Dear Parents, I, like many other people, know that you live a very busy life.
The reality is that everyone these days lives a busy life.
When someone volunteers to coach a sport for your child, they are making their lives even busier.
They are pushing things that they could be doing to the side, in order to do something for someone else.
This is what we call being generous.
Do the people that volunteer to coach your son or daughter have all the right answers, all the perfect drills, and all the right advice in order to make your child the best he or she can be? No, they don't.
If they did, they would be coaching in the pros or have their own statue.
When your child moves to more competitive leagues in the future, your right to question the coaches motives grows, but when they're not even teenagers, my best advice for you is to relax and enjoy watching your child.
As long as they are having fun, trying their best, respecting their opponents, teammates, and officials they'll be building character that is much more important than winning at this point.
I can't stand it when I hear parents complaining about their kid's coach or even screaming at their kid, expecting that their ridiculous action is actually going to help their child.
If anything, it's just going to put more pressure on them, which is counterproductive.
If you're a coach or community member that's volunteered your time to do something for someone else, my hat goes off to you.
You are an actual human being, with good qualities, strong character, and values that are in the right place.
Keep doing what you're doing.
Don't let complainers take you down a notch.
All the "Armchair GM's" out there think they have all the right answers but they actually will never do anything to prove they could pull it off.
Saying something doesn't make it happen or make it true.
Actions are what determines someone's ability to be proficient at something.
Not words.
Over the past 12 years or so I've coached so many of your kids it's ridiculous.
I've coached a minimum of one minor soccer team a year (one year I had 3), high school soccer, high school basketball, and public school soccer, basketball, volleyball and baseball.
I don't coach each of these sports each year, but that's what I've done over the years.
Now if you're a Math whiz, you'll understand the amount of hours put in to not only coach, but also plan practices.
Not one of these teams consisted of a child of my own.
NOT ONE.
So why on earth would I coach and volunteer my time when I don't have a kid? The answer to the less braindead individuals out there is because I like to do thing for other people.
You know...
not being a selfish piece of you know what.
I really can't stand people that constantly complain about what they think is wrong, but will never do a thing to try to make things right.
Your child, more than likely, needs more physical activity than they're getting.
I'm sure he or she has 12 or so electronic devices that they spend hours a night on but you should probably demonstrate to them what a good role model should.
Like, take a walk or bike ride with them.
If you just drop your kid off at soccer or hockey and come back to pick them up, your values are in the wrong place.
Your kids want you, sorry, need you, to watch them and support them.
They want you to tell them how good they played and tell them what you think they can improve.
Or maybe, you need to try coaching or volunteering out for yourself.
Try to find out if it's really as easy as you make it out to be.
In the meantime, I'll try to stay positive, do something cool for the kids in town, and let others spend their time complaining.
There's always going to be jealous people trying to bring you down.
Stay strong and keep doing what you believe is right.
Join us here To your success, Conor Star Factory Fitness
The reality is that everyone these days lives a busy life.
When someone volunteers to coach a sport for your child, they are making their lives even busier.
They are pushing things that they could be doing to the side, in order to do something for someone else.
This is what we call being generous.
Do the people that volunteer to coach your son or daughter have all the right answers, all the perfect drills, and all the right advice in order to make your child the best he or she can be? No, they don't.
If they did, they would be coaching in the pros or have their own statue.
When your child moves to more competitive leagues in the future, your right to question the coaches motives grows, but when they're not even teenagers, my best advice for you is to relax and enjoy watching your child.
As long as they are having fun, trying their best, respecting their opponents, teammates, and officials they'll be building character that is much more important than winning at this point.
I can't stand it when I hear parents complaining about their kid's coach or even screaming at their kid, expecting that their ridiculous action is actually going to help their child.
If anything, it's just going to put more pressure on them, which is counterproductive.
If you're a coach or community member that's volunteered your time to do something for someone else, my hat goes off to you.
You are an actual human being, with good qualities, strong character, and values that are in the right place.
Keep doing what you're doing.
Don't let complainers take you down a notch.
All the "Armchair GM's" out there think they have all the right answers but they actually will never do anything to prove they could pull it off.
Saying something doesn't make it happen or make it true.
Actions are what determines someone's ability to be proficient at something.
Not words.
Over the past 12 years or so I've coached so many of your kids it's ridiculous.
I've coached a minimum of one minor soccer team a year (one year I had 3), high school soccer, high school basketball, and public school soccer, basketball, volleyball and baseball.
I don't coach each of these sports each year, but that's what I've done over the years.
Now if you're a Math whiz, you'll understand the amount of hours put in to not only coach, but also plan practices.
Not one of these teams consisted of a child of my own.
NOT ONE.
So why on earth would I coach and volunteer my time when I don't have a kid? The answer to the less braindead individuals out there is because I like to do thing for other people.
You know...
not being a selfish piece of you know what.
I really can't stand people that constantly complain about what they think is wrong, but will never do a thing to try to make things right.
Your child, more than likely, needs more physical activity than they're getting.
I'm sure he or she has 12 or so electronic devices that they spend hours a night on but you should probably demonstrate to them what a good role model should.
Like, take a walk or bike ride with them.
If you just drop your kid off at soccer or hockey and come back to pick them up, your values are in the wrong place.
Your kids want you, sorry, need you, to watch them and support them.
They want you to tell them how good they played and tell them what you think they can improve.
Or maybe, you need to try coaching or volunteering out for yourself.
Try to find out if it's really as easy as you make it out to be.
In the meantime, I'll try to stay positive, do something cool for the kids in town, and let others spend their time complaining.
There's always going to be jealous people trying to bring you down.
Stay strong and keep doing what you believe is right.
Join us here To your success, Conor Star Factory Fitness
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