This section provides guidance for coaches on how to conduct themselves in public, including being careful about wearing athletic gear, setting up meetings if parents want to discuss complaints, being friendly to all, avoiding domestic altercations or drinking in public, being courteous to others, avoiding altercations, not running from the law, and ensuring one's children are well-behaved in public to maintain a positive reputation.

1. Athlete Builder: Assistant Coach Reference Guide
Section 12 - Reference Guide: When You Are In Public
When You Are in Public
Awareness Development
• Be careful where you choose to wear your athletic gear in public.
• If you see parents and they want to talk about complaints they have, set up
a meeting.
• Be friendly to everyone. You have a lot of fans.
• Don’t have domestic altercations in public.
• Don’t drink in public where you work.
• Never drink anywhere in public while wearing your athletic gear.
• Be overly courteous and helpful in public. People know who you are and are
watching you.
• Don’t get into a verbal or physical altercation in public.
• Don’t run from the law.
• Your children will be perceived as an extension of you. They need to be
raised correctly and know how to act in public. If you can’t control your own
kids how can you be trusted to be responsible with someone else’s kids?
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