How To Deal With Parents?

[retiredcheerleader86]

How would you deal with a parent of your high school cheer team that is never satisfied with the way the program is ran?

 

[SharkDad]

I think it's important to establish your policies as a coach for how you will interact with the team, how'when you expect them to voice opinions, how/when parents may voice opinions and just as importantly what is not appropriate and hurts the progress of the team.

With good policies in place, you can refer back to them when people don't want to follow them and explain how it hurts the team if anyone is constantly being negative. After trying to change the bad behavior I think there is a point where you are totally justified in letting the parent know that their disruptive behavior may cause you to either ban them from attending practices/competitions or even let them know it may ultimately cost their child the spot on the team.

 

[retiredl5cheer]

Kill them. :p

 

[SharkDad]

Kill them. :p

or. . .there's that

 

[Born2Tumble]

Thank goodness we are still in Elementary School!! I don't want to think about High School Cheer quite yet!!!

 

[cheerislife17]

We all had a meeting after we found out who made tryouts (I'm in 9th grade). The parents and cheerleaders were handed out a packet rules about how to act, and it applies to EVERYONE, cheerleaders and parents. I guess you should let the parent know that they need to stop. Explain how their behavior is not appropriate and if they continue you might have to not let them come to come to comps. I hope it never gets to that point because that would probably make the cheerleader upset.