Helping Your Child’s Coach

Remember that most coaches are striving to do the best they can. You can help make the coach’s job a bit easier, as well as help your child enjoy rowing more, by doing the following things:
Let your child know you support his or her participation in rowing. Get involved volunteer your time in the league, practice with your athlete, attend races, and show that you care.
Provide your child with proper equipment and encourage its correct use.
Monitor your child’s participation so that you know how your child is developing.
Do not interfere with the coach unless the coach has clearly erred.
Keep the coach informed if your child is injured or ill.
Make certain your child is sleeping and eating property.
Help the coach when asked to do so. You might be needed to raise funds, drive kids to races, keep time, or even be an assistant coach.
Keep control of yourself show by your example how you want your child to behave in and out of the water.