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: 4/30/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
April 30, 2026
1. BOYS GOLF Cruz Beckstrom repeated as Greater Muskegon Athletic Association medalist in leading Muskegon Mona Shores – No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – to a seventh-straight team win – Local Sports Journal
2. BOYS GOLF Traverse City Central carded a 285 to win the Cadillac Invitational – Cadillac News
3. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 3 Bay City Western moved past Midland into first in the Saginaw Valley League North with a sweep of the Chemics – Midland Daily News
4. GIRLS SOCCER Kayla Rousseau scored all three goals in Flushing’s 3-0 win over Holly – Flint Journal
5. BOYS LACROSSE Traverse City Central avenged an earlier loss to rival West with a 9-8 overtime victory – Up North Live
6. SOFTBALL Lily Vidra drove in a combined 10 runs during Temperance Bedford’s sweep of Ida – Monroe News
7. TRACK & FIELD The Saginaw Swan Valley girls and LPD2 No. 10 Alma boys won twice at Tri-Valley Conference Red three-team meets – Saginaw News
8. BOYS GOLF Onekama won the Northwest Conference event and three golfers tied for first individually – Traverse City Record-Eagle
9. SOFTBALL Ypsilanti Lincoln had 19 hits in a big win over Ann Arbor Pioneer – Ann Arbor News
10. BASEBALL Stevensville Lakeshore swept Portage Central 6-1, 8-4 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium