Practices:
Tournaments:
1. Parents should have the perspective that volunteer coaches are just that and that coaches should be appreciated for donating their valuable time to help kids. Reminding their kids of the same is the first step to having kids respect coaches. If you or your child is disrespectful toward a coach, be prepared for consequences or possible dismissal.
2. Parents should not expect coaches to be great communicators or have "expert" knowledge. Those type coaches are usually only found at the higher levels of sport, and remember, they are VOLUNTEERS.
3. Parents should understand that coaches are doing their best with the limited training they have.
4. Parents should give coaches a chance. First impressions are often wrong, and over time, everyone will begin to appreciate what their coach brings to the table.
5. Don't fight your battles for your kids if their is a conflict with a coach. You are teaching your child poor developmental skills and empowering them to take advantage of situations and people.
6. This program is not associated with the Ellendale Public School and is not governed by the NDHSAA. If you have a direct issue, please contact Coach Girard, who is in charge of the program.
This also does not mean that parents should not talk with and listen to their child's concerns about their coach. Kids should be encouraged to express their feelings to their parents but also be encouraged to keep their concerns between parents and child. It serves no purpose to allow kids to be disrespectful towards authority figures and to bad mouth their coaches publicly. More often than not, the child's concerns are just "kids being kids" and not very serious matters. Other times, it is a sign of a frustrated athlete. As long as a coach is not abusive in any way, parents should help kids through their concerns and encourage them to respect their coach.
Along the same lines, parents should keep any coaching concerns to themselves, not speak badly of the coach in front of their kids and show the appropriate respect, also. When parents state discontent about the coach, it gives kids the message that it is all right to bad-mouth the coach. Parents should keep negative comments about their kid's coach to themselves and address the coach with their concerns when they feel it is necessary.
In conclusion, parents should bring their kids up to respect their coaches and that bad-mouthing the coach is unacceptable behavior.
- Players must wear shoes (basketball) that don't leave marks on the floor. Players will not be allowed to wear just socks. This is out of respect for the school's floor, and for safety reasons. Coach Girard will not be opening the elementary wing to retrieve shoes for any reason.
- Water Bottle
- Parents must pick their child up on time from practice. We won't accept tardiness in this area. You are now dealing with other peoples' time, please be considerate. Your child may be dismissed from the TEAM if this happens.
- Parents aren't allowed to make rude comments to coaches (games or practice). If you don't like the way things are run, please feel free to organize your own team/program. It is a privelage to be a part of the program, not a right. Coaches are volunteering their time.
- Players are expected to help clean up after practice.
- No kids are allowing in the hallways or entry ways during practice.
- If a child or athlete is caught dribbling or playing with a ball in the hallways or entrance, they will be dismissed from practice (this will be upheld). Basketballs are for the gym area only.
Tournaments:
- If you don't show up for practices, please don't show up for tournaments. It isn't fair for others to put in the time and effort to learn something, while another child just wants to play games (not knowing the plays).
- Travel is on your own, and at your own expense (food, gas, lodging).
- If you haven't signed up for the tournament, don't show up.
- Coach Girard will only be coaching 1 team at a tournament. If two or more teams register, they can't play without a coach...someone will have to step up.
- Do not ask the coach when tournaments are...check the schedule on your own.
1. Parents should have the perspective that volunteer coaches are just that and that coaches should be appreciated for donating their valuable time to help kids. Reminding their kids of the same is the first step to having kids respect coaches. If you or your child is disrespectful toward a coach, be prepared for consequences or possible dismissal.
2. Parents should not expect coaches to be great communicators or have "expert" knowledge. Those type coaches are usually only found at the higher levels of sport, and remember, they are VOLUNTEERS.
3. Parents should understand that coaches are doing their best with the limited training they have.
4. Parents should give coaches a chance. First impressions are often wrong, and over time, everyone will begin to appreciate what their coach brings to the table.
5. Don't fight your battles for your kids if their is a conflict with a coach. You are teaching your child poor developmental skills and empowering them to take advantage of situations and people.
6. This program is not associated with the Ellendale Public School and is not governed by the NDHSAA. If you have a direct issue, please contact Coach Girard, who is in charge of the program.
This also does not mean that parents should not talk with and listen to their child's concerns about their coach. Kids should be encouraged to express their feelings to their parents but also be encouraged to keep their concerns between parents and child. It serves no purpose to allow kids to be disrespectful towards authority figures and to bad mouth their coaches publicly. More often than not, the child's concerns are just "kids being kids" and not very serious matters. Other times, it is a sign of a frustrated athlete. As long as a coach is not abusive in any way, parents should help kids through their concerns and encourage them to respect their coach.
Along the same lines, parents should keep any coaching concerns to themselves, not speak badly of the coach in front of their kids and show the appropriate respect, also. When parents state discontent about the coach, it gives kids the message that it is all right to bad-mouth the coach. Parents should keep negative comments about their kid's coach to themselves and address the coach with their concerns when they feel it is necessary.
In conclusion, parents should bring their kids up to respect their coaches and that bad-mouthing the coach is unacceptable behavior.