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: 9/11/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 11, 2025
1. BOYS TENNIS Midland Dow – No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – downed No. 8 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central, No. 9 Detroit U-D Jesuit and Flushing – Midland Daily News
2. BOYS SOCCER Traverse City St. Francis shut out Division 4 No. 13 Maple City Glen Lake 5-0 – Up North Live
3. BOYS SOCCER Romeo remained undefeated in the Macomb Area Conference Red with a 3-2 win over Division 1 honorable mention Utica Eisenhower – Macomb Daily
4. GIRLS GOLF Petoskey was first and Cadillac second at the Elk Rapids Invitational – Cadillac News
5. BOYS SOCCER Warren Cousino handed St. Clair Shores Lakeview its first loss, 5-4 – Macomb Daily
6. CROSS COUNTRY Roscommon was first and Kalkaska second in both the girls and boys races at the Roscommon Bucks Midweek Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle | Athletic.net
7. VOLLEYBALL Orchard Lake St. Mary’s swept Royal Oak Shrine Catholic – Oakland Press
8. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 8 Frankenmuth opened league play with a sweep of Bay City John Glenn – Saginaw News
9. BOYS SOCCER Brownstown Woodhaven edged Trenton 2-1 – Southgate News-Herald
10. BOYS SOCCER Alpena edged Ogemaw Heights 1-0 – Alpena News