Parents and other coaches want to know why you want that job as a head coach!
What drives a coach (Female or Male) to take on such pressures and issue that go with coaching as well as taking on the head coach job as well? Lets hear it coaches!!!
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I played many years in baseball and softball and then started coaching got married 1st time, and stopped coaching cold turkey. Many years there don't ask how many!
Got remmarried had a daughter and she was old enough to start playing and then boom it hit me, I had to help when seeing things are not being done right.
My daughter no longer plays but I still keep on going for the love of the sport and the chance to help a player become skilled and move up towards college. Fastpitch softball has action and great people with the same love for the sport! I do it for the players smiles win or lose! My free time goes to the kids and parents with no more regrets!
I am so sorry that I turned down the chances to help others in the past years and for the early days of walking away from coaching when the players wanted me to continue for them.
I thank god for the skills God gave me and a second chances in life as well the chance to help at something that makes a differeence in others. We all need wakeup calls!!!
NOTE: If you coach and really love it and you know it helps kids out......dont ever quit! You will regret the lost years of not coaching! Give the opportunity to a kid and family that might not have it without you!
Life is good and fastpitch people are family on both sides of the line!
I have many of the same thoughts as listed above.
My days playing baseball as a kid are some of the most special moments in my life. I was lucky when my foster child daughter and I went looking for a travel team and met Tom and Roxanne Beers with Springfield Thunder. Tom is one of the fairest and most understanding coaches I've ever met. I got involved to help him while Roxanne taught me the ropes of running an organization. They remain stuck in my heart as the kindest of kind as they were giving young ladies that couldn't afford the opportunity a chance to learn and participate at a very high level.
My involvement started out to simply help these fine people. It was after I got involved I saw the need for more quality instruction, something I knew I didn't have a complete handle of yet. I decided to step out and learn the true game from others that make a living at it and joined the NFCA and began attending the NFCC classes. It was at that time I saw how those fine professionals were relating life lessons thru sports and helping mold the leaders of tomorrow. I'm honored to have learned from these people that even in defeat a person can grow from the experience. While their competitive juices surface during each game, their compassion and love for the game always seems to find its way to teach these kids sportsmanship.
I respect that lifestyle and couldn't think of a better way for me to try and contribute to our future leaders in society. Some told me I am good at this. Whether I always had it or learned it----probably a combination of both over time, I feel the families I've touched over the years have appreciated my efforts. I plan to continue as long as I can help. I only hope it lasts a long long time.
