Why am I better teaching kids than you coach? It's simple, they don't really know their athletes. I know they know their names and a little about them, but they really don't know them. They never get to know the ""WHY"! "Why are you playing kid?" or the "Why does that motivate you kid?" or "Why is red your favorite color kid?" Personally I regularly work with about 55 or so clients and I know every single one! True, that number is not as high as you coach, but it's close, but my interactions range range from the age of 11 all the way up to 71! I know everything about them, every hot button, every calm down switch, every like and every dislike. Why do they work harder for me than they do for you? Why are their attitudes different - better when they are with me than with you? Because they know and see the difference when people are sincere! That's why I'm better than you! These kids/athletes want to feel important and understood, and they want to understand the "why," but how can they if you don't. When people understand the "why" they get better, do you understand? At that point, and only that point you will get them to do the "what" you ask and need from them. Shouldn't the coach know what the kids perception of reality and actions are? I think so, maybe you should be a "coach" instead of a dictator there chief! Listen and learn from them, that is how to get these athletes and anyone to do extraordinary things for you and be the best they can be, for themselves, for you and for the team! Wake up coach; it's not about you, it's about helping and "coaching" the kid, it's not about you. It's their team, not your team. It's about molding them into productive human beings, it's about molding them into contributors to society! Your job as a coach reaches so much farther than 100 yards, it reaches decades and generations! HS athletes in general want to be part of something, they want to be challenged - not degraded or neglected, they want to be inspired, they want to contribute and proud of what they accomplish. Maybe, just maybe you will get it, but then it may be too late, actually it probably is. Maybe go back and watch a few sports movies or talk to elite athletes and ask them about the impact a "coach" had on them. Everyone needs a coach and a mentor..... and you know what's strange about that, they always don't have to be older than you, it can be a kid! Spoken from experience here-just sayin. So take a little...ok maybe A LOT of advice from someone who knows nothing, put your ego aside and learn from the kids, they will and can coach you on many many things!
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