The Team/Parent Agreement

The Team/Parent Agreement

As a parent of _______________, I am also a member of the _________________ team. I must and will work together with the coaches, game officials, and league officials to make this as good an experience as possible for my child. In order to do this, I must be as concerned about my behavior and the behavior of other spectators as I am of the behavior of our players.

I understand that my child is the one and only person in this family whose goals and aspirations count in this venture. My own personal goals and aspirations will be met in other ways.

I understand that along with the coaches and the players I am a role model for the behavior of my child, other players, coaches, and other parents and spectators.

I understand that my child can respond to only one coach at a time; that he or she cannot deal with advice from more than one source at a time.

I understand that the best environment for my child to grow personally and to improve his or her skills must have a minimum of stress, conflict, and disagreement.

I understand that one of the most important lessons that my child is to learn is about sportsmanship and good manners.

I understand that one of the major goals of sports is for each participant to have respect for all other participants including our team players, opponents, coaches, officials, and other parents.

Therefore, I agree to the following conditions. (Please check the items you agree with):

I Will: ___ 1. Support my child totally in his/her venture ___ 2. Support all of the coaches in their work to make this experience a good one for my

child. ___ 3. Support the game officials and other league officials in their work ___ 4. Assist the coaches and officials in keeping the game as sportsmanlike and enjoyable

for the players as possible ___ 5. Act as a positive role model for my child, for the other players, and for other parents

and spectators.

I Will Not: ___ 1. Use my child to fulfill any of my personal goals. ___ 2. Use abusive or offensive language toward anyone. ___ 3. Holler at the officials – it’s the coach’s job to argue responsibly ___ 4. Make my child or anyone else feel guilty or bad in any way for any reason, such as

making an error. ___ 5. Get on my child for honest errors and mistakes - he or she is just learning how to play

the game.

Signature(s) ______________________________________________________________

Comments/Disclaimers_____________________________________________________

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Please feel free to print and use as you build your Family Team.