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Three words. One bridge. Everything changes.
Some days your child doesn’t need a coach.
They need you to know — before they walk through the door, before anyone asks anything of them —
that today is different.
Handle With Care is a three-word signal you send to your child’s coach before training begins. No
details. No long explanation. Just three words that say: today my child is carrying something. Please
know it before they arrive.
That is the whole system. The simplicity is the point.
This guide is for you if...
• You’ve watched your child walk into training on a hard day and wished their coach could see what
you see.
• You don’t know how to share what you know without oversharing.
• You want your child’s coach to know — without making your child feel exposed.
• You’ve ever driven away from drop-off thinking: they shouldn’t be training today.
Inside you’ll find:
• What Handle With Care is and exactly how it works
• The gap between what you know and what the coach can see — and why it costs your child
• What the coach does when they receive it (and what they don’t do)
• The difference between hard days and the days this system is actually for
• How to introduce it to your child before the season begins
• How to introduce it to a club that doesn’t have it yet
• A complete toolkit for parents, coaches, and club directors
Read it in under 45 minutes. Use it the moment it’s needed.
In twenty-nine years of coaching, this is one of the most powerful tools a program can offer a family.
Not because it’s complicated. Because it isn’t.
Perfect for:
✓ Parents of athletes in any sport or performing art
✓ Coaches who want a protocol for receiving this kind of information
✓ Club directors looking to formalize how families communicate on hard days
✓ Anyone who has ever wished there was an easier way to say: today is different
Written by Camille Martens OLY
Olympian • Commonwealth Games Champion • 29-year club owner • National Coach Developer •
Former President of Gymnastics BC
Also in the MVP Companion Series: The Car Ride Home (free) • Red Flags vs Growth Edges •
Commitment vs Quitting • The Triangle • Building Your Village • What Coaches Wish Parents Knew
MVP in the Stands — the complete guide for sport parents — available at nextpeakliving.com
Three words. One bridge. Everything changes.
Some days your child doesn’t need a coach.
They need you to know — before they walk through the door, before anyone asks anything of them —
that today is different.
Handle With Care is a three-word signal you send to your child’s coach before training begins. No
details. No long explanation. Just three words that say: today my child is carrying something. Please
know it before they arrive.
That is the whole system. The simplicity is the point.
This guide is for you if...
• You’ve watched your child walk into training on a hard day and wished their coach could see what
you see.
• You don’t know how to share what you know without oversharing.
• You want your child’s coach to know — without making your child feel exposed.
• You’ve ever driven away from drop-off thinking: they shouldn’t be training today.
Inside you’ll find:
• What Handle With Care is and exactly how it works
• The gap between what you know and what the coach can see — and why it costs your child
• What the coach does when they receive it (and what they don’t do)
• The difference between hard days and the days this system is actually for
• How to introduce it to your child before the season begins
• How to introduce it to a club that doesn’t have it yet
• A complete toolkit for parents, coaches, and club directors
Read it in under 45 minutes. Use it the moment it’s needed.
In twenty-nine years of coaching, this is one of the most powerful tools a program can offer a family.
Not because it’s complicated. Because it isn’t.
Perfect for:
✓ Parents of athletes in any sport or performing art
✓ Coaches who want a protocol for receiving this kind of information
✓ Club directors looking to formalize how families communicate on hard days
✓ Anyone who has ever wished there was an easier way to say: today is different
Written by Camille Martens OLY
Olympian • Commonwealth Games Champion • 29-year club owner • National Coach Developer •
Former President of Gymnastics BC
Also in the MVP Companion Series: The Car Ride Home (free) • Red Flags vs Growth Edges •
Commitment vs Quitting • The Triangle • Building Your Village • What Coaches Wish Parents Knew
MVP in the Stands — the complete guide for sport parents — available at nextpeakliving.com