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
the years and there are pros & cons. But I think its better for all concerned
not to.
Our association also has the policy that you can't coach or manager your
daughters team. THese policies are only for junior teams. I coach my adult
daughter at the moment but its so social that I'm not sure they listen to me
anyway. Just ask whens the next BBQ.
Some parents do favour their own but then most would disadvantage their own.
When it comes to trophy time that is the hardest time to be fair.
--
Bette Wyer


---- joanne lacy <jlacy@...> wrote:
> 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 min from the centre so it
> benefits me that l coach them at the same time.
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> Also our training nights are at different times for each age group so this
> is also a benefit.
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> It is also hard for a parent to be involved and also watch your own if they
> play at the same time.
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> I think coaches that are the parent of an child in their team understand
> that there cannot be favoritism.
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> I know that our centre we have lots of coaches/ parents and know that there
> is no problem with this issue.
>
> Also l want to add that sometimes l feel that l am maybe to harsh on my own
> children as l don't want to give the opportunity for another parent to
> complain.
>
> joanne
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: netballcoaching@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:netballcoaching@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Janine McDonell
> Sent: Monday, 21 January 2008 5:33 PM
> To: netballcoaching@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [netballcoaching] parents coaching daughters
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> Hi all
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> 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.
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> Janine
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