2/19/12
This contract was given to us for our son's select baseball team, ACTION BASEBALL CLUB. I've chosen to post it because it contains MANY helpful bits of advice that also could be applied to a student's academics.
If you view the lefthand sidebar of this site, you'll notice a piece entitled Straight from the coach's mouth that I posted several years ago because I liked their theories on the game of baseball and of LIFE.
Happy Reading!
ACTION BASEBALL CLUB
PARENT CONDUCT
1. No inappropriate language or trash talking towards Players, Coaches, Umpires, or Staff . This includes our team as well as the opposing team.
2. 24 Hour Rule: Parents will wait at least 24 hours before communicating with the staff after a game. If you have a situation of concern, email the coach with your thoughts.
If the issue is not resolved with the coach and Player/Parent, the coach will notify
The Director and he will attempt to resolve the issue with fairness to both parties.
3. Parents are not to make disparaging remarks, period.
4. No coaching from the bleachers will be tolerated at any times. Players need to hear one message from one voice...his coach. No parents are to approach the dugout for any reason during a game. Players need to manage their own drinks.
5. Players need to learn from their mistakes, do not make excuses or place blame.
Baseball is a game of failure and success. The Player will learn from both experiences.
6. Remember that your son is being evaluated not only by the staff, but by colleges and professional teams as well. If they have interest in your son,
they will look to you and evaluate your behavior as well.
Please make your son proud by acting appropriately at all times.
7. Be positive with your son when practices and games are over. Let him start the
conversation, after he has had time to unwind, reflect and process. Feed him!
8. Do not show animosity or jealousy toward any of your Player’s teammates.
This type of behavior has the ability to destroy a team’s chemistry and will not be tolerated.
Our goal is to teach your Player to perform as a member of a ‘team’. A ‘team’
Gives credit to the team as a whole, not the individual accomplishments of Players. A Player will always represent his own abilities greatest when he is
Representing him maturely and supporting his teammates in success. It is amazing what can be accomplished when no one cares who gets the credit!
9. Be Kind.
