Tag: parent
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Any grassroots football coach or team manager will tell you: managing the team is the easy part. Managing the parents? That’s where things get complicated. You’ve got 15 different WhatsApp groups, parents messaging you at 10pm about next Saturday’s kit, and three different versions of the fixture list floating around. Sound familiar? Parent communication doesn’t…
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It’s 9pm on a Tuesday. You’re lying in bed, replaying the conversation. Again. “My son should be starting every game. He’s the best player on the team.” You know he’s not. You know that parent doesn’t see what you see at training. And you know that tomorrow at training, it’s going to be awkward. If…