Today in the MHSAA: 11/12/19
November 12, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Regional Volleyball Semifinals are tonight across Michigan, leaving Monday free of high school competition in this state. So instead of headlines, we have highlights – from the State Champs Sports Network’s Lower Peninsula Cross Country and Boys Soccer Finals wrap-up shows.
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.