Can you remember the name of a coach you had? Keep those hands up.
Can you remember a positive experience with that coach that made an impression on you? What about a negative one?
I’m guessing most of us still have our hands in the air. I know I do, and that most of the athletes I have coached probably do too.
The level of importance of coaches in our culture is so incredibly high. Why? Aside from parents, coaches have the greatest opportunity to positively impact our young people. They also have great potential to do damage and leave scars. So…who is coaching our coaches, people who can touch more lives in a year than many of us will in a lifetime? By coaching our coaches, I don’t mean helping them with game plans or strategy. I mean who is encouraging them, supporting them? Who is serving our children’s coaches? Many of us want to, we try to. I have known incredibly supportive parents and administrators through the years. But what if that effort was strategically organized and focused? What if parents, schools, businesses, churches and more banded together to lift up and support these women and men who do so much for so many? Who doesn’t want the people who are so closely working with our children and young adults to feel more loved and encouraged? It’s a no-brainer. And once successfully launched, it wouldn’t take much for that type of movement to spread…gradually at first, but potentially like wildfire. That day is nearing. With God driving the bus, the “Community for Coaches” movement is coming. Stay tuned………….
We love our coaches!!