Impact – Athletes (21%) Coaches (11%).  Bottom line statistic, 98% of athlete/leaders and coaches attending had high or some positive impact on themselves and team for the coming season.

What athletes would like to tell parents

The following thoughts are from athletes who were interviewed after their high school athletic experience had ended.  Common sense from kids.

 

What do your parents do at games that really make you feel great and proud to have them present?

• ·         Cheer for everyone on the team, not just certain players
• ·         Just having them there tells me that it was worth my time
• ·         Support us win or lose
• ·         Not getting on the refs, players or coaches
• ·         Support me even when I am not playing much
• ·         Cheering and encouraging at appropriate times in a civilized manner
• ·         Cheer for us, but not too much
• ·         Remember that we choose to play for fun and everybody is trying their best
• ·         Don’t be too hard on your kid – give them some room to grow, but stay by their side to help them grow up
  
  

  What do your parents or other parents do at games that make you feel embarrassed or uncomfortable?

• ·         Argue with the ref – it is annoying for everyone
• ·         Try to coach the coach
• ·         Discouraging comments to players
• ·         Yell at you when you are trying to concentrate
• ·         Criticizing athletes or coaches, calling them by name
• ·         Yelling advice makes me play worse
• ·         Cheering if the other team makes a mistake
• ·         When parents boo
• ·         Telling me what I need to do better when they don’t know how to play the game
• ·         I feel sorry for my teammates whose parents yell at them.  When I play, my job is to listen to the coach, not my parents.
• ·         When they don’t agree with a call, they yell, “come on” or “what was that?” etc.
• ·         Let me be who I am, let me enjoy myself out on the court and don’t try to improve my game with your negativity

   

  

  The Role of Parents in Athletics

  For more information on this topic, check out our DVD, The Role of Parents in Athletics (for parents)

   

   

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