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[quote=Anonymous]I am a mom who is happy to drive a sports carpool to and from practice a few hours a week.  The 4 teens in our carpool are typically very well-behaved.  However, the vibe can get negative.  I’m hoping to create a more pleasant experience for the 2-3 hours that we’re together each week.

Here are some ideas for making a sports carpool more pleasant for all:

1.	Please do not tease each other too much, or criticize each other too much.  Friendly banter is OK, but please do not go beyond that.
2.	Please do not criticize the coaches during the carpool ride.  It leads to an unpleasant carpool experience.
3.	Please do not put down your own team, or talk extensively about how the team will not be good this year.  This is demoralizing to the other athletes in the car.
4.	Please ask before you eat messy food in the car.  And if the driver is OK with food in the car, please take your food wrappers and Starbucks cups with you to put in the trash.

Thanks and I welcome any other ideas for “best practices” for a sports carpool.  (Granted, my daughter would object to me presenting a list of "best practices" during our carpool, but I am hoping I can persuade her that at least #1-3 are kind of just common-sense.)
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