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1. Be Positive! Don't put your son down. Let him know he is accomplishing something by simply
being a part of the team.

2. Don't offer excuses for your son if he's not playing. Rather, encourage him to work hard and to do
his best.

3. Don't put down his coaches.
If you are constantly bad-mouthing your son's coaches, you are teaching him to be a loser and a
complainer. This is not what you want him to become.

4. Insist that your son follow team rules, whether he is a starter or a seventh stringer.

5. Insist on good grades! It is the duty of the parent to see that their son is working in the
classroom. No matter how good he is, if he doesn't have good grades, he doesn't get into college.
Eliminate use of the car, phone, etc. Do not eliminate athletics. These only encourage good grades
by forcing him to stay eligible.

6. Don't develop a jealousy of other team members. This rubs off on your son and can devastate a
team. Who cares who scores, etc.? EVERYONE has a job to do. Take pride in the fact that your son
does his job well.

7. Don't be a know-it-all. The coaches work at their job 12 months a year and they know what each
team member can and cannot do.

8. Be a fan, yell for the team, not at it. Scream your head off, but please don't become belligerent
at a player.

9. Believe in your son and his team and in what they are doing.

10. Insist on your sons respect for his teammates, parents, coaches, team rules, school rules, and
game officials. Don't let him make a fool out of his family, school and team with some uncalled-for
gesture or incident whereby he brings shame.
Self-respect begins with self-control.