Pre-Season
Coaches Meetings:
Set the tone for success
Don Dalziel – Shoreline School District
Robert Polk – Everett School District
Why hold the meeting?
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To educate coaches so they can effectively
teach their sport, manage risk, decrease drama
To reduce district liability if a coach is
negligent
To attempt to teach common sense to adults
Making Presentations Effective
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Brain Rules, Chapter 4 – Attention
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Brains can focus for 10 minutes at a time
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Brains need breaks to digest information
Emotions get our attention
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Change it up with videos, group discussions
Link an emotional story to important information
Make information relevant to coaches survival
Brains cannot multi-task
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Cell phones put away
What to cover
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Mission/Vision of educational athletics
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Practice expectation
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Road map to help decision making
Yearly/Season plan
Daily practice plans with coaches
Athletes properly equipped and engaged
Effective teaching/coaching
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No secrets - Tell them, show them, remind them
constantly what you want – practice, study table, film
review, etc
Effective feedback builds confidence, understanding
What to cover
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WIAA/League Policies
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Out of season, recruiting, coaches education
standards, admission prices
District Policies
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Overnight trips, drugs/alcohol/tobacco, ASB,
blood borne pathogens, Duty to Report Child
Abuse
What to cover
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Legal Duties – LTC 504
Grooming Behavior
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Facebook, texting, special treatment
Hazing/Harassment
Health and Safety
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Facility repairs, concussions, return to play,
communicable diseases, weather
Drugs/Alcohol, steroids
Suggested Information to Include
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Successes of Student-Athletes
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Athlete v. Non-Athlete GPA, test scores,
attendance, competition
College Eligibility: D1, D2, NAIA
Effective teaching/coaching strategies
Turn it over to Don Dalziel
Shoreline School District