Let the Coaches Coach: Your player is trying his/her hardest on the field and they hear many voices all at once. The most important voice they need to hear is THEIR COACH’s voice. It becomes very confusing for your child while listening to YOUR voice, AND to the voice of the coach. Coaching from the goal or either sideline is not acceptable.
Refrain from criticizing your child’s coach: Your child brings his/her best effort to their coach at every game. If the coach has been undermined at home, it is easy for the player to lose respect and enthusiasm for the game and for their coach. If you have specific concerns, please speak privately with the coach.
Please refrain from criticizing other players on your team OR on the other team. Ours kids are learning a team sport which includes GREAT sportsmanship on the part of parents and players to not only our team, but the opposing team.
Referees. Referees are the easiest target for our anger and frustration. DO NOT CRITICIZE A REFEREE during a game. Sometimes they make good calls, and sometimes they make bad calls. This is part of the sport. If you criticize the refs for how a game turns out, you are teaching your child to blame someone else when things go wrong.
KEEP IT POSITIVE ON THE SIDELINE. Young players succeed best when they have both the support of their coach AND positive encouragement of their parents. Young athletes do not need to be reminded of mistakes they made.
I therefore agree:
I hereby agree that if I fail to conform my conduct to the forgoing while attending, coaching, officiating or participating in a sports event, I will be subject to disciplinary action, including but not limited to the following in any order or combination:
I hereby agree that if I fail to conform my conduct to the forgoing while attending, coaching, officiating or participating in a sports event, I will be subject to disciplinary action, including but not limited to the following in any order or combination: