Coaching is a great way to pass on your passion for a sport and to spend time with the children in your life away from the structures of home. Throw them on a field or a court and all the rules change. But there are rules, and that can be the difference between a day of free-play chaos and an exercise-filled day that feels like an accomplishment.
Instructions
Coaching to Life's Victories
1. Pick a sport. More than likely, if you are coaching your own children, this will not be your own choice. Many parents have stepped onto new fields for the sake of their children with only a set of cleats and a willingness to learn a new sport.
2. Volunteer. Town athletic organizations are always in search of people willing to share their knowledge with the kids in their programs. Usually the first step to coaching is as simple as letting the powers-that-be know that you are available to help out.
3. Submit to a background check. This has become mandatory for volunteers across the country. Whether you’re helping out in the classroom, at the library, or on a playing field, the people running the programs need to be assured that they are not jeopardizing the safety of the participants.
4. Take the classes. Often, city run organizations offer rudimentary classes in the fundamentals of a sport and proper coaching methods. It 's easy, not time-consuming, and might help you feel as though the kids do not know more than you when you step onto the field or out onto the mat.
5. Make the time. Being a coach involves a real commitment. Not only do you need to set time for the practices and games or meets, you will also be handling scheduling, make-up practices and games, and the behind-the-scenes maneuvering that can bring home the championship.
6. Enjoy. If you have fun with it, the kids will get the message that is supposed to be fun. It isn’t about the win and the best of coaches know this to their core. Watching a child get his first hit, or block the net shot, or hit the three-pointer, is its own kind of reward. But another kind of reward comes from seeing your team star take time to offer pointers to a lesser athlete or watching the kid ,who didn’t have a clue, finally understand even one small piece of the game. And nothing beats watching the kids, win or lose, come together as a team.
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