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Roles - Players & Parents
Player Commitment
Players are expected to work hard to adhere to the following:
- Dedication to the CASA ideals and philosophy
- Strict adherence to the coach's instructions.
- Attend all practice and training sessions.
- Work on the skills and tactics being taught during team training sessions. Work at home in addition to the team training sessions.
- Attend all games; arrive at least 30 minutes prior to game time.
- Maintain the highest standard of conduct and good sportsmanship, especially during games.
- Maintain team and CASA dress standards (appearance and proper equipment).
- Maintain high academic standards.
Role of the Parent
To have a successful program, there must be understanding and cooperation among parents, players and coaches. Each player's progress will depend to a great extent on this triangular relationship. With this in mind, CASA asks you to consider this section a crucial factor in the success of the program. Parents must accept a role in the support and management of the team and CASA. Please help out and support your coach!
A player develops best when he or she trusts the coach. The coach's job is to motivate, teach, and constructively analyze each player's performance. It is best if parents are careful in their discussions with the child regarding the team and coaching decisions. If handled in a negative way, these discussions can and will undermine the coach and ultimately the team.
Parents are welcome at all games but must agree to abide by the CASA Code of Conduct and work to maintain an attitude of good sportsmanship at all times. It is vital that parents remember that spectators can be addressed by the referee for improper behavior at any time. The coach can receive a card for parental misconduct and the misconduct call can affect the outcome of the game. In addition, your misbehavior can result in you being fined by the league, the state association and being barred from attending your child's matches.
A number of things are key to maintaining proper game behavior. Parents are asked to participate as a spectator and not as a coach. The development of the players while at training sessions and during games is the responsibility of and controlled by the team coaching staff. Parents must refrain from side line coaching or instructing any player on the team.
In addition, parents must refrain from criticizing the calls and performance of the referees. Parents will not interact with the referee, regardless of the quality of the referee’s performance. Parents will not interact with the players, parents or spectators of the opposing team in a harmful manner.
The players and the coach need the parents and spectators to be supportive. Please cheer and applaud good performance, and be encouraging when the team is taking its knocks. Let the coach run the team. Attempting to coach from the sideline is distracting and counterproductive. Sideline comments should always be positive. Continued abuse of proper parent sideline etiquette will be cause for the player to be removed from the game until such unsporting behavior is stopped.
Parents also have an important role in ensuring that their player arrives at all team functions on time and is picked up afterwards in a timely fashion.
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