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: 3/9/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
March 9, 2022
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2. GIRLS BASKETBALL No. 8 Maple City Glen Lake won a Division 3 Regional Semifinal featuring two of the state’s top-ranked teams, downing No. 2 St. Ignace 53-34 – Up North Live
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL No. 14 East Lansing avenged a regular-season loss with a 54-46 Division 1 win over No. 11 Parma Western – Lansing State Journal
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL No. 18 Grand Blanc avenged its regular-season loss to Flint Carman-Ainsworth with a 33-29 win in Division 1 – WJRT
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL No. 4 Grass Lake came back from a halftime deficit to get past No. 19 Brooklyn Columbia Central in Division 3, 47-42 – Jackson Citizen Patriot
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Top-ranked Hudsonville held on through a No. 15 Byron Center comeback to win 62-55 in Division 1 – MuskegonSports.com
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL No. 14 Reese came back from a double-digit deficit to edge St. Charles 61-55 in Division 3 – Saginaw News
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL No. 20 Newaygo held on for a 44-42 win over Spring Lake in Division 2 – Local Sports Journal
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL McBain advanced in Division 3 with a 63-36 win over No. 13 Sanford Meridian – Cadillac News
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL No. 12 Sandusky moved on in Division 3 with a 30-29 win over Cass City – Huron Daily Tribune