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Have you ever wondered what your child’s coach actually thinks?
About you. About your child. About the relationship between all three of you.
This guide was written by a coach. One who spent twenty-nine years inside the coaching relationship
— watching what happens between coaches and families across hundreds of seasons. It is honest. It is
generous. And it will change how you see the person on the other side of the triangle.
This guide is for you if...
• You’ve ever wondered why your child’s coach made a decision you didn’t understand.
• You want a better relationship with your child’s coach but don’t know how to build it.
• You’ve had a difficult conversation with a coach and aren’t sure what went wrong.
• You want to be the kind of sport parent that coaches are grateful to work with.
Inside you’ll find:
• The invisible hours: what coaches carry between sessions that parents almost never see
• The ten-to-a-thousand problem: why every coaching decision is more complex than it looks from
the outside
• The sacrifice that goes unacknowledged — and why naming it changes everything
• The pond metaphor: why coaches see your child’s development in ways parents genuinely cannot
• What coaches say to each other about the parent relationship — honestly
• What coaches wish they could say directly to parents
• The structural dynamics that make this relationship hard without making anyone the villain
• A complete toolkit: how to build the partnership before anything goes wrong
Read it. Then share it with a parent you think could use it.
Written from inside the coaching relationship — with honesty about what coaches carry, what they
wish for, and what makes the difference between a partnership and an ongoing friction.
Perfect for:
✓ Parents who want to understand their child’s coach more deeply
✓ Parents recovering from a difficult coach relationship
✓ Coaches who want parents to understand what they experience — without having to say it
themselves
✓ Clubs wanting to reduce coach-parent friction before it becomes a problem
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) • Handle With Care • Red Flags vs
Growth Edges • Commitment vs Quitting • The Triangle • Building Your Village
MVP in the Stands — the complete guide for sport parents — available at nextpeakliving.com
Have you ever wondered what your child’s coach actually thinks?
About you. About your child. About the relationship between all three of you.
This guide was written by a coach. One who spent twenty-nine years inside the coaching relationship
— watching what happens between coaches and families across hundreds of seasons. It is honest. It is
generous. And it will change how you see the person on the other side of the triangle.
This guide is for you if...
• You’ve ever wondered why your child’s coach made a decision you didn’t understand.
• You want a better relationship with your child’s coach but don’t know how to build it.
• You’ve had a difficult conversation with a coach and aren’t sure what went wrong.
• You want to be the kind of sport parent that coaches are grateful to work with.
Inside you’ll find:
• The invisible hours: what coaches carry between sessions that parents almost never see
• The ten-to-a-thousand problem: why every coaching decision is more complex than it looks from
the outside
• The sacrifice that goes unacknowledged — and why naming it changes everything
• The pond metaphor: why coaches see your child’s development in ways parents genuinely cannot
• What coaches say to each other about the parent relationship — honestly
• What coaches wish they could say directly to parents
• The structural dynamics that make this relationship hard without making anyone the villain
• A complete toolkit: how to build the partnership before anything goes wrong
Read it. Then share it with a parent you think could use it.
Written from inside the coaching relationship — with honesty about what coaches carry, what they
wish for, and what makes the difference between a partnership and an ongoing friction.
Perfect for:
✓ Parents who want to understand their child’s coach more deeply
✓ Parents recovering from a difficult coach relationship
✓ Coaches who want parents to understand what they experience — without having to say it
themselves
✓ Clubs wanting to reduce coach-parent friction before it becomes a problem
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) • Handle With Care • Red Flags vs
Growth Edges • Commitment vs Quitting • The Triangle • Building Your Village
MVP in the Stands — the complete guide for sport parents — available at nextpeakliving.com