PARENT AND GUARDIAN INVOLVEMENT
I am not sure if parents realize what an important part they play to their son/daughter while they're involved in sports. There was a study done by Jones McCarthy and Clark-Carter in 2008 that proved positive parental involvement was one of the most frequently reported results by young males and females. This proves that young athletes not only enjoy their sport more but thrive when their parents are involved.
Coaches and parents or guardians must work together to ensure everyone stays healthy. If your child has been sick, is sick, or been around someone who was sick, please let us know asap. If your child, God forbid, is diagnosed with COVID, please let us know ASAP so we can update the parents/guardians and do everything we can to avoid anyone else getting it. Most importantly, so we can be there for you and your child.
If your child has asthma, a heart condition, takes any medication, is going through emotional trauma, has experienced a death, whatever it may be, please inform your child's coaches. Yes, we have the physicals on file, but creating that connection and verbally letting your coach know is what we are hoping to achieve. In the case that a coach and parent are having a discussion and it starts to get heated, parents and coaches have the right to postpone the conversation. Those types of discussions should never happen in front of the players, other parents, and fans.
We understand that many parents may have coaching experience, which is great, but coaches are asking that you reinforce the skills and training the athletes are being taught at practice. Our coaches are teaching our athletes to play as a team. They are working kids through various positions to see where each child will progress and help their team succeed. We understand that there are some children who have their favorite positions, but please encourage your child to work through each position their coach is asking them to. They may love being a QB but they might not realize how outstanding they are at running back. We are shaping our youth to be the next great Holly Middle and High School athletes, but we can only do that if parents and athletes work together with our coaches! We are always open to new innovative ways to make our organization the best it can be!! Thank you for all your continued support! We very much appreciate every single one of you!
-Stampede Board