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How to Involve Parents in your Athletic Programs

How to Involve Parents in your Athletic Programs. By Dave Tikker WSSAAA Executive Director AD/Counselor Mt. Side Middle School. Public Relations 101. Many Parents Want to Engage Sometimes you see it in inappropriate ways Deal with it/ Negative associations

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How to Involve Parents in your Athletic Programs

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  1. How to Involve Parents in your Athletic Programs By Dave Tikker WSSAAA Executive Director AD/Counselor Mt. Side Middle School

  2. Public Relations 101 • Many Parents Want to Engage • Sometimes you see it in inappropriate ways • Deal with it/ Negative associations Find healthy ways to engage parents/ they become valuable support system

  3. What Do You Do • Ideas for Healthy Parent Involvement

  4. Parent Meeting Creates Good WillFirst Contact Institute • More Concerned about Availability then Ability • Producing Better Citizens more important than producing good athletes • Budget Cuts- Need parents to help • Parent Book- Tom Doyles

  5. Get to Know Parents • Find Positive opportunities • 3 complements a day exercise

  6. Seasonal Letters to Parents • Football- Coaches /scrimmage • BBQ • Meeting about season • Ask for volunteers • Clock, chains, treats

  7. X-country • Parent student run/practice/meeting • Volunteers for meets- supervision

  8. Wrestling • Parent meeting/clinic • Spectator etiquette • Positive reinforcement

  9. Basketball • Scrimmage/parent meeting • Etiquette of being spectator • Volunteer for clock and keeping book

  10. Baseball • Scrimmage/meeting • Spectator Etiquette • Field Maintenance help

  11. Track $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ • Need the most help • Practice meet- parent meeting to teach parents how to run a meet

  12. Articles for Newsletter • Written by Parent about previous sport • Positive Look at season

  13. Public Relations vs Ignore • Tax payers / ultimate judges as to the educational value for their son or daughter

  14. Parents Best Advocate or Not

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