what's your favorite part of being a coach?

[DanMaz]

new coach, old coach.

what's your favorite thing about coaching....

 

[DanMaz]

one of my favorite things is seeing an old player that still calls you "coach".

that does it for me.

 

[Passion4theGame]

I truly enjoy helping these kids get opportunities to play at the next level while earning their degrees. Getting them mentally strong and ready to be on a roster with 20-30 athletes & understanding they may not see the field their freshman year or very limited.

I agree Dan. It feels great running into old players that still call you coach.

 

[yocoach]

Being retired and not having to deal with the Karen parents anymore.

 

[Passion4theGame]

Being retired and not having to deal with the Karen parents anymore.

I never put up with Karen’s. Hit the road! Send them & their kid packing.
In 21yrs of coaching (Baseball & Softball) 13 in softball & I have only had to deal with about 3-4 Karen’s that I can think of. Not bad. Most of the time I feel I picked the right Families for the team. Very rarely made mistakes on picking families. I remember passing on kids because of the horror stories about the parents.

That’s what sucks the kids pay the penalty not the parents.

 

[Stedman00]

when you watch that little timid girl blossom to be a true team leader. and when they let you know about each college offer they get.

I get paid in smiles... hard to spend, but they last a long time.

 

[daboss]

I no longer deal with the daily grind of coaching a team, gave that up years ago. I experience something different being a pitching instructor. Occasionally I deal with parents wanting it more than the kids but for the most part the girls are hungry to learn and want to be here. I try to make it fun. I'm open to teach them new pitches to cut down on the monotony. I work at relating real-life experience to their chosen sport and how thru sports they can develop skills that can help them in the real world. They absorb much of this and as adults I see them using these traits when they enter college, the work force, and as they begin and raise their families.

Maybe they didn't get it from me but maybe it opens their mind to organize their thoughts and set goals. When we cross paths later on in life we joke and reminisce about our times together and they always bring up the fun stuff still in-bedded in their memory-----and they smile. It's in their eyes, it's in their smile. That's what makes what I do worthwhile. I don't need a trophy. I don't need an award. I don't need my name in the news. I don't need a uniform to wear. I see those kids in real life handling the ups and downs and making good decisions. That makes me smile.

I forgot the question.........