Attention Mr. Kleats

123 Main Street
Penticton, British Columbia,
V2A 3W1

Mr. Kleats
Central High School
123 Main Street,
 Sportstown,
British Columbia,
V2A 1W3

Dear Mr Kleats:
 My name is Dominic Bordin and as a parent of a child on your bowling team I have attended many games and practices. I understand that being a coach is by no means an easy task, and I would like to thank you for the amount of time you have invested in the team. However, a few concerns have been brought to my attention that could benefit the team once they are resolved.

I understand that you have a busy schedule but your consistent tardiness appears to be impacting the players performance due to their lack of practice time, perhaps an assistant coach may be beneficial just so if you are running behind on that particular day that the team will still be able to enter the bowling alley and begin practice.

I am aware that sometimes the alley can become crowded and rowdy at times, I think that the best way to improve on this is to have the practise events predetermined. That way the kids don't have the time to misbehave while you're pondering the next drill.

I noticed that you have a very strong sense of who has skill and who doesn't, and you are very swift at tactically placing each player on the team in order to maintain such a high level of success. Although I think if you focused more on developing the skills of all the players in order for them to grasp the skill of bowling, rather than playing the select few top bowlers all the time. It only seems fair that all the players have as much playing time regardless of their skill. I know you strive to win, which is your job, but I think skill building may be best.

When the team loses focus and begins to goof around, I know that it may be very difficult to regain their attention, but I think raising your voice may not be the most effective. I have seen examples of coaches who do exactly the opposite and just stand there motionless and speachless, suprisingly moments later the team does the same. Perhaps the team may benefit from this. I am usually sitting in the back watching my son bowl, if the group ever begins to get out of control just signal for me to come over and I can demonstrate my method if you would like me to.

Winning is always great, but I believe the most important part is that everyone has fun. Positive attitudes always increase performance anyways. Studies suggest that the less emphasise there is on winning will likely result on less pressure and therefore better performance.

I hope you understand the constructive critisism and realize I would like to see the team do well as much as you do. You're a phenomenal coach and I think you have the high potential to do well. If have any questions or comments please email or phone me.
Sincerely,
Dominic Bordin