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Childhood Heroes
There is an old proverb that says that it takes an entire community to
raise a child. Even if you aren't a certain child's parent, you can
influence them in order to grow up to be a better person. One of the
easiest ways to do this is as a coach. The characteristics that you s
how the children and youth through each game will give them qualities
to look back on, all which will help them throughout their life.
The major way that a coach can influence children is simply by being d
edicated to a game. If you know sports at all, you know exactly what
it takes to simply play a game. One of the major qualities that you ne
ed in order to get through a game is goals. Sometimes this is the goa
l to win, while others it is simply to make it through the entire game
. Along with this, you will be influencing the children to persevere
through the game, no matter how hard it is and to be determined to fin
ish. All of these qualities will help the children have a foundation
for the rest of their life in whatever they do.
A coach's responsibility does not end here. More than teaching the c
hildren how to play the game, as well as giving them the support to g
et through the game, are certain things that children and youth may n
eed to hear while they are playing. It is up to the coach to make su
re that everyone who is playing the game understands what it means to
get through a game, work as a team, and do so to the best of their a
bility. This will allow the children to understand what it means to
finish their work in excellence. This will especially be seen if the
children win the game and see the outcome of their hard work.
Of course, every coach knows that it is not about winning the game, i
nstead it is the process. This specific message will need to be give
n to the kids after every single defeat that they work through. You
will want to make sure that they understand it is not the outcome of
the game that is important, but rather, the process that