Do you
coach Track & Field, Football, Basketball or Swimming? Yes you do but more importantly you coach the people
who compete in those sports. The human element transcends all. Anyone can learn the
techniques and strategies, but to be truly effective as a coach you must coach
the person. Know what makes your athletes tick. Take an interest in them as
people, they are not machines, they have feeling and emotions, they have lives outside
of sport. I think of the great coaches I have been privileged to be around,
this is a characteristic they all shared. They were emotionally intelligent;
they took the time to understand their athletes as people and coached the person
who did the sport. At the end of the day I always ask myself did you coach
today the way you would have wanted to be coached?
