I enjoyed
coaching my daughter when she was in junior teams and am now currently coaching
alongside her with a junior team, which has given me an opportunity to watch
her grow and develop as a player and coach. But as has been mentioned it
is important to be fair and beyond reproach as the other girls and parents see
how your child is treated by you and it is often commented on if it is seen as favoritism.
Coaches are required for teams and parents are often our only options.
Last season our club held a coaches night where we looked at a code of conduct
for parents/players/supporters, guidelines that someone had down loaded I
think. We talked about how we operate at the beginning and end of games and
it was interesting to chat with other coaches in our club. It was successful
for those that attended and I think that it is a great way to bring up issues
without pointing the finger at any one in particular.
Good luck with this issue as there is no
easy answer
Regards Cheryl
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netballcoaching@yahoogroups.com Subject: [netballcoaching] parents
coaching daughters
Hi all
Just thought I’d throw this
one out to you all for comment. My Club’s new President wants to
bring in a rule that no parent can coach their child. She says this is
because one parent in the Club is showing favouratism towards their
child. She also believes that some kids work better under a coach other
than their parent. I have been coaching my daughter for 4 years (I have
been involved in netball for 36 years, played A grade all my life, Rep and
State league at Nationals and are currently studying for my Level 2 coach
accreditation). My daughter is 12yo and is playing 3rd
division – she enjoys me as her coach and I love to coach her and her
friends – it is a family thing. I am quite upset about this ruling
and feel that why should we be discriminated against when one person
isn’t doing the right thing. The Club is a social club and we have
approx 6 mothers coaching their daughters. I was wondering if anyone had
any views on this situation.
Janine
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Hi all Just thought I'd throw this one out to you all for comment. My Club's new President wants to bring in a rule that no parent can coach their child. She...
Janine McDonell
janinemc@...
Jan 21, 2008 6:57 am
This is quite a dilemma Janine. We've tried both - if you deny parents the opportunity to work with their children you finish up struggling to find coaches, if...
Hello Janine It is a hard rule to make considering a lot of parents only coach because there children play. They want to be involved in their child's...
trish Mcinally
trishmac_7@...
Jan 21, 2008 10:59 am
Hi Janine, I have coached both of my daughters over the years, and I am currently coaching my 12 y o in Sub Juniors, I myself, makes sure that i don't show...
I find coaching my two daughters quite exhausting sometimes, and wish that they could be coached be another. The thing is that l love coaching but l live 40...
joanne lacy
jlacy@...
Jan 21, 2008 11:01 am
Hi I think is is wrong to let one persons actions impact on the enjoyment of others. I have been coaching netball for over 20 years and coach my three...
vikki Merritt
tor216@...
Jan 21, 2008 11:01 am
Interesting discussion. Something similar was mentioned to me (as president of our club) in a very casual way that the new Junior A team had a mother/daughter...
Yes an interesting discussion. My family had their own netball association when I was growing up (aroung 1970'S) and I was taught by my mother who was an A...
paula miranda
pgm63@...
Jan 22, 2008 2:19 am
I enjoyed coaching my daughter when she was in junior teams and am now currently coaching alongside her with a junior team, which has given me an opportunity...
Cheryl Harris
caharris@...
Jan 22, 2008 2:19 am
I had coached my daughter for about 5 years and decided that I didn't want to coach her one year. It was the best thing I had ever done. I feel that with...
Bev & Ropn Jones
geosticklabels@...
Jan 22, 2008 2:19 am
Hi Our club has a policy that mothers/fathers don't coach their own children. ALso that a coach only has a team for 3 years. I have coached my daughters over...
bettwyer@...
Jan 22, 2008 2:19 am
Hi Janine, I too Coach my daughter. Our club like most other clubs I think would struggle to find coaches if it wasn't for mothers of the girls. I can ...
This is a dangerous area for anyone to tread because like people have observed clubs need coaches and parents usually only want to coach their own children....
Hi Janine, I agree with all the other comments in support of mothers coaching their own daughters and also the option of speaking with club officials,...
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