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COMMUNICATION PARENT/GUARDIANS EXPECT FROM THEIR STUDENT'S COACH
- TEAM ITINERARY: Parents need to know the location and times of all try-outs, practices, games, bus trips, meetings, banquets, team camps, conditioning sessions, etc. as well as directions to away contests. Coaches should develop communication methods such as a team web site, phone chain, e-mail group, or other effective means to distribute the team's day-to-day schedule and changes.
- TEAM RULES: Parents appreciate knowing the coach's philosophy as well as team policies including consequences the coach establishes to supplement the code of conduct, and rules and regulations adopted by the Athletic Department, AAPS Board of Education, and Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA). Coaches should develop a written handout for the pre-season parent meeting that describes these items.
- CRITERIA FOR TEAM SELECTION: Parents want to know ahead of time the criteria that the coach will apply when selecting a team. Coaches should develop and distribute written criteria for team selection to parents including objective criteria (such as those measured against the stopwatch or skills completed) as well as subjective evaluations (such as attitude, effort, coachability, or potential) that are left to the judgement of the coaching staff.
- CRITERIA FORR EARNING AN AWARD: Parents want to know the requirements of earning a post-season award. There should be no surprises at the season-ending banquet about who has earned a varsity, junior varsity, ninth grade, or squad member award. Coaches should determine and distribute written criteria to parents and athletes as soon as the squad has been selected.
- INJURY: Parents can expect to be immediately informed by the coach when an injury occurs that requires medical attention. In addition, coaches should provide information about procedures to follow on how to file claims with the district's athletic insurance carrier.
- PROBLEM BEHAVIOR: Parents need to know right away when their child develops unusual patterns of behavior, such as unexplained absence from practice, moodiness, attitude problems, etc. Coaches should call parents whenever an athlete exhibits atypical behavior that persists longer than 48 hours.
- DISCIPLINE: Parents will be informed by the coach within 48 hours of all discipline that results in the loss of participation.
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