The Car Ride Home!

Three Key Learning Points

* The worst thing you can do is ask them to analyse what went wrong.

* The car ride home is not the time to coach - even if you ARE a coach.

* What they need most in that moment is unconditional love and acceptance.

This post is ostensibly for swimming parents but it’s a good one for coaches too - because part of your job is educating the parents in your program on how to handle the big moments.

So here’s the scenario.

Your child has gone to a big meet.

New goggles.

New bag.

Everyone’s been excited about the Meet for weeks.

But, for whatever reason, their swimming performances didn’t meet their own expectations or yours or the coach’s.

Now you’re in the car on the way home.