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Is it ok for a youth basketball coach give the players a ride from home to practice, with parents consent?

I’m a woman and a recreational basketball coach for girls in 5th and 6th grade. One of the girls cannot make it to practice because the parent leaves work late and cannot make it in time. I offered the parent to give the girl a ride from home to the gym. The parent will pick her up there. Is this ethical? Or is there a teacher/student line that shouldn’t be crossed?

with parents consent yes, i coach a middle school boys team and parents ask us if we can give rides to and from practice daily, not a big deal, i didnt have a back ground check my first year, now im a employee of the school system and do but even before we gave rides with parental consent. my coaches often gave us rides to and from practice. if i were you i would just make a consent form and ask the parents to sign it and then no problem. its an incredible help to parents and players when their coaches of do this for them so they should be thankful they have a coach who would be willing to do it. the majority of players want to come to practice and the majoirty of parents work.

Responsible Sports – Parent/Coach Relationship