inthedougout

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 wanted to "figure" out who my pla