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What's happening right now?
Pick the one that fits your week. We'll route you to the right reading. Most of these are short. A few are longer. None of them will waste your time.
I just got asked to coach my kid's team. Help.
Practice plan, parent meeting, the rule we landed on after one bad season. The single highest-traffic moment of the year for a parent-coach is right now.
I'm the parent-coach. The whole thing is hard.
You're doing two jobs at once. The tension is real, and it doesn't mean you're doing it wrong. Read this when nobody else is looking.
Right now, today
My kid just had a bad game and I have to drive them home.
The first 90 seconds matter more than the next 90 minutes. Here is the rule.
Game day. Tomorrow.
The pre-game car ride. The "one job today" trick. What not to say in the parking lot.
There's drama with another parent or coach.
The yelling parent on the sideline. The co-coach who is over it. The other team's coach who is being a jerk. What we've learned, and more we're writing.
This season
Tryouts are this week.
What to do the night before. What to say in the car. How to handle the result either way.
I'm the team parent. Where do I start?
The group chat. The snack signup. The picture-day decision. The lineup spreadsheet. Templates and how-tos.
My kid is starting a new sport. What's actually worth buying?
Honest starter kits by sport and age. Cost ranges. How to choose between options. No fluff, no hype, no pro-level gear for a 7-year-old.
The bigger stuff
My kid wants to quit.
Read this before you say anything. Then read it again.
We're starting travel ball this season.
The travel-tournament packing list. Hotel rotations. The economics nobody warned you about.
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Email us at parentcoachplaybook@gmail.com and tell us what's happening. If we already wrote about it, we'll send the link. If we haven't, we'll add it to the list.
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