What is Important to You? Why are YOU coaching?

These are questions parents and youth coaches should be asking before they are accepted as a coach. If you think about it, we are just teaching these kids what we believe. So why? Why do you want to coach? After you answer this question then you know what you are trying to do. Then, you can better explain to your team why you are coaching. If you can’t answer kids and look at them in the face and tell them honestly why you are coaching, you need to step back and figure it out before you even step on the mat,floor,field.

Have you ever heard the song, “Dad…I have been a watchin’ you…” If you haven’t, you need to listen to the words and realize that kids are always watching us..even when we coach. Leading by example is taken so lightly these days.

Morrie Adams is one of the greatest minds in the athletic world. He does mental training for the University of Iowa wrestling team. As some of you may know, Iowa has been one the greatest wrestling programs. Morrie talked about a couple that brought their High School wrestler in for a session. They started telling Morrie that little “Johnnie” was acting pretty scared on the wrestling mat. Morrie asked them to videotape Johnnie’s Mom the next time Johnnie wrestled instead of Johnnie. The tape proved to be true that Johnnie’s Mom was acting just as scared in the stands during the wrestling match. Morrie told the mother that if she is acting scared in the stands, how do you suppose Johnnie is going to act?
So, if you are in your yard and yell, SNAKE, SNAKE and start running, do you think your child will hang behind and pick up the snake? NO, they are going to run also.

God Made Everyone To Be Above Average!
Thanks,
Doug Whipple