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: 2/27/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 27, 2026
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2. GIRLS BASKETBALL St. Charles defeated Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart 50-40 to claim the overall Mid-State Activities Conference title – Saginaw News
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Gaylord St. Mary finished its second-straight outright championship run in the Ski Valley Conference with a 51-30 win over Indian River Inland Lakes – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Cassopolis defeated Marcellus 51-28 to clinch a shared Southwest 10 Conference title with Centreville – Niles Daily Star
5. ICE HOCKEY Midland Dow clinched a Division 2 Regional title with a 7-3 win over Traverse City Central – Midland Daily News
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Mariah Turner broke Port Huron’s single-season scoring record during a 63-39 win over Croswell-Lexington – Port Huron Times Herald
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Saline tied its regular-season record for wins moving to 19-3 with a 52-31 victory over Brighton – Saline Post
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Bay City Western reached 500 program wins with a 54-31 victory over Flushing – Bay City Times
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Negaunee finished a regular-season sweep of Gladstone, 41-36 – My UP Now
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ava Johnson scored five of the most memorable points this season during Dundee’s win over Britton Deerfield – Monroe News