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: 10/24/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 24, 2025
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2. BOYS SOCCER No. 10 Leland clinched a Division 4 Regional title with a 1-0 win over No. 3 North Muskegon – Up North Live
3. BOYS SOCCER Honorable mention Troy Athens held off No. 7 Troy High for a 3-1 Division 1 Regional title win – Oakland Press
4. BOYS SOCCER Top-ranked Portage Central claimed its first Regional title since 1991 with a 2-1 overtime win over East Kentwood in Division 1 – Kalamazoo Gazette
5. BOYS SOCCER Lansing Catholic downed No. 9 Frankenmuth 3-2 in overtime in a Division 3 Regional Final – Lansing State Journal
6. BOYS SOCCER No. 2 Detroit Country Day scored twice over the final 10 minutes to get past No. 6 Grosse Ile 2-1 in a Division 3 Regional Final – Oakland Press
7. BOYS SOCCER No. 4 Warren De La Salle Collegiate defeated No. 9 Melvindale 3-0 in a Division 2 Regional Final matchup – Southgate News-Herald
8. BOYS SOCCER No. 5 Clarkston claimed a Division 1 Regional title with a 1-0 win over No. 11 Detroit Catholic Central – Hometown Life
9. BOYS SOCCER No. 4 Lansing Christian advanced in Division 4 with a 4-0 Regional Final win over No. 13 Clarkston Everest Collegiate – WILX
10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Traverse City Central clinched a share of the Big North Conference championship with a sweep of Petoskey – Traverse City Record-Eagle