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: 4/26/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
April 26, 2022
1. BOYS LACROSSE Hartland’s Bo Lockwood set the MHSAA career assists record at 241 and counting during the Division 1 No. 6 Eagles’ win over Salem – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. GIRLS SOCCER Division 3 No. 5 Hudsonville Unity Christian edged Division 2 No. 7 Spring Lake 2-1 in a league matchup of state-ranked teams – Grand Haven Tribune
3. GIRLS SOCCER Division 3 No. 8 Essexville Garber downed No. 15 Freeland 4-2 in league play – Mid-Michigan Now
4. GIRLS SOCCER Bay City Western played Division 1 No. 2 Midland Dow to a league draw – Midland Daily News
5. GIRLS LACROSSE Ella Spooner’s school-record 13 goals led Holland West Ottawa past Zeeland 16-9 – Holland Sentinel
6. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 10 Grand Blanc handed honorable mention Midland its first losses of the season in a sweep – Midland Daily News
7. BASEBALL Division 4 No. 4 Johannesburg-Lewiston and Division 3 No. 19 Traverse City St. Francis played to a high-scoring split – Up North Live
8. BOYS GOLF North Muskegon won a close Shelby Invitational, shooting 358 to finish a stroke ahead of Reeths-Puffer and three ahead of Manistee – Manistee News-Advocate
9. SOFTBALL Mikaylyn Kenney didn’t allow a hit over a combined 11 innings in Pentwater’s no-hitter sweep of Bear Lake – Ludington Daily News
10. BASEBALL Flushing ran its winning streak to seven with a 13-12 victory over Lapeer – WJRT