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	<title>Comments on: Communication is Key - The Parent Letter</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:56:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Are We Trading in Class for Keepin&#8217; It Real? &#124; Tips, Tools and Real World Advice for Youth Athletic Coaches</title>
		<link>http://rookiecoach.org/blog/?p=13&#038;cpage=1#comment-52</link>
		<dc:creator>Are We Trading in Class for Keepin&#8217; It Real? &#124; Tips, Tools and Real World Advice for Youth Athletic Coaches</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] In your parent letter you should have already made it crystal clear that trash talking and derisive comments, to game officials, to other parents, to opposing players and to opposing coaches, is absolutely unacceptable and will not be tolerated. If your youth organization has a provision for disciplinary measures in its charter for this, you will have included that in your parent letter package. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] In your parent letter you should have already made it crystal clear that trash talking and derisive comments, to game officials, to other parents, to opposing players and to opposing coaches, is absolutely unacceptable and will not be tolerated. If your youth organization has a provision for disciplinary measures in its charter for this, you will have included that in your parent letter package. [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Responsible Sports</title>
		<link>http://rookiecoach.org/blog/?p=13&#038;cpage=1#comment-51</link>
		<dc:creator>Responsible Sports</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>GREAT Parent Newsletter -- resources like this are exactly what youth sport parents need out there!

Have you heard of this program called Responsible Sports?  It's a program sponsored by Liberty Mutual and they got the team at the Positive Coaching Alliance to put together a great set of tools and resources for youth sport coaches and parents.  With downloadable worksheets too!   

Check it out! www.responsiblesports.com</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>GREAT Parent Newsletter &#8212; resources like this are exactly what youth sport parents need out there!</p>
<p>Have you heard of this program called Responsible Sports?  It&#8217;s a program sponsored by Liberty Mutual and they got the team at the Positive Coaching Alliance to put together a great set of tools and resources for youth sport coaches and parents.  With downloadable worksheets too!   </p>
<p>Check it out! <a href="http://www.responsiblesports.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.responsiblesports.com</a></p>
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		<title>By: mary lindsey</title>
		<link>http://rookiecoach.org/blog/?p=13&#038;cpage=1#comment-50</link>
		<dc:creator>mary lindsey</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:20:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>No insight to add.  Just wanted to say bravo for a fabulous newsletter.  I've forwarded this link to my friends who coach or whose kids participate in sports.  Thanks!

Mary Lindsey</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No insight to add.  Just wanted to say bravo for a fabulous newsletter.  I&#8217;ve forwarded this link to my friends who coach or whose kids participate in sports.  Thanks!</p>
<p>Mary Lindsey</p>
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