I give credit to others who told me I would coach rather than asking me, I had no clue it was for me.
Yes, it's in my blood through my Daddy and brother. But, I always thought that was their thing.
2 years into coaching, I think it was this season that I was able to harness all the lessons learned from other seasons and begin to truly coach.
I think the 3 biggest lessons I learned along the way and hoped to implement this season were/are:
- teaching is coaching...coaching is teaching- My principal told me this once. I took that approach to this season. And, I really saw a difference. From creating an environment of celebration after learning from mistakes to tight transitions to maximize time of instruction and time practicing basic skills, it was a positive experience.
- if you have enough time to complain, then you have enough time to do something about it (I've had this intrinsic motto for a few years)...well, I ate it this season...I complained to a friend about lack of leadership this...leadership that in high school athletes and how it's not the same from even when I was in high school...blah blah...and quickly realized, oops, it's my job to model, reinforce, model, reinforce, troubleshoot, and lead this purpose of mine. To have players list a key to success is to listen to their leaders was when I internally smiled.
- Celebrate one another. Life knocks you down enough...especially for high schoolers. Emotions flip and then flop and then flip back. Build an intentional community of positive language. We're in this together. And all will rise. Higher.
Highlights from the last practice included a thunder storm, a player having to take a fake baby home for class (I was Grammy), Ice Pops for all, letters of affirmation from the captains to teammates, and a Hokie pillowpet that I almost decapitated because a player wanted it to kiss me (yuck!), and Blizzard getting ambushed.
Moral of the Story: You choose your attitude and approach to seasons of life.
No comments:
Post a Comment