Does this kid want to be coached right now? I am not a real coach. I get paid in gift cards and not bi-weekly paychecks. I'm not a talent evaluator, either. I have limited experience in evaluating talent besides observing my own children's athletic development. I do this coaching thing for fun because I have a passion for developing our youth and using sports as a way of doing so. In fact, outside of the classroom, I firmly believe sports is the single most effective way of developing young children into well-adjusted adults (caveat: I get that this is not a universal truth and does not apply to everyone ). I have a confession to make and I must issue an apology alongside that confession. I've probably coached your kid and thought that their potential was limited. In my mind, I perceived their limitations as a ceiling they could never break. And when I reflect back on that, it kills me. My brain so desperately w...
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