FastpitchFan
Softball fan
Here is a question for you parents. I was asked this question this week and was not sure how to answer the gentleman.
He has an athlete who is extremely hard-working and motivated. She is a pitcher. She has great family support.
The coaching staff has noticed that she does better and gets more out of practices when her dad isn't around.
The dad is demanding and will provide a lot of feedback all the time when she practices and she feels the pressure.
How do you tell a parent (as a coach) that they approach might not be the best one and that is is actually detrimental to the development of the kid without sounding like you are trying to tell them how to raise their own kids?
He has an athlete who is extremely hard-working and motivated. She is a pitcher. She has great family support.
The coaching staff has noticed that she does better and gets more out of practices when her dad isn't around.
The dad is demanding and will provide a lot of feedback all the time when she practices and she feels the pressure.
How do you tell a parent (as a coach) that they approach might not be the best one and that is is actually detrimental to the development of the kid without sounding like you are trying to tell them how to raise their own kids?