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Dealing with Difficult Sports Parents

Dealing with Difficult Sports Parents. Issues. 40 million athletes Over 70% unhappy with adults Violence Even once is too much!!! Sensationalized by the media Verbal Abuse Between spectators From spectators to coaches or officials

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Dealing with Difficult Sports Parents

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  1. Dealing with Difficult Sports Parents

  2. Issues • 40 million athletes • Over 70% unhappy with adults • Violence • Even once is too much!!! • Sensationalized by the media • Verbal Abuse • Between spectators • From spectators to coaches or officials • From spectators to players (their own child or someone else’s) – 34.5% comments were negative in one study, 47.2% positive, 18.4% neutral

  3. Why Them and Why Us? • Why do parents act out? • Lack impulse control • Lose perspective when viewing athlete as an investment • Over-identification • Our role • Legal duty to keep players, coaches, officials and spectators safe when using our facilities • We have the training and expertise that most VSO’s do not have! • Maintain high standards of conduct even though may only be facilitating • Without standards, benefits are lost

  4. Impact of Verbal abuse • Impact of difficult sports parents • Impact on players • Takes the fun out of the game! • Background anger between adults can be distressing & stressful • Demonstrates opposite of good sportsmanship • Confusing to players • Inhibit players’ performance • Players model negative and positive behavior when witness the behavior from parents and/or coaches • Impact on coaches and officials • Stress!!!

  5. Strategies For Prevention • Evaluate the program • http://www.americaspromise.org/~/media/Files/Resources/Quality%20Assessment%20Center%20Based.ashx • What do we require from VSO? Background checks? Coaches’ training? Parent’s training? • Are we supervising the VSO’s? • Pre-season orientation • Athlete & Parent • Meet coaches and learn coaching philosophy • Understand objectives and goals of program • Athlete “Bill of Rights” • Parent • Understand obligations and expectations • Parent Behavior Checklist (USTA) http://www.educ.msu.edu/ysi/parents/USTA_parent_checklist.pdf • Resources – websites, organizations, etc.

  6. More Strategies • Posting “rules” at fields as reminders • Code of conduct that parents must sign • Thorough – behaviors and penalties • Legal – check with lawyer • Part of a formal hearing • Outline for rehabilitation • Parent training – mandatory or optional • NAYS • Rutgers S.P.O.R.T. Program • MSU Sport Parent Education (free) http://www.educ.msu.edu/ysi/online/sportparent.htm • Awards for good behavior • Hire security or volunteer monitors • Self-policing – texting

  7. Administrative Strategies • Incident occurs – now what? • Follow procedures • Formal Hearing • Penalties • Loss of spectator privileges for time period • Consistency!

  8. Real life strategies for dealing with a difficult parent

  9. Great Resources • http://nays.org/parents/ • http://youthsports.rutgers.edu/program-areas/youth-sport-parents • www.educ.msu.edu/ysi/online/sportparent.htm • www.charactercounts.org/sports • www.americaspromise.org

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