I didn’t start out to be a coach for my son’s basketball team. I didn’t even consider being a coach for my daughter’s basketball team. Yet, looking back, it was one of the best things that I’ve ever “fallen” into.
From
the first moment I said yes, I realized I was in over my head. How could I survive the practices?
How could I reach all of the players and give them what they needed? How could I work with my own kids and have them see me as a coach instead of as Dad?
How could I reach all of the players and give them what they needed? How could I work with my own kids and have them see me as a coach instead of as Dad?
Over the course of the season, I overcame these challenges
and learned three really important things.
1. Attitude is everything. Their excitement and energy was contagious. I wasn’t too old to or too tired to go toe-to-toe with everyone at practice.
2. Listen first and speak second. This will allow anyone time to hear what each player needs. Not everyone is the same, but even silence speaks volume if you listen before speaking.
3. Time is an investment that yields great rewards. It‘s the time you spend with kids that give you the credibility to be heard. The more time I spent with them in practice and the games, the more they were willing to be invested in what I was saying about basketball.
1. Attitude is everything. Their excitement and energy was contagious. I wasn’t too old to or too tired to go toe-to-toe with everyone at practice.
2. Listen first and speak second. This will allow anyone time to hear what each player needs. Not everyone is the same, but even silence speaks volume if you listen before speaking.
3. Time is an investment that yields great rewards. It‘s the time you spend with kids that give you the credibility to be heard. The more time I spent with them in practice and the games, the more they were willing to be invested in what I was saying about basketball.
It’s going on 6 years of involvement in the Osseo MapleGrove Basketball Association. Going strong with no intention of stopping.
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