Parents' Rights & Responsibilities
Rights:
Responsibilities:
- To have the respect of all coaches, players, and Athletic Director
- To openly communicate with coaches and the Athletic Director
- To be made aware of any disciplinary problems regarding your child
- To have a schedule of games and practices prior to the season
- To have your child attend safe, disciplined, and well-planned practices
- To have your child guided by a knowledgeable coach
- To respectfully express concerns and/or suggestions at the appropriate times
Responsibilities:
- To model and display sportsmanship and appropriate game behavior at all times
- To be a Christian role model and example of sportsmanship
- To remember that your role is that of a spectator and fan, not a coach, player, or official
- To provide or arrange transportation to and from all practices and competitions
- To provide or arrange supervision of their children before, during, and after games and practices
- To remember that the coach is the primary influence on the players during their season
- To allow the coaches to do the coaching
- To be supportive of your child regardless of his/her performance
- To be supportive of your child’s coach(es)
- To be supportive of your child’s teammates
- To be supportive of your child’s opponents
- To be supportive of all officials and referees
- To refrain from criticizing officials, coaches, other parents, and your child’s own teammates
- To encourage and support your child’s efforts
- To attend any parent/coach meetings
- To encourage your child to perform to the best of his/her God-given abilities
- To never verbally or physically humiliate, embarrass, or agitate an official, coach, parent, or player
- To support the Trinity athletic program through volunteer work (i.e. working concessions, score table, supervision during games, etc.)