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Please Read - Great advice to parents from Bob Baldwin HCYA Coach

I think this is a good reminder for us. I have noticed there have been a few parents slipping into a spirit of negativity. - Dan

Advice for Parents

Dec 11

Written by: Bob Baldwin
12/11/2008 10:33 PM

1. Please don't shout advice to your player during the game. Shout encouragement? You bet. A steady stream of technique suggestions, though, has no value. Your insightful tips may conflict with my instruction.

2. Please don't harass the refs. Parents that loudly harass the referee are embarrassing to the player and the team.

When a parent makes a spectacle of himself at a game, the player is embarrassed. If the ref is being reamed by a parent for a bad call (by definition, a bad call is any decision made against the parent's child), what does the player learn? He learns that the mistake wasn't his fault. It was the result of poor officiating. This is a bad habit to get into.

Don't encourage your child to place the blame for their failures upon others. One of the benefits of playing sports is learning to accept responsibility instead of making excuses.

Sometimes a call is hard to take for whatever reason. Such times are tests of emotional control. If a player can learn to bite his lip and move on, a parent can learn to sit quietly for a moment and let the emotion pass. Learning to cope with disappointment is a valuable life skill.

3. Don't blame the coach for your child's problems or lack of playing time. Your child's struggles to succeed are your child's problems. Let him work them out without your interference. A player has every right to ask a coach what needs to be done to earn more playing time, for example. But a parent stepping in to demand playing time is another thing altogether.

4. Please don't talk bad about the coach in front of your child. The worst thing a parent can do is take pot shots at the coach, criticizing decisions, and complaining about his leadership. Support the coach and stand behind his decisions.

5. Please don't razz the other team's players. The other team's players should be considered off limits. Yelling at or deriding someone else's child is a shameful practice for an adult at a sporting event. Parents who intend to disrupt, distract or upset players exhibit the worst of poor sportsmanship.

As a parent, be involved in a positive way. Attend your child's games as often as you can. Cheer for all the kids on the team. Help with fund raising. Assist with logistics. If you're not sure how to help, ask the coach.

There is probably a hundred ways to be a good team member and a good parent at the same time. When the larger definition of team is working well, the experience can be wonderful for everyone involved. People who see our program in action will want to be a part of it. Parents looking ahead to when their child will be old enough to participate will want to fit in and help. This kind of teamwork perpetuates itself. Once it gets momentum, it can be quite a force. It just takes parents who care.

December BVCHEA Basketball Committee Meeting Dec 21 Beginning at Noon

The Basketball Committee Meeting for December will be held on Monday December 21 from 12 noon to 1:30pm at J Cody's in Bryan. Our meeting are open to parents and players. The committee is made up of elected positions, coaches, and team moms. We will eat lunch at the meeting (Dutch treat). The following are some of the items that we will be discussing.

Committee Reports
Scheduling
Minutes
Athletic Director
Treasurer
C What You Got Tournament Close-out
Team Updates form coaches/team moms
New Business
Registration Packets
Payment Schedule
Committee, Coaches, and Team Mom Discounts
Pro-rated fees
Admission fees at games
Victoria Tournament
State Tournament
National Tournament

Family who are behind on regular season fees

Timing of next season fees charge

Team mom responsibilities

If you have other items please let me know

Dan

You can find this and other information about our basketball program at bvcheabb.blogspot.com

A Message from Lance Jackson on "Use of gym and safety"

A Message from Lance Jackson on "Use of gym and safety"

Note from Dan (Lincoln Center Rules)
No player (including the Varsity Teams) can be practicing in the inside gym unless there is an adult (21 years or older) supervising

Do not leave siblings unattended and do not expect the coaches to supervise the siblings of players.

Keep close supervision of your children during basketball games and practices.

It is not a safe idea to allow your child to be outside of the building unsupervised.

Here is Lance's message:

Just a safety tip...please make sure that we have adequate and mature supervision in the gymnasium while practice is on-going. I do understand the family inclusive nature of BVCHEA. Coaches do not have time to monitor all non-players in the gym. Nor should they have to. I will encourage BVCHEA to have at least one adult at each practice as a safety monitor. Someone who is fully aware of how the space in the gym should be used. Unattended and unsupervised children are not a good idea, especially when practice is going on. Leaving siblings in the company of other siblings @ practice is not a good idea as well.

I try to instill many precautionary measures and take steps to avoid any potential accidents. A so-called safety monitor can help me keep the gym as safe as possible. I need to be made aware of anything that might hurt or harm our athletes, by-standers and fans.

Please also check your members roster. Athletes with memberships and coaches have access. Those who do not have a current membership should not be at practices unless necessary and through parental consent.

On occasion. the staff can have equipment inside the gymnasium prior to BVCHEA arrival. If this present a problem or obstruction in any way...please let me know immediately, I will personally take care of the matter. Do not remove the items on your own.

Thank you for you cooperation..with love,

Lance

Congratulations and Reminders

I wanted to thank the BVCHEA Basketball Community for their Christ-Like Character that was exhibited at our first home game against St Joseph and several away games. I observed for the most part excellent restraint in our attitudes and the use our tongues. Keep up the good work.

Also I wanted to ask players and parents to dig out the papers that they signed in September and review one more time the codes of conduct that we expect from everyone. If you have a complaint remember we have adapted a writtten complaint policy that can be found in the links of this Blog. If you have questions please feel free to call me.

Happy Thanksgiving

Dan

Saturday November 14 No Open Gym at the Lincoln Center

We will not be having the open gym at the Lincoln Center for the next few weeks. We will let you know when we start up again.

Thanks

You can see information on BVCHEA basketball on our Blog

bvcheabb.blogspot.com

Your Help Expected with Run with the Mustangs This Weekend Saturday Nov 14

Please wear your BVCHEA Basketball Tee Shirts to this event.

All BVCHEA Basketball Players are expected to come and help with the "Run with the Mustangs" 5K Race. Show-up at 7am this Saturday November 14 to help. We will assign you tasks when you arrive.

If you can not make it to help I expect the player or parent to email me at dhale@tamu.edu.

The race will begin between the Rosenthal Meat Science and Technology Building and the Kleberg Animal Science Center. Please meet at that place a 7am to help. A map has been posted at the Blog

Thanks

All BVCHEA Basketball Information has been posted at blog
bvcheabb.blogspot.com