The Role of Parents in Athletics

By Bruce E. Brown

This booklet is taken from a chapter in my book Teaching Character Through Sport – Developing a Positive Coaching Legacy. It focuses on the parent’s role from the perspective of the athlete. The booklet talks about what parents can do to help performance, and increase enjoyment before the game, during the game and after the game. The summary gives bullet points the roles of the player, the coach and the parents. Be a confidence builder and part of their good memories.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bruce E. Brown
• Release date: May 31, 2015
• ISBN: 9781310206405

Bruce E. Brown

35 years as a teacher, coach, athletic administrator at the junior high, high school, junior college and collegiate level Coached football, basketball, baseball, and volleyball Former National presenter for the NAIA’s Champions of Character Program Director of Proactive Coaching Clinician – Speaking nationally to athletes, coaches, parents, school districts and corporations

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The Role of Parents in Athletics

Bruce E. Brown

ProActive Coaching

Copyright © 2015 Bruce Brown

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Table of Contents

The Role of Parents in Athletics

Before the First Game

During the Game

After the Game

Summary Points

About the Author

The Role of Parents in Athletics

The involvement of parents in the athletic experience of their children is a given. Without question, all parents should be part of this area of their children’s growth. Their involvement affects their own child, the coach, the rest of the team, the other parents and the officials. How they choose to be involved is a choice they have. This booklet focuses on the parent’s role from the perspective of the athlete. For more than three decades I frequently asked the players on my teams a series of questions about the role of adults in their experience. In