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“The Second-Goal Parent®: Developing Winners in Life Through Sports” for High School Parents

Milton High School's Athletic Director, Larry Rooney, the high school Boosters, along with a group of Milton youth sports programs including Milton Girls Softball, is sponsoring a series of workshops for coaches and parents presented by the Positive Coaching Alliance.  We strongly encourage you to attend.  They are very useful and free.

“The Second-Goal Parent®: Developing Winners in Life Through Sports”  

March 12, 2014  8:00-9:00 pm   High school parents  REGISTER HERE

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Milton High School auditorium

This interactive workshop explores the role of a Second-Goal parent, supporting their child so that he or she
has a fun, positive experience in sports. It will examine how parents can help ensure their student-athletes’ experience yields healthy, developmental (physical, social, mental) outcomes that will serve them far beyond the playing field. Other topics include: 

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  • Guidelines for developing a positive Coach/Parent relationship
  • Understanding the research-based three stages of Talent Development > Engaging children in constructive, meaningful conversations

Parents who attend this workshop will receive the book Positive Sports Parenting, which provides insightful and sensible advice on how parents can help children get the most from sports, as well as helping improve the parent’s relationship with their kids. 

We hope you will take advantage of these offerings.

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