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Private Note and Proposed Audience

Keep the child’s request ahead of the adult’s presentation.

Fifteen minutes for one practical decisionFree · Two-page fillable PDF

Companion to A Private Goal Note Is Not Ready-Made Team Inspiration.

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Hypothetical example: An athlete shares a private goal for a coaching conversation. The coach decides the lesson can be taught without using the note and keeps the child’s own support appointment.

01Remember why the note reached you

Record why the note was originally supplied.

Original purpose of the note

People already within its permitted audience

Actual program handling arrangement

02Ask about a specific use rather than general permission

Describe the exact proposed audience and words.

Specific words proposed for use

Exact new audience and medium

Appropriate permissions still needed

03Choose the least revealing way to teach the idea

Choose whether any approved sharing is necessary.

Teaching purpose that requires review

Less revealing alternative

Approved use or decision not to share

04Keep the original support moving

Preserve the original coaching support and handling plan.

Original help still owed

Actual storage or return arrangement

Correction needed for any earlier exposure