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: 5/8/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 8, 2026
1. GIRLS TENNIS Midland claimed its first league championship since 1996, finishing a point ahead of Lower Peninsula Division 2 No. 9 Dow to claim the Saginaw Valley League title – Midland Daily News
2. BASEBALL Division 1 top-ranked Rochester Adams clinched a share of the Oakland Activities Association Red title with a 3-1 win over No. 3 Oxford – Oakland Press
3. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 15 Milford clinched the Lakes Valley Conference championship with a 1-0 win over Walled Lake Northern – Oakland Press
4. TRACK & FIELD The LPD3 No. 4 Kingsley girls and Charlevoix boys won Northern Shores Conference titles – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. BASEBALL Division 4 top-ranked Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart swept Division 2 No. 12 Freeland – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
6. BASEBALL Madison Heights Madison downed Clinton Township Clintondale 6-1 to stay in the Macomb Area Conference Bronze title race – Macomb Daily
7. SOFTBALL Allen Park finished a sweep of Brownstown Woodhaven 14-8 – Southgate News-Herald
8. GIRLS SOCCER Division 3 No. 12 Freeland shut out Bay City John Glenn 4-0 – WNEM
9. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 6 Romeo held on to defeat Clinton Township Chippewa Valley 6-5 – Macomb Daily
10. BASEBALL Cadillac and Petoskey split, Cadillac winning 5-4 and Petoskey 6-0 – Cadillac News