You’re the COACH. It’s YOUR team,
and if you follow this ATHLETE’S BILL OF RIGHTS,
you’ll consistently produce, hard working, motivated peak performers!
Athletes have the right:
To work HARD and PURSUE EXCELLENCE
To be TREATED WITH RESPECT by you and their teammates
To FEEL EMOTIONALLY AND PHYSICALLY SAFE with you as a coach
WHEN INJURED, to be taken seriously by you
To have you set clear & firm limits so NO BULLYING/SCAPEGOATING occurs on your team
To MAKE MISTAKES AND FAIL WITHOUT FEAR, so that they can truly learn the game
That you make YOUR team a “SHAME-FREE” ZONE
That you know the game, HOW TO TEACH it and come prepared
To be TREATED FAIRLY by you
That you KEEP THE GAME and WINNING IN PERSPECTIVE
To have you WILLINGLY teach EVERYONE, regardless of talent level
To ACT THE ADULT, staying CALM and in EMOTIONAL CONTROL
That you BE CLEAR AND DIRECT in all of your COMMUNICATIONS with them
To allow more important things (i.e. school) to take priority, without fear of reprisal from you
To FEEL GOOD ABOUT THEMSELVES when they do something well
To understand from you EXACTLY what they did that didn’t work whenever they mess up
To HAVE FUN playing this sport!
