Organized Sport Meetings

According to statistics from the Orthopedics Society of America, approximately 20 to 30 million young people are active in some sort of organized sport. About half of boys and a quarter of girls between 8 and 16 compete in an organized sport at least once during the year. Three-quarters of junior high schools and middle schools have competitive sports programs and about 7 million athletes compete at the high school level.

Organized sports add an already over-burdened parent with the added duties of driving kids to a from their events. Team sports require parent meetings as well, and this too is quite  difficult for parents to include in their busy lives. Trying to get parent's together to hold these meetings is sometimes akin to herding cats. Technology offers many solutions to these kinds of time issues. Teams can now easily host online meetings. Getting a parent meeting up and running can be done in a matter of minutes. With a telephone and an Internet connection, coaches can hold meetings directly from their desktop. There are no up-front costs to worry about. The simplicity of web meetings enables the coach and parents to focus on the purpose and content of the meeting without the "how-to worry" - yes it's that simple.

The convenience of holding parent meetings online can free up coaches and crew to tackle project deadlines and keep resources on track and up-to-date. With this service teams can to use it for other lateral meetings that may need to be held. As well, normally parents and coaches choose to meet weekly, every other week or monthly, or at a time that is convenient and getting both parents to attend is often a challenge. However, with an on-line meeting event, all parents can easily participate from the comfort of their home. Also, meetings can be recorded so parents who were unable to view the live on-line meeting can view the meeting at a time convenient to them. Many traditional meetings occur in schools, churches, civic centers, or recreation centers with uncontrollable factors, such as weather, traffic and illness predetermining attendance. On-line meetings are certainly a practical solution for combating these road blocks.

On-line meeting programs are available via software download, or the service can be hosted by the provider. Companies offering this service normally offer a free trial period.