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- Provide transportation for the
player(s) to all practices, games, and tournaments.
- Provide player fees and traveling expense when
possible (see scholarship information).
- Plan vacations to avoid conflict
with team events. Inform coaches in advance of absences.
- Help with fundraising or other events of the
team or club.
- Provide positive encouragement to players;
such as attendance at practices, games, and tournaments, as well as
appropriate comments and cheering.
- Let the coach coach and the players play.
- Inform the coaches of a player's special needs (allergies, injuries, etc).
- Provide feedback to coaches or the
club when requested, or as appropriate.
- Show respect to all players, opponents,
referees and coaches.
- Attend parent meetings.
- Pick up and deliver your son or daughter to
practices and games on time.
- Say only positive things on the sideline.
- Communicate with the coach, but not during the
game.
- Support the team in ares such as game refreshments, transportation, fields, EPSC
tournaments, publicity, and phoning.
- Win gracefully, not boastfully. Lose without
being negative.
- Too much competition, too soon, can slow a
child’s progress in skill development.
- Make having fun and technique development your first
priority.
- Focus on effort – not winning.
- Your child’s coach will need all the
support and help you can offer. Please make yourself available to
volunteer all the time you can spare.
- Disagreements with a coach or officials do
not belong on the public soccer field. Voice your questions, input and positive
suggestions to the coach and/or Club with youth players not present.
- The overall purpose is to enjoy the game and
the opportunity to be with your son or daughter on the field of play.
- Support the entire team, not just your child. After the game, ask: Did you have fun? Did you play your best? Did you learn
anything to help you in your next game?
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