Knowing that their child is in the hands of an experienced, certified coach allows the parent to feel more at ease in terms of development. Support - This parent is able to continuously show care, love and many other emotions and actions that encompass the feeling of support. From emotional support to financial support, this type of parent knows how to prioritize what really matters, which is the well being of the child. I have seen many parents sitting on the court over the years, not to reference how their child is doing but to criticize and give feedback to both coach and player. The problem lies when they sit there with the specific intention of learning how to coach.
Some parents actually take notes on the court while their child is in a lesson.
Others interrupt the lesson to ask coaching questions so that, later, they can use this information to do additional coaching to their child. The danger is that many parents feel that, after sitting on the court with their child over years, they achieve enough information to take over as their child's personal coach. The most common problem is that these parents have not had the chance to make sincere mistakes. All coaches make mistakes and, as long as the coach learns from these mistakes, they continue to improve their knowledge base. After some years as a full time professional, a coach becomes more efficient teaching specific levels of players.