The question this week comes from Dave: “I am coaching an U14 side who are in the second year of 11 v 11 football. I am struggling to cope with the parents as many of them seem to interfere or have unrealistic expectations. How can I get them on board and get them to understand what I am trying to work on?” Your Turn: Ask PDP Anything Do you have a coaching question that we might be able to help with? We would love to hear…
soccer parents
Play is a fundamental human right for children. It is even recognised in article 31 of the UN Convention of Rights of the Child. So, why is it that adults feel the need to interfere with this? John Haime from New Edge Performance discusses the impact of parents and coaches living vicariously through young players and outlines a few steps to make positive change. In my work, I see a lot of games, a lot of athletes and a lot of interesting coach and parent behaviour….
How do you deal with parents in your environment? This can be one of the most challenging aspects of coaching at all levels. Parents are the stakeholders of your team, they have a vested interest in their child’s development and it’s your role as a coach to do your best by them. Joining us for a discussion on this at times difficult topic are Reed Maltbie & Skye Eddy Bruce. Reed is a TEDx Speaker, Founder of Raising Excellence & holds two Masters degrees, one…