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 Grade umpire and coach. Then when  I progressed to Juniors (under 14) my father taught me extra skills, he was an A Grade Coach.  I have now been coaching my daughter for three years, and my sister coached her daughter for 4 years and we have had no problems.
My sister and I both agree though there is a time when you have to let you daughter/s have different coaches when they are ready, I believe around the difficult age of 14 - 15.
I have explained to my daughter that I cannot be her coach forever and she needs to experience other coaches which in turn they will pass on their own skills to her.
I have had no bad experiences with any parents in relation to me coaching my daughter.  I am fair when it comes to rostering the players time off as I always keep records and the players and parents can always look at it. (my daughter has always had equal time off)
 
So I agree mothers can teach their daughters netball!!!
Paula

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To: netballcoaching@yahoogroups.com
From: mickey@...
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:41:10 +1000
Subject: RE: [netballcoaching] parents coaching daughters

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 coach/player situation – and that the daughter had never been coached by anyone other than her mother.  This wasn’t a complaint at all, but just an observation – which got me thinking.  I really believe that players in general should have different coaches every so often – as each coach, like players, will have their own strengths and players will have a more rounded development in the game.  This would be why I wouldn’t want a mother coaching a junior team all the way through their netball career, the same with any coach.  But I have no problem with parents coaching daughters – you guys are right – that’s where a lot of coaches start from.

 

I was a coach before I was a mother – and my daughter only started playing last year – and I had no desire to coach her – I like the time out to enjoy watching her.

 

J

 

Michelle R

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