Heroes of the Game: Coaches

To all those that follow my blog, every week I will be highlighting an athlete who has had an impact on and off their various fields, courts, pools, stadiums, and etc.

This week, the heroes of the game I will be highlighting are the coaches. To any former, current, and future athletes, the coach serves as the main source of instruction and motivation to work harder in practice and compete at the best of our ability during competition. They are there celebrating with us after a win and mourning alongside us after a loss, and every emotion we have when in the heat of competition.

The roles they take on include being a mentor, hero, caregiver, educator, counselor, and many others.
In anybody's lifetime, especially an athlete's, the coach makes large impact on the growth of the athlete as person. From the little leaguer starting his or her first day of practice in the springtime to the professional athlete starting in their first championship game, the advice, guidance, and motivation a coach gives to the athlete factors into the success of the athlete.

Personally, most of the coaches that I had growing up, I looked up to in some way or another. The ones that made the biggest impact on my life were my cross country, track, and tennis coaches whom I still maintain a great relationship with to this day.

Once you finish reading this blog, take a second and think about that coach you had growing up and see if he fits some of the roles I wrote about in this blog.