A well-planned and executed pre-season parent meeting can help set the tone for a fun and stress-free season for all involved.
But if it fails to cover all the bases, it can ignite a season of discontent and confusion.
We checked in with three Certified Youth Sports Administrators (CYSAs)—Rance Gaede, Athletics Supervisor for the City of Tamarac (Fla.) Parks & Recreation; Brent Peintner, Director of the Cheney (Kan.) Recreation Commission; and Guillermo Chacon, Recreation Leader for Sports for the City of Gainesville (Fla.)—to get their insights on conducting parent meetings that produce results. Here’s what they had to say: