Parental Standards

Make athletic participation for your daughter and others a positive experience.

Try to relieve the pressure of competition, not increase it.  Your daughter may be easily affected by outside influences.

Applaud good plays by your team and by members of the opposing team.  Be a role model of good sportsmanship for your daughter and other young athletes.

Do not criticize your daughter’s teammates on or off the floor.

The opponents are necessary friends.  Show proper respect for all opponents.

Between the excitement of the winner and the disappointment of the loser we find a person known as the official.  All the officials are pledged to call the match to the best of their ability, without bias. Give the official the respect to which they are entitled, even when you disagree with the call they have made.  Do not openly question the official’s judgment.  Do not allow your daughter to blame the officials for a loss.

Accept the results of each game and encourage your daughter to:

       Be gracious in victory, and, turn defeat into a learning experience by focusing on working towards improvement.     

        Be kind and respectful to your daughter’s coaches.

Playing time is the decision of the head coach; accept this fact and help your daughter accept it.  Club volleyball is a competitive atmosphere and equal playing time should not be expected.

While at a tournament, never accost a coach or attempt to discuss your daughter’s playing time or other aspects of her participation.  Too much is going on during competition for this to be productive at that time.

If you wish to discuss your daughter’s status with the coach, make an appointment to do so at a later date.

Parental evaluation and attitude carries a great deal of weight with your daughter.  The attitude shown by you at home and at games, towards team members and coaches, influences your daughter’s values and behaviors in sports and in life.