Listen as Doug Killgore shares a few insights on taking the right approach when it comes to handling parent issues. Respect is key and it goes both ways. "You may be an expert in your position, but they are an expert in their kid." Doug explains that there has to be a middle ground. Melding the kid and the program, you and the parents have one common goal for that student-athlete and that is success.
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