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October 30, 2014

Parents brawl gets teams banned from youth football playoffs

We’ve heard of football teams being banned after players fight on the field — in fact, we wrote about it last week — but here’s a story where parents are the ones to blame.Two Washington youth football teams are finished for the season after pare...


October 15, 2014

Sayreville football parent discusses details of ’hazing’ incidents

Last week, we posted news about a New Jersey high school that cancelled its entire football season over hazing allegations. Some questioned why it was necessary to go to such an extreme, but now we may know why.NJ.com posted a story days later sourci...


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Rules for parents of high school athletes

As the father of 3 children and a veteran performance coach, Stronger Team’s Alan Stein has seen the good, the bad and the ugly from parents of high school basketball players. This video shares some constructive guidelines to help moms and dads...


October 8, 2014

Sayreville football parent discusses details of ’hazing’ incidents

On Tuesday, we posted news about a New Jersey high school that cancelled its entire football season over hazing allegations. Some questioned why it was necessary to go to such an extreme, but now we may know why.NJ.com posted a story Wednesday aftern...


August 20, 2014

Dealing with parents and playing time issues

Parents and the problems they cause due to the their children's playing time is the No. 1 issue your coaches face. While the vast majority of parents are good, positive and supportive, the issue of playing time and why their child is not a starter...


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Encouraging Parental Involvement in Sports Programs

Rockford High School (Michigan) Athletic Director Tim Erickson talks about how coaches in his department make a point to involve parents instead of pushing them away....


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Diffusing Situations With Hostile Parents

David Hoch, a retired athletic administrator with 16 years of experience, discusses methods for diffusing sticky situations with hostile parents.  ...


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Encouraging Open Dialogue

Sponsored By: Encouraging Open Dialogue  St. Anthony Village High School (Minneapolis, Minn.) athletics and activities assistant Summer Minnich says open dialogue between coaches, parents and athletes promotes a healthy relationship and so...