I have taken my two sons to football practices since they could walk, and it was one of the best decisions I ever made. You can’t put a price tag on the lessons they learned, or the relationships they built.
Bring your sons and daughters around the team frequently. Expose them to practices, team activities, bus rides, locker room celebrations and heartbreaks. Your children’s relationship with the players and exposure to the team culture is valuable to their development.
Additionally, the student-athletes in your program get to see you as a parent. You set an example for them on how to prioritize and balance both family and work, something they’ll need to do in the future.
*Bring one child at a time when they are younger.
*Know what age appropriate activities your kids should be exposed to.
*Balance is key; your practices/office shouldn’t look, feel, or sound like a daycare center.
*Talk about good parenting with the players and be an example to it.
*Leave practice early on occasion and let your assistants take over to attend your kid’s games/activities. Verbalize to your team why you’re doing it. Show and explain to them what active parenting is and how delegating trust and responsibility to staff is beneficial for all.
*Make it easy for assistant coaches to be active parents and attend their kid’s activities.
Former NFL head coach Bruce Arians told his staff during their first meeting, “If you miss a ballgame, a recital, anything to do with your children, I'll fire you.” They won a Super Bowl with this team policy.
As I sit at the All A listening to Neil Diamond… I can’t think but think Gran Mefford is with this team today… and they have to win. Good luck in the 2nd half Rebels.
Congrats to Former Mountaineer @coach_D_OWEN on leading his Owen County Rebels to a Class A Region Championship! Coach Duvall played at Berea (1996-2000) & also served as a Graduate Assistant to the legendary Coach Roland Wierwille. Good luck at state 🏆 #Tradition
@mpowelljr_7 Good news is it’s not your senior year, you’ve got games left…. But more importantly…. You still have a role on this years team, and can still help. Keep your head up. Your team still needs you.
My boy went from dreaming about being a HS football player, to getting to getting to play in a HS football game. Congratulations @AllnuttDonald on your first Varsity football victory.
It’s been a long road, with many doors shut on me, but I can now say I’m an Assistant Principal. I have accepted the position of AP at Bartlett Educational Center. The good Lord has blessed me.