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PDF · 28 pages
What to Say When
A field guide for sports parents. Twenty-three scripts for before, after, and the hard moments in between. By age. Plus a tri-fold pocket card.
PDF · 4 pages
The Practice Plan Template
A printable practice plan parents can read. Blank template, filled example, drill ideas by age band.
Templates and walkthroughs
Spreadsheets, Google Docs, and step-by-step setups. Live inside the Team Parent toolkit.
The fair lineup spreadsheet
Inning-by-inning rotation that's actually fair.
A practice plan parents can read
10 minutes a week of writing saves 10 phone calls.
Setting up GameChanger
The 20-minute setup that turns one team mom into the league hero.
Starting the team group chat
The first message that works, and five rules to keep it tight.
Travel-tournament packing list
What to bring to a Saturday-Sunday tournament. Tape it inside the bag.
How to recruit assistant coaches
The text message that gets two of three parents to say yes.
Cheat sheets by situation
Short reads with the rule, the script, or the move you need in five minutes.
The 90-second rule
What to say in the first 90 seconds after a game.
The night before tryouts
What to do, what not to ask.
T-ball cones
Five cones, ten minutes of setup, zero bunching.
On not making varsity
Sixteen words. The whole job, in three sentences.
The drive there isn't strategy hour
Three things to say in 12 minutes. Then stop.
Picture day decisions
Pro photographer or just one parent? An honest take.
In the works
- The Tryouts Evaluation Rubric (PDF, 1 page)
- The Season-Opener Parent Meeting Agenda (script + handout)
- The Pre-Game Pocket Card (laminate-able, glove-box-sized)
- The Snack Signup Google Form template
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The authoritative bodies behind the rules, certifications, and research we cite throughout the site. Not competitors. Sources we credit.
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