Think Like a Parent: Tips for Better Coach-Parent Relationships

Author: Mike Herbert

Dr. Mike Herbert’s 20+ years in education have been focused on helping people to be better teachers, coaches and people. He started his career in athletics as a basketball coach and has coached as well as taught at several different levels including middle school, high school, junior college and NCAA Div. 2. He has taught a course in movement education at Southern Oregon University and has developed courses such as the theory of coaching, sport psychology and sociology of sport for Southwestern Oregon CC where he was most recently the Dean of Health, PE & Athletic. He is currently the Assistant Athletic Director for Community Partnerships at Cal Poly Humboldt in Arcata, CA. In his time away from his duties in athletics, Dr. Herbert spends his time conducting coaching and parent clinics for youth sports organizations and school districts. He also spends his free time supporting his own 2 student-athlete sons and his accomplished wife, Megan Corriea, head softball coach at Cal Poly Humboldt in Arcata, CA. His newest adventure was launching The #beBETTER Podcast earlier this year on Apple and Spotify. The podcast is a resource for all coaches, parents, administrators and people trying to be the best versions of themselves. Mike earned his Ph.D. in HPE with an emphasis in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of New Mexico and a minor in educational psychology in 2007. You can also follow him on Instagram @bebetter.dr and on his Facebook page: Bebetter.