I overheard someone the other day when he was asked what he
did for a living he answered: “I am only a coach.” I wanted to scream, no your
not, you are so much more than that. Being a coach is special, more special
than we can ever imagine. As coaches we have the opportunity to reach and
influence young men and young women in situations of stress and pressure that they
might not experience anywhere else in their life. We can teach and change
behavior. Being a coach is not a job it is a special calling, it is an
opportunity to make the world a better place for that short time we interact
with those athletes each day. Your not only a coach, you’re special, your make
a difference everyday in those athletes lives! We owe to our athletes and ourselves to make it the best part of the day.
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Rick H
Right on!
Tim
most people outside the athletic world and sometimes inside the athletic world don’t get it when we say coach. As a coach you have to define what it is you do or someone else will define it for you.
Steven M. PIchman
I am a teacher first, and a coach second.
Tim
100% Steven Teacher/Coach
Coachjayjohnson
“The coach is the guardian of the athlete’s hopes and aspirations.”
– Dr. Robert Chapman
Here is author Micheal Lewis’s short story about his HS baseball coach Billy Fitzgerald. A great read from the author of Moneyball and The Blind Side.
Thanks Vern.
Coachjayjohnson
Links didn’t work – sorry.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/28/magazine/28COACH.html?pagewanted=1
and
http://www.teamindianaelite.com/coaching.html