Noel Dean on Parental Expectations
July 9, 2012
At Lowell High, football parents who think their child should be playing more get an opportunity to convince coach Noel Dean of the same -- but must do so in a meeting with the parents of the player who would lose time in the process.
Dean, who has led the Red Arrows to three MHSAA titles, recently spoke with the America Football Coaches Association about managing parental expectations and providing a wider view of his program and the decisions that must be made to parents who often see through a more narrow scope.
Click on the link below, and especially pay attention at the 2:30 mark as Dean talks about his strategy for discussing playing time.
Today in the MHSAA: 5/6/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 6, 2025
1. BASEBALL Grand Blanc defeated Division 1 top-ranked Bay City Western 4-0 to open their doubleheader, but Western won the second game 3-0 – Bay City Times
2. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 3 Hudsonville held on for a 2-1 eight-inning win over honorable mention Grand Haven – Grand Haven Tribune
3. GIRLS TENNIS Parma Western – No. 9 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – downed Battle Creek Harper Creek to finish a perfect run through the Interstate 8 Athletic Conference – Jackson Citizen Patriot
4. BASEBALL Southgate Anderson got past Division 2 No. 5 Trenton 1-0 in eight innings – Southgate News-Herald
5. SOFTBALL Linden’s Morgan Piotrovsky went over 200 career hits during the Division 2 honorable mention Eagles’ sweep of Flint Kearsley – Flint Journal
6. TRACK & FIELD The LPD3 No. 2 McBain girls and Manton boys took steps in their Highland Conference races – Cadillac News
7. GIRLS SOCCER Division 3 No. 6 Frankenmuth downed Freeland 3-0 – WNEM
8. SOFTBALL Division 2 honorable mention Chelsea leads the Southeastern Conference White after sweeping Adrian – Ann Arbor News
9. BASEBALL Andrew Everson threw a no-hitter for Brighton in its 6-0 win over Hartland – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
10. GIRLS SOCCER Armada ran its winning streak to 12 with a 3-1 win over Richmond – Macomb Daily