Pre-Season Coaches Meetings: Set the tone for success

Don Dalziel – Shoreline School District

Robert Polk – Everett School District

Why hold the meeting? 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 Brain Rules, Chapter 4 – Attention

Brains can focus for 10 minutes at a time Change it up with videos, group discussions

Brains need breaks to digest information Emotions get our attention

Link an emotional story to important information Make information relevant to coaches survival

Brains cannot multi-task Cell phones put away

What to cover Mission/Vision of educational athletics

Road map to help decision making Practice expectation

Yearly/Season plan Daily practice plans with coaches Athletes properly equipped and engaged

Effective teaching/coaching 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 WIAA/League Policies

Out of season, recruiting, coaches education standards, admission prices

District Policies Overnight trips, drugs/alcohol/tobacco, ASB,

blood borne pathogens, Duty to Report Child Abuse

What to cover Legal Duties – LTC 504 Grooming Behavior

Facebook, texting, special treatment Hazing/Harassment Health and Safety

Facility repairs, concussions, return to play, communicable diseases, weather

Drugs/Alcohol, steroids

Suggested Information to Include Successes of Student-Athletes

Athlete v. Non-Athlete GPA, test scores, attendance, competition

College Eligibility: D1, D2, NAIA Effective teaching/coaching strategies

Turn it over to Don DalzielShoreline School District