tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782792124434572025.post2366035968310279954..comments2009-12-04T17:02:19.352-05:00CityKinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09068481950069401281noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782792124434572025.post-34438891972591856672009-12-04T17:02:19.352-05:002009-12-04T17:02:19.352-05:00Right on point Archer01 !!<br /><br />I&#39;ve been a basketball coach for 12 years. At the beginning of the year, you always ask why did I ever do this..... but by the end of the year, you&#39;re always glad you did.<br /><br />I started coaching because my dad coached for 20 years.He passed the fever to me and I felt obligated when my own sons became of age. There is more to it now than the obligation. It has become a dedication, but it is hard to put into words. <br /><br />Perhaps its the warm fuzziness that you get when the group accomplishes something as a team for the first time or perhaps its the opportunity to teach little fuzzheads that there is more to a sport than just scoring and winning a game. Maybe an example will help:<br /><br />One of my teams had just finished our final season together with a tournament championship. I&#39;ve been coaching this team for 9 years and it was an experience to watch them grow into young men. In the locker room, you would expect shouts of joy and 8th grade boyhood machismo. Instead, we were all in tears (coaches too) because it was our last game together. It was a moving experience that gives me hope for the &quot;future generation&quot;. You can&#39;t experience that from the bleacher side. That is why I coach.Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02689767734425450454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782792124434572025.post-7646096762181387262009-12-04T14:56:40.830-05:002009-12-04T14:56:40.830-05:00I&#39;m sure they do.<br /><br />I just don&#39;t know how they make the time. It is tough to carve out so much time from a busy schedule.CityKinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09068481950069401281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782792124434572025.post-208590091066129712009-12-04T10:19:36.230-05:002009-12-04T10:19:36.230-05:00A few years back I coached soccer even when I didn&#39;t have a child who played and I would have to say that the reason I coached was 3 fold. First of all, I have played the game all my life and love the sport with a passion so coaching came quite natural. Second, I also had a coach in my life that really inspired me to become a better player and person and I wanted to be that person for other children. I wanted them to have the experience that I had (and I knew I could give that to them). And thirdly, I had a sense wanting to give back to the community and &quot;do my part&quot; so to speak. <br /><br />I don&#39;t coach any more but I miss it dearly. And still, to this day, I have kids come up to me that I coached that talk to me about when I coached them and they tell me that I was one of their favorite coaches. It really touches my heart.<br /><br />I suspect some of the coaches you see today feel the same way as me.Archer01noreply@blogger.com