About Tim

Tim Brady

I received my parent coaching certification from The Parent Coaching Institute and Seattle-Pacific University. During my eighteen months of study, much of my focus was on sports parenting.

I have parented my two children in sports over the past 17 years. Besides my parent coaching certification, my on the job training of parenting my kids in sports has been a worthwhile learning experience.

Like many of you, I grew up playing sports. I coached at the youth and high school level for fifteen years, and grew up working in a team sporting goods business. In my work place the past twenty eight years, I have listened and conversed with many coaches and parents at every age level of sports. The countless conversations provided much thought, and a desire to begin my journey into sports parent coaching.

My Outlook

Sports parents today are more invested in the success of their athletes than ever before. There is nothing wrong with wanting success for your kids. We all want it. The test becomes how you as parent show you care.

The age old question arises for many sports parents-----to push or not to push? It has been said you should not have to push at all. Mostly I agree, but know you can offer some “push” toward your athlete. It just comes in ways you have not thought about.

In general, sports parents struggle to communicate successfully with their kids. While I communicated better as I went, I struggled with listening and language in my early years of sports parenting. There are times we don’t know what to say, and other times we say the wrong thing. No parent is perfect. But it is important to realize that each time you communicate with your athlete, you have the opportunity to strengthen the connection. Each time you communicate with your athlete, you have the opportunity to build their intrinsic motivation.  Our Parents Matter Most seminar helps sports parents to communicate to ensure you help build motivation at every step.

The sports parenting years are short in comparison to the rest of your parenting years. Parents are having more difficulty fully enjoying watching their kids compete. The emotions watching our kids compete can be powerful. You want to fully enjoy watching your athlete. You as Parent can help.