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: 6/4/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
June 4, 2021
1. Girls Soccer: No. 10 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central scored the lone goal of its Division 1 District Final against No. 14 Rockford to take a 1-0 title-clinching win – FOX 17
2. Girls Soccer: Grace Thorpe scored all three goals as Harbor Springs downed Maple City Glen Lake 3-2 in a Division 3 District Final – Petoskey News-Review
3. Boys Golf: No. 5 Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart was one shot better than Pentwater in claiming a Lower Peninsula Division 4 Regional title – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
4. Girls Soccer: Dearborn Divine Child claimed a third-straight District title with a 6-0 win over Garden City in Division 2 – Oakland Press
5. Boys Golf: No. 7 Warren De La Salle Collegiate shot a 295 to clinch its LP Division 1 Regional title – Macomb Daily
6. Girls Soccer: Kaley Douglass scored three goals as Williamston won its District 3 District Final 5-0 over Lansing Catholic – Lansing State Journal
7. Girls Soccer: Top-ranked Troy Athens will move on to next week thanks to a 4-0 District Final win over Fraser in Division 1 – Oakland Press
8. Girls soccer: McBain Northern Michigan Christian advanced in Division 4 with a 3-1 District Final win over Buckley – Up North Live
9. Girls Soccer: Dearborn edged Grosse Pointe North 4-3 to claim a Division 1 District title – Dearborn Press & Guide
10. Girls Soccer: Comstock downed Springport 8-5 in a Division 3 District championship game – JTV