- auguste rodin
as i was plugging in my phone to charge one night this past weekend,
i saw a text from a father of two little boys i coach.
the subject read: Coach of the year
and the message: thank you for being so patient with my boys
the dad attached this picture.
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| me and jayce |
i almost cried as i read his kind words because this little guy
{and his 3 yr old brother} were real challenges for me the first few weeks.
they are being raised soley by their father and i'll just say, it was not easy at first.
i got advice from my dear friend robin who has been coaching a variety of sports
for probably 20 years now. it helped and i worked so hard at being patient with them,
gaining their trust and not taking practices or our games too serious.
after that, things turned around, and have been great since.
{now when my 2 little redheads miss a practice or game, i miss 'em alot}.
if the kids walk away with a love of kicking a soccer ball
and the importance of exercising their bodies at the end of this season,
i'll feel i've done my job as their coach.
little do they know, it's their coach who's learned the most over the last few months.
i've learned how to be more patient. it's funny how that happens.
