2018 Coaches Report: Relationships with supervisors

Athletic directors tell us that maintaining quality coaches is one the biggest challenges in their jobs. We responded by asking coaches what they consider to biggest factor to keeping them happy at their current schools.

2018 Coaches Report: Playing club sports

“I feel that many of the coaches at the club level are in it to sell a bill of goods to players and their families,” said one high school coach.

2018 Coaches Report: Fighting sport specialization

A recent study by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons found that more than half of all parents encourage their children to specialize in hopes of increasing their chances of earning a college scholarship.

2018 Coaches Report: Relationships with parents

We receive hundreds of emails and calls asking for tips to combat problematic parents, but a surprising 75 percent of coaches in our survey characterized their relationship with parents as “good.”

Strategies to coaching your sports parents

We all realize the need to coach our athletes, and I would be willing to bet that most of you have at least heard about coaching your coaches.

It’s imperative though to remember the third aspect of our high school athletic programs when we talk about coaching and training: parents.