Getting Parents to Work with You, Not Against You

Price range: $19.99 through $24.99

A Must-Have Resource for Figure Skating Coaches Who Want Parent Support Instead of Resistance

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Description

One of the biggest challenges in coaching figure skaters isn’t just working with athletes—it’s managing their parents. Getting Parents to Work With You, Not Against You is a humorous yet practical guide to understanding parent behavior and training them to become allies in your program instead of obstacles.

What You’ll Learn

With Getting Parents to Work with You, Not Against You, you’ll discover how to:

Head off parent problems before they escalate
Defuse conflicts and manage difficult situations
Get parents on the same page with you and your program
Build cooperation that helps your athletes thrive

Why It Works

Unchecked parental interference can drain your energy, distract your athletes, and undermine your work. With Dr. G’s guidance, you’ll learn how to confidently handle even the toughest parent dynamics and create a supportive environment where your athletes succeed. Getting Parents to Work With You, Not Against You is a must-read for any coach who is looking for practical advice and strategies to help them work with their athletes’ parents!

Applicable to coaches across all sports, including figure skating.

What’s Included: Digital Version

Printable PDF Workbook (downloadable)

What’s Included: Physical Version

Hard Copy Book (shipped directly to you)

Testimonials

Congratulations on your program, “14 Steps!” They are truly outstanding and thoroughly cover all the mental aspects of sports which are challenging to athletes and coaches. We are using them this year as part of our weekly training program and the kids love your stories and teachings!

Ken S.

A real breakthrough book for athletes! … I was able to put the breakthrough therapy of `brainspotting’ to immediate use with my clients and the results were spectacular! … The authors wrote this book so that athletes could also benefit. … I recommend this not just for therapists who work with athletes, but for athletes themselves!

Amazon Reviewer

Dr. G, I just finished reading This is Your Brain On Sports and I absolutely loved it! It opened my eyes to what really causes athletes to fall apart and it will help me be more effective with my players!

Frank

An incredibly helpful book. It helped me make sense of my pitching problems and better yet, get rid of them!

Mike Roberts

This is a GREAT tool to use with any sport parents. I had the parents…listen to it in one of our meetings and I couldn’t believe the response. It opened their eyes. Doc, you have such a great way of presenting things. Your humor makes parents willing to listen to all the things they’ve been doing wrong and what they need to do to change without getting defensive. Bless you

Ray B

I was listening to your “Parents” audio today on my drive and I have to say it opened my eyes! Especially the part where you talk about “good” and “bad” nervous. What a life skills gift to teach parents how to teach their kids how to roll with the “juice” that naturally comes up as you’re about to perform! The “Juice” is normal, it is what will fuel you. Don’t fear “The Juice” embrace it. Such a great audio! Thank you.

Wesley

I just love your new book! Parents on my team were driving me nuts and making me really angry, getting in the way of me doing a decent job of coaching. This book has helped me get things in perspective and to recruit my parents to help me! I feel like I now have a much better understanding of where they’re coming from and how to effectively work with them. Thank you! Thank you! I won’t quit coaching after all!

John B

Thanks so much! I finally learned how to get my parents on the same page that I’m on. They’re actually helping me now! Go Figure! It has made things so much much easier for me to do my job. I think this is a critically important book for coaches in any sport.

Jack

I have downloaded your 14 Steps to Mental Toughness and have been listening to them with my son. I must say that it is having a very positive impact on both of us!! We live in the UK where this type of science is not well known, but now I am persuaded by it! I am so grateful that I discovered your work as my son is only 17 so has plenty of time to benefit.

Mohammed

Coach G, Thanks for the downloads. I absolutely love the content. You have opened my kids eyes and I have seen the difference immediately in their smiles and improved play. What a gift!

Kris

Your new program has really helped both of my kids even though they are in different sports! My daughter used to get too nervous before she played and she told me how much more relaxed and focused she feels now and I can see it in her level of confidence and success on the field. My son had a long history of doing better in practice than competition, leaving him frustrated and us not knowing how to help him. What a difference I see in him now when he competes under pressure. Thanks so much — you’re a great teacher!

CR – Parent

I want to let you know how much I enjoy and respect your series, “14 Steps.” I coach a small high school and your program not only helped my team play better under pressure, it significantly helped my 17 year old daughter who’s a three sport athlete. She used to think too much and get too nervous going into games. Now she plays the way she practices, relaxed and aggressively. Thanks for your product.

Gail

My coaching staff listened to the audio with me and are all very excited, so excited in fact that we are hosting a workshop for parents. I shared the audio directly to a couple of parents. The response was so positive these parents have actually volunteered to participate in helping to run the parent workshop. They listened to the audio’s and consciously put into practice some of your parent guidelines. As a result, not only are they enjoying closer relationships with their children, but the kids are enjoying their sport again!

Tim

Amazing Book! Purchased this book for my husband and once he started reading the book, he couldn’t put it down. He said it was fascinating and so “spot on”. My husband played professional ball and my son is currently at a Div I college playing ball. My husband said that if he knew what this book speaks of back when he played pro ball, he would have had a longer pro career. Every athlete, coach, and parent (especially father) of an athlete will benefit from reading this book.

Amazon Reviewer

I’ve been coaching 20 years and this is one of the most versatile mental toughness training sets I’ve run across. It’s loaded with great exercises and stories that really work. I strongly recommend it to all my athletes.

Dennis

I want to thank you for giving Ainsley the tools to achieve her skating dreams this year. She struggled at competitions to complete the programs she worked so many hours to perfect in practice. Your advice was to “give her the control so she can be accountable.” It worked!

Judy

Dr. G, Sam did so well this weekend! She smiled the whole way through her program and was elated with her performance. She has her spark back. The tears in practice have stopped. She told me today that she feels happy and that she is excited to skate again!

Daphne

First, thank you for helping MaryJane rediscover her smile while skating. We’ve observed her “recovery time” from freezing and upsets improving dramatically. We also see her utilizing the mental tools she learned from you and your audio programs in other aspects of her life. We can’t thank you enough!