acquisitions Marian Gaborik and Nick Foligno. The club also has three first-round picks in the June 30 amateur draft. Adding to the excitement is that the Blue Jackets (along with longtime

To: Youth Sports CoachesFrom: Parents EverywhereRe: Lets talkDear Coaches,It has recently come to our attention that you may dislike interacting with us. (Really, we can tell when youre just hiding behind your Ray-Bans, pretending not to see us in the parking lot after practice.) However, as you know, some communication with parents is unavoidable. (Like when you find us standing right next to your parked car, waiting. Or whenever team fees are due.)Today were writing to ask you to commit to improving. We see that youve got raw talent, and with a positive mindset and some hard work, were certain you can take your communication skills to the next level!Lets start with a few email tips, shall we?1. Respond when we contact you. Were not expecting a dissertation. Often all we need is a quick acknowledgement. Thanks, you got the message that our kid is sick. Yes, the uniform fitting is Friday at 3 p.m. No, you dont know the tournament dates yet.2. Dont ignore a request for a phone call or meeting. Were busy people, too. If were asking to schedule a talk, its because we have something important on our minds, and we want to respect your time by giving you a heads up instead of ambushing you as you exit the Porta-John after the game. And even if the request comes from a parent who constantly hovers and hassles you about playing time, you had might as well deal with the latest demand up front -- because those people will just beat down the Honey Bucket door once they figure out youre hiding inside.3. When you do decide to send us an email, avoid 1,000-word, free-flowing mind dumps about the teams performance at last weekends tournament. Seriously, nobody reads that crap. OK, maybe the team manager and a couple of overeager dads dreaming of D-I scholarships, but the rest of us just dont have the stamina, especially when you go all punctuation optional on us.4. Check up on the sick and injured kids once in a while. We know you work hard. Most of you are underpaid, if youre paid at all. (Though we did get you that nice gift certificate to Ruths Chris last year, remember?) You dont get enough time with your own families. Really, we get it. But our kids get hurt, sometimes seriously, playing this game for you. A quick What did the doctor say? or Howd the surgery go? -- for the injured stars and the benchwarmers -- would go a long way toward making us feel like you care about our kids as people, not just players.Thank you, coaches, for reading. (And if this message makes you mad, please dont take it out on the kids. They dont like it when we email you.)Respectfully,Parents Everywhere******To: Parents EverywhereFrom: Youth Sports CoachesRe: Your emailDear Parents,Thanks for your feedback. Your message was exactly what we needed after two losses, a forfeit, a threatening altercation with an incompetent ref and a fender bender in the stadium parking lot last weekend. You made some good points.We agree. Communication is critical. In that spirit, please keep the following in mind when emailing us:1. Send your kids to talk to us first before you get involved. You cant play for them, so why speak for them? Coaches dont want players who hang back in any capacity. And the kids can all email us right from those fancy smartphones you bought them.2. If you must contact us, wait at least 24 hours after a game. Give game-day emotions a chance to cool. And dont write a missive at midnight after youve spent the whole evening obsessing over the game and downing vodka tonics. At the very least, edit while sober in the morning. Better yet, dump that angry email in the trash and save us the trouble.3. We dont want to read your 1,000-word mind dumps, either. We know you love your kids, and we know you want them to succeed on the team, but if you feel so strongly about an issue that youre tempted to keep writing and writing to us about it, then lets talk about it in person, like adults. (Wait, did we really just say that? Make that briefly. Lets talk briefly. Because youre right -- I do kind of hate interacting with you. But only just a little bit.)4. Stop coaching your kid from the sideline. OK, this actually has nothing to do with emailing, but who cares? Just stop it.5. We appreciate proactive, appropriate communication, even if we fail to respond. Yes, we want to know about players illnesses, absences, vacations and injuries! We try to get back to everyone in a timely manner, but we didnt become coaches so that we could spend our days typing. Or to collect team fees. We like to play the game, and we like to teach it to new players.In conclusion, we want to say that we recognize that participating in youth sports demands time, money and dedication from the entire family. As coaches, were focused on the players, but know that the door is always open for your concerns. (Except, of course, the Porta-John door. Dont even bother to knock. 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The team says it has seen a 13-per cent improvement in season-ticket renewals from one year ago, when the Blue Jackets were coming off perhaps their worst season in the NHL and sold around 7,000 season tickets. The team has sold almost 1,000 new season-ticket plans including fans who upgraded to larger packages. Its a major difference from when the club was a doormat -- especially for those charged with talking to the fan base and selling them tickets. "Theres no question a lot of the conversations are more pleasant than they were perhaps last year," Blue Jackets senior vice-president and chief marketing officer John Browne said with a laugh. "People are very emotional about it, very passionate about it. They want their opinion to be heard. Theres no question over the last few months as the team continued to play really well, those less-than-friendly conversations are far fewer than they were." Its been a remarkable turnaround. Those visiting the teams website at www.bluejackets.com are now greeted by a picture of fans smiling while a scrum of players celebrate a goal. Emblazoned over the scene are the words, "The Best Is Yet To Come." After having far and away the worst record in the league during the 2011-12 season, the Blue Jackets came out of the owners lockout and were dead last in the league (5-12-2) again in late February. But then, spurred on by new acquisitions, wily veterans and up-and-coming players, they went on a 19-5-5 tear that tied them with Minnesota for eighth place in the Western Conference. They missed out on the playoffs in a tiebreaker. They drew a capacity crowd of 19,002 to their season finale at Nationwide Arena, welcomed more than 17,000 in each of the two home games before that, and finished the year averaging 14,562 in attendance. "The crowd was electric," centre Brandon Dubinsky ssaid after the final game, a come-from-behind 3-1 win over Nashville.dddddddddddd. Dubinsky previously played for the New York Rangers and came over in the ballyhooed deal that shipped Rick Nash -- Columbus captain and the franchise record holder in almost every offensive category -- to the Big Apple last summer. The fans were caught up in the sudden reversal of fortune by the team. "They really appreciated the hard work that was put in and us proving everyone wrong. All the so-called experts picked us to finish dead last," defenceman Jack Johnson said after the season. "Its kind of the old, when someone says you cant do it youre determined to prove them wrong. Everyone around the city really appreciated it." Now the teams website also carries the prompt, "Next season starts today. Get the best seats now." Most of the team is expected back next season, including old hands R.J. Umberger and Fedor Tyutin, rising young stars Cam Atkinson and Matt Calvert and relatively recent acquisitions Marian Gaborik and Nick Foligno. The club also has three first-round picks in the June 30 amateur draft. Adding to the excitement is that the Blue Jackets (along with longtime nemesis Detroit) move to the Eastern Conference next season. That means less travel, easier access to broadcast road games for fans who have to work the next day and renewed interest in potential rivals. "We know from research that the NHL has done, in addition to Columbus Blue Jackets fans, eight of the top 10 teams that they identify with as other teams they follow are Eastern Conference teams," Browne said. So the first step was earning some respect by winning games. Now general manager Jarmo Kekalainen and director of hockey operations John Davidson must keep the fans engaged with a team that continues to be competitive. "I havent heard the building that loud," said forward Jared Boll, the Blue Jackets longest-tenured player, the next day after the season ended. 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