The most successful youth sports seasons are the ones that begin with a pre-season meeting for parents, players, coaches and team administrators.
A preseason meeting sets a positive tone for the season by opening the lines of communication early so that everyone - parents, athletes, coaches and team parents - understands and agrees on what they expect from one another.
If your child's coach calls for a preseason meeting, be sure to attend. It is never a waste of time.
If one isn't planned, ask for one.
A good preseason meeting:
For a longer article exploring in depth the twenty-one topics that should be addressed at every pre-season meeting, click here [11].
Adapted from the book, Home Team Advantage: The CriticalRole of Mothers in Youth Sports [12](HarperCollins) by Brooke de Lench, Founder of MomsTeam.com.
Revised August 31, 2013, Updated February 8, 2017
Links:
[1] https://mail.momsteam.com/node/730
[2] https://mail.momsteam.com/node/752
[3] https://mail.momsteam.com/node/703
[4] https://mail.momsteam.com/node/410
[5] https://mail.momsteam.com/node/800
[6] https://mail.momsteam.com/node/858
[7] https://mail.momsteam.com/node/149
[8] https://mail.momsteam.com/node/146
[9] https://mail.momsteam.com/node/366
[10] https://mail.momsteam.com/node/713
[11] https://mail.momsteam.com/successful-parenting/parent-coach-relationship/preseason-meeting-essential-topics-and-questions
[12] http://www.amazon.com/Home-Team-Advantage-Critical-Mothers/dp/0060881631/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1215363021&sr=8-1
[13] https://mail.momsteam.com/successful-parenting/what-questions-should-parents-ask-at-youth-sports-preseason-meeting
[14] https://mail.momsteam.com/health-safety/sexual-abuse/prevent-sexual-abuse-by-setting-boundaries-at-preseason-meeting
[15] https://mail.momsteam.com/health-safety/concussion-education-and-safety-meetings-for-athletes-and-parents-should-be-mandatory
[16] https://mail.momsteam.com/health-safety/general-safety/emergency-medical-plan-essential-for-youth-sports-safety
[17] https://mail.momsteam.com/health-safety/parents-critical-participants-in-recognition-treatment-recovery-concussion