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Phar lap
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 Posted: 09/19/05 - 03:55 Post subject: Who coaches Kids?
Mr. Moderator, not sure if this is the appropiate forum, move or scrub it as you see fit.
A LETTER TO THE COACH.
Dear Coach,
Tomorrow morning my children start playing on the team that you are coaching. They are going to run onto the oval (Oz Rules Football) and begin a great adventure that will include joys and disappointments. I hope you will take them by their young hands and teach them the things that they will have to know.
Teach them to respect the umpire and that the umpire's judgement is final.
Teach them not to hate their competitors but to admire their skill.
Teach them that it is just as important to be a playmaker as it is to be the scorer of the winning goal.
Teach them never to blame their team-mates when a goal is scored against them becaused five mistakes were made before the ball got to a scoring position.
Teach them that winning is not everything, but trying to win is.
Teach them to close their ears to the howling mob and to stand up for themselves if they think they are right.
Teach them gently, but not too gently, for the test of fire makes fine steel.
This is a big order ,Coach, and I place my children in your hands. See what you can do for them. They are such nice little people.
Their parent.
(Australian Football Coaches Association)
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robp
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Posted: 09/19/05 - 09:13 Post subject:
Unfortunately, lot of time spent coaching kids these days is trying to keep unruly parents harnessed.
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Floridaboiler
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Posted: 09/21/05 - 13:34 Post subject:
I have coached almost 4 complete seasons of soccer now and I am happy to say that I am very happy that all my parents have been great. They have been extremely supportive of their boys and the team.
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coachmarkos
my boys could swim
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Posted: 09/26/05 - 09:17 Post subject:
| Floridaboiler wrote: | | I have coached almost 4 complete seasons of soccer now and I am happy to say that I am very happy that all my parents have been great. They have been extremely supportive of their boys and the team. |
I also coach soccer in my "off seasons" and the soccer parents are great.
however,
basketball parents need to have their heads examined. sometimes.
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Cappy
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Posted: 09/26/05 - 20:40 Post subject:
I coach 7-8-9 girls in softball this past spring. One of the things I tried to instill in them, was having fun, and good sports(wo)menship. I had a good group of parents, so I was fortunate, that they let me coach, and I let them parent
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