From the first year of first grade all the way to 8th grade I had the same exact assistant coach. Although he was one of the fathers of the kids on the team he made it seem like everyone on the team was his kid. He would go out of his way to pull you to the side and encourage you so much to make you feel like you could do anything. What makes him a good coach is that it's tough to get him to be angry, he's always motivating you. Also, he is very persuasive, For Example, my friend wasn't going to play lacrosse this year but my coach called him in the middle of practice and gave him a lot of reasons why he should play lacrosse. the next day he was at practice.
Athletes and coaches have a strong advocate to voice their opinion that can impact and influence millions of people around the world. Athletes and coaches should use their network and take advantage of it to spread positivity around the world. Their voice impacts so many people daily that one message could impact and change someone's life for the better. Just because they are someone’s favorite player, the person has the desire to see that player be successful and if that player says something that touches someone so deeply, then that just might bring up a change to someone. Players like the late Kobe Bryant have impacted the basketball community around the world. He has inspired millions of people around the world to pick up a basketball and enjoy the sport and have fun. Across the globe in China, he has impacted so many people’s lives by launching a Kobe Bryant China Fund that raises money for sports and education for the youth in China. He is so popular around the world that he is more famous than Yao Ming who himself is from China that played in the NBA. Athletes and coaches can change and impact a person’s life just by saying a couple life changing words.
A great coach's main interest is not just to see you succeed in your sport but in your whole life. A great coach will teach you lessons that you carry for your whole life. I've had many coaches, but few have left a lasting impact on me. One coach has shown me by example and talking with him that my performance as an athlete is not all that important. What is important is to be a good man, a good person, a leader, and to set goals that matter to me, and do everything I can to achieve them, in and out of the pool.
I’ve been playing sports since I was just a little four year old and I’ve had my fair share of different coaches. The good coaches have had a crazy impact on my life. For example, Mr Letmanski was my freshman basketball coach and really taught me how to work harder and how working hard can lead to success. The difference that separates a good coach from a bad coach is not only teaching the sport but also lessons about life .
I have had my fair share of playing sports through the years and my coaches have helped me tremendous. They have helped me become a better athlete and better understand that sport a lot better than i did before. If i was struggling with something my coach would have a one on one with me before practice or stay after practice to work on the skill i needed help with. That helped me understand what i am doing wrong and correct it. Talking to my coach about my problems outside of sports also helps because that give me advice and how to work about it or with it.
my coach is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As someone who has played sports their entire life, coaches have impacted me more than I can explain. They have not only taught me about the sports that I love but about life and the lessons that can be learned from being an athlete. My high school volleyball coach taught me how to deal with losses. These losses are not limited to the ones on a court, but it is also applicable to the losses that I will face in society. She often told our team that it is not life or death when you lose a game. An L in the win or loss column doesn’t define who you are, but it is how you overcome that defines your character. Coach Leigh Ann back instructed us to apply this to our lives. Every time I face something in life that doesn’t go the way that I hope it would go I think back on her advice. She is a great coach because she tries to teach us life lessons through something that we are passionate about, which is volleyball. She understands that coaching should focus on more than just their player’s performance. Some players see their coaches as parental figures, so teaching these young adults about life should be more important than wins and trophies. A coach's impact and abilities should be measured by the amount of humans that they inspired and the values that they instilled into their players.
A good coach is not only able to teach good skill work, but is determined to teach good morals and life lessons for the real world. Mr. Motta could take a regular girl, and turn her into an athlete. That takes true coaching ability, because being an athlete takes time, effort, and dedication. One has to learn to want to be the best. Their coach is there to guide them along the right path to success, to encourage their hard work and challenge them to do more than just the average person. A coach should challenge their athletes on and off the court, field, gym etc. Mr. Motta challenged his girls to think ahead, and to dream big for “futures… full of possibilities.” He truly wants the best for his girls, because he cares about their well being. Although building an athlete's athletic ability is important, building character is just as admirable. Building athletes who want to be the best in everything they do, everything from academics, sports, playing an instrument, and being a good person. Coaches should build relationships with their athletes, and be involved in their life. A player should feel comfortable to talk to their coach about their problems, because they know their coach wants to help. A good coach is invested in everyone of their athlete’s life, and pushes them to their fullest potential.
Our coach has stuck by the team’s side for years on end, he has watched us grow up and shaped us into completely different players. He's seen me through my highs and lows and has supported me through it all. His dedication to our team has been a huge driving factor for our success.
Don't get me wrong, sometimes he sucks, but in the best way. When he decided to cut me one year, I was furious. I thought I deserved to be on the team just as much as the next girl. But I didn't, and it pushed me to work the hardest I ever have. I would watch them practice or play next to me, and i'd play with a chip on my shoulder for feeling I wasn't good enough to be a part of that again. The next year I was put back on the team, and he told me that being cut was good for me. It was my biggest learning and growing experience. I've experienced many highs and lows, but this whole time he's believed in me and what I can do.
He constantly preaches to us “compete” and “finish.” We go out on the field and lay down all the we can. Fight harder than the girl you are next to, and you've competed. Finish with the same energy and competitive fire that you started with. He motivates us all to push harder everyday. His passion for all of us is what drives us to be better players, and for that, he's the best coach i've ever had.
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I have played Baseball, Soccer, Football and Basketball and the coaches have been kind, caring and always ready to make you work. Coaches can become similar to a parent if you get to known them enough. Having different coaches can teach you many different life lessons and help you improve your work ethic.
I have been a cheerleader for the past 10 years, so I’ve had many different coaches. Who have all impacted me greatly. Sports have a way of teaching great life lessons, but the person who teaches them is the coach. On my current cheer team we have 8 boy and 8 girls, we are a close nit family and we call our coach mom. She had a special place in our life, a second mom. She is a person who we know that we can go to with any problems and she gives the best advice. My coach has always voiced that the teams that are family’s function better then those who are not. I am also a coach for a team of 5th graders and I’ve taken that into my coaching, which I believe has made me a better coach. She’s played a major role in my life she’s helped me through a lot of problems and always has my best interest at heart and has thought me so much. She’s given my team everything we need to succeed through her coaching.
A coach consists of qualities such as kind, caring, loving, and empathetic. For a coach to be described as great, they have to be more than just an instructor over a sport or activity. They have to fill positions for students that need an extra push, and be consistent with pushing that student. A great coach is there before and after practice to lend an extra helping hand . For example, if a player on a basketball team needs help with dribbling, a normal coach would tell them to continue practicing with no further information. However, a great coach would physically practice drills with the player and make sure that the task was achieved, then leaving the student to practice individually. Although a great coach can provide extra help, a great coach also lets members learn individually and critically think to find problems and solutions. A great coach pushes the players to build leadership skills and learn team building. The adjective “great” should be used to describe coaches that put their all into their jobs and care about the players more than themselves.
Sports have always been a part of my life and it is a great thing. You get to meet new people and have coaches to help you through your journey of getting better. I have had many different coaches because I have played many sports and only one of them, I didn't feel right with. Some people do not like many of their coaches but they are here to help you progress in your sport or life. Sometimes a coach is the only person you can go to for a problem and they will find a way to help you through it. Being helpful and patient is a good trait for a coach to have, because if they get mad really quick then kids don't really like them as much. Acting more like a friend then a parent is a good trait because it become a lot more effective for communication when coaches have fun with their young athletes. I feel that if coaches have a better connection with their athletes, than that can be more beneficial for their future.
I believe coaches play an extremely impactful role in almost every athlete's life. Most coaches are the reason a player falls in love with a sport or begins to despise it. Coach Henrique Motta has helped his rowers become better athletes that came from having no experience at all, to becoming athletes with collegiate potential. I have had some Coach Motta's in my life that helped me fall in love with football, and they also taught me so many beneficial lessons that go beyond just the football field but carry into life as well. In my opinion a good coach is someone who takes individual time with his players and can relate with each and every one of them. Building a strong relationship with your players gains their respect as well as their trust. Being a football player for 10 years, the best coaches to me were the ones that inspired me to do more, they were personable and could relate to each and every one of their players. Just like Coach Motta, many coaches play impactful roles in many different athletes’ lives in every sport. The coaches that put the most impact on their players are the ones who inspire their players to do more not only on the field, but in their life.
I have been a dancer for over 10 years. Over the years being at the same place for that long my coaches have had a huge impact on me. They have taught me how to be better in what I do, how to improve as a person, and how to be supportive on a team. A good coach can do more than just teach you how to do what you love. They can help you accomplish more in what you want to do and they can help you learn new things about yourself that you didn’t even know. You can also grow a strong bond with your coach that you don't have with anyone else in your life. Some people’s coaches are such a role model in their lives. Their coaches are who they go to for advice and anything they need if they don’t have any other outlet.
When i was younger i played a lot of different sports, i played basketball, soccer, and tennis. Then I found an interest in volleyball so I stopped playing those other sports and just played volleyball. To me volleyball was the most fun, i actually understood the positions, plays and rules of the game. I played throughout middle school and when i got to high school i didn't really want to play, luckily i heard my school had a beach volleyball team so i decided to give that a shot. When I was on the team as a freshman the coach was super nice and totally helped me with some better skills. That coach has really only been the one that has inspired me to continue playing that sport. He did not yell when you did something wrong and he didn't get mad either. I think I focus better when I don't have a coach screaming in my ear but sometimes I need that little harshness.
My coaches usually impact me a lot during the season, as they inspire me to play and act as my best self. I usually have a bond with them, causing my to work to my highest extent, with fears of letting me down. Especially when the coach is fully committed into the sport, they act as another motivating force to do as well as I can. While I might not notice it or even think about it, they also impact me year round. I live by what they tell me, as they have definitely impacted my life and how they have taught me. They are definitely one of the prominent role models in my life, and maybe as influential or even more than teachers or my parents, as I spend nearly 2 hours a day everyday with them during season.
@Melissa Dudley I agree I believe the advice they give you can last and stay with you for a long time, and all the motivating words can just stick with you and that's really special.
Sports have never been my thing. While every other girl in elementary school played soccer on the field I was just fine coloring a sheet with my rainbow arsenal of crayons. There is one coach I had that was really quite a role model. Up until a few months ago I was a martial artist. I trained under a man by the name of Master Yu. When I first started there I had no idea what I was doing. I didn't really know what to expect either. I had shown up to my first lesson with nothing but my nerves and wit. Master Yu had approached me and before we started we had a nice conversation about what had brought me to martial arts in the first place. The first lesson was interesting and fun so I decided to stick around.
Over the next few months I really got to know everyone at the studio. I watched how Master Yu addressed every student by name and had personal conversations with all of them. Of course martial arts wasn't just fun and games. It is a practice of self control and discipline. Master Yu could seamlessly go from friend to instructor. It was impressive how he handled every aspect of his job. After a few months I was offered a spot on the competitive team. This had really been the first time I felt a coach had really trusted me. Master Yu not only taught me how hard work pays off but the importance of balancing fun and discipline in your life.
I think the greatest thing that differs a good coach from an amazing, memorable coach is the willingness to look through a player’s physical ability. I was always the scrawniest, smallest, and most uncoordinated kid on the tennis court. That was my disadvantage. For others, it was abusive parents, physical disabilities, coming from a broken home, or being less fortunate than most. When most coaches look for good athletes, they test how fast their kid can run or how hard they can swing. That is important, but in reality, good coaching requires a philosophical program like Mr. Motta’s. It’s not all about performance, it’s about the mentality, the grit, the attitude. Good coaches build a relationship between the player and the court, or the rower and the paddle. Great coaches build a relationship between the athlete and the sport, or between the athlete and the coach. Ken Carter from the movie Coach Carter is a great example of that. “I came to coach basketball players, and you became students. l came to teach boys, and you became men.”
Coaches play a major role in how an athlete views a sport. I believe that coaches can either make the experience of playing a sport amazing or they can destroy it. A good coach is someone who you are comfortable around, has confidence in you, and wants to help you improve. Coaches that only care about winning or constantly yell at their players, often ruin the experience of the sport and discourage athletes in continuing to play that sport, because of the bad environment. Growing up I played many sports such as soccer, tennis, dance, and gymnastics. Through the years, tennis has been the only sport that I stuck with because I truly love the game. The main reason why I love tennis is because I have amazing coaches who support and motivate me and have taken the time to get to know me. I think that if a coach is willing to build personal relationships with their athletes, it makes playing sports an extraordinary experience.
@Kaitlyn Conoscenti I really liked your comment, I think you are so right about how you said coaches who only care about winning or coaches who tend to yell at players often ruin the experience. you need to be comfortable with the sport you are playing, you don't want to dread to go to practice every time. instead you should be excited and ready to learn from your coach.
@Kaitlyn Conoscenti I absolutely agree in saying that a coach can make or break an experience. Coaches are supposed to be role models. People we look up to. Someone you know is there to encourage you when it is needed but can also deal out tough love when a situation calls for it. A bad coach can completely destroy a passion and love for something. A sport can only be as good as the coach that is present. They are the people guiding you through an experience and if they can't do it properly then the joy will be lost.
My coaches have played a massive role in my life. What I should say though is the that the good ones really positively impacted my life. A good coach in my opinion is someone that wants to win but doesn’t put it over his players, someone who you can look up to and trust in that time and moving forward, and someone who will push you to make you better at the sport and better in life. Coaches that relate to the players well and truly care about them really play a big role in my life because no coach is gonna be liked or make and impact if everyone hates him. Coaches also have motivated me to be a winner in life because losing sucks, but when it happens you strive harder to become a winner and get hooked to winning at life. My great coaches have made great impacts by being people that I can text or call at any time and I know that they will respond and help me in any way to succeed. Finally, coaches have made me who I am in life in all aspects by pushing me to my limits. When a coach does this to me I feel the need to do it always and that is what makes me such a hard worker. In conclusion, I give a lot of credit to the great coaches in my life because they have shaped me into the man I am today.
Coaches have played a very large role in my life. I started playing lacrosse at roughly age 12. I signed up for a recreational lacrosse team and when I went to my first day of practice I met the coach. His name was Scott Long, he went on to coach me for the rest of my seasons while playing Rec-league and also coached me on my middle school lacrosse team. He loved winning but he knew that while coaching a middle school team you cant get so caught up in your record and you need to make things fun. I went on to play on a travel team that was coached by Steve Wilt. I played 5 seasons for this team and we traveled throughout North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. He too had a main goal of winning games but at the end of the day he still tried to help players enjoy the game and have fun while they were still playing it. This year of highschool (Sophomore) I decided to start taking the gym a little bit more seriously. I hired a coach named Elliott Atwell, I did a lot of research before making this decision and found he was the best for me at this point in time. He writes my programming, gives macronutrient and diet advice, and helps answer any questions I have about training or life in general. He has helped my strength tremendously but he has also helped raise my self esteem and I now have a passion for the gym unlike anything else. Lastly he also helps teach me about the tactics that we implement in my training. I think all of these coaches have helped me in sports but
@Reid Barden also have helped in other areas of life. I don't think I would be where I am today without the coaches that I've had in my life.
Coaches change lives. In my experience in sports i have had many extreme coaches from world class wrestling coaches, to extremely tough football coaches, and i can confidently say that they have changed my life for the better. Although i didn't always love the hours upon hours of practice or grueling film studies, it taught me a lot about life. They showed me what it takes to succeed and be the best, i was taught how to push myself past what i thought my limits were and i apply that to life everyday. A great coach will break you down mentally and physically and then rebuild you stronger than before. My past coaches challenged me everyday and i am a better man because of it.
Coaches are a great person to look up to growing up, similar to a parent. Your coaches teach you how to compete they teach you how to handle losing and they teach you learning habits which will benefit you all throughout life. As a kid one of my baseball coaches was my dad, and the biggest thing he made sure to do while coaching me was to separate family behavior to on field behavior he taught me how just because he was the coach that I would not get any special treatment and I believe that allowed me to get a better understanding for both sides of the situation, for one I was able to learn how to compete just like all the other kids, and secondly I was able to fall back on my dad for help with any kind of problem whether it was sports related or not, he always knew how to help me achieve my goal.
Coaches are always there to teach their players the way of the game. They’re in as much as the players are. Coaches for younger players also have to be good role models because they also need to teach their player the respect of the games. Over the years of playing baseball, football, and basketball, I have had bad coaches, but mostly I have had coaches that have truly been amazing. The good coaches aren’t just there to teach you the way of the game. They are there to also give you valuable life lessons for your life ahead.
My coach has played a big role in my life, coming in as a freshman she’s taught me things about life and track. Freshman year I was a disaster although i loved to run and play many sports, I was still that 8th grader just coming out of middle school. If you were to see videos of me freshman year and compare them to now you would be surprised and it was all because of my coach. She took the time and had so much patiences for each individual. She cared about you as a student and an athlete being a English teacher, she helped with all my assignments. She brought the potential out of me. She cares for all of us. At one point I gave up on myself but she was right by my side never giving up. When I got in trouble she was still there, when I moved to Florida and came back she was still there. So yes coaches do shape some of us even if you think that person us mean you need to remember what there really trying to do.
Coaches love to win and so do all the players, but many coaches mostly want to see their players to be good people. Over the years I have had many coaches, some baseball, some football and some wrestling. With an exception of one or two, my coaches have always emphasized how important it was to them that we are food people. Coaches, especially football coaches, tend to have a stigma of hardcore people who just want to win, but that is rarely the case. My coaches have taught me many valuable lessons that I can use for the rest of my life. Especially how to persevere, work hard and put other before yourself. My football coach especially emphasizes the importance of family. We are told to play for your family/brothers not for yourself. My coach says that it’s not about winning, it’s about giving your all and playing for the guy next to you. Not only does that apply to football, but in life. It is imperative that you work hard for your family not just for your own benefit. These valuable lessons shape us players into men and good people, but it also makes us dominate on the field and to win a lot of games in the process.
@Cody Paul I like coaches that love to win but it's also great to see that they actually care about there players development as athletes, students, and people. At the end of the day they're not always going to be able to coach the same players so when they take the opportunity to make the players better overall people it shows that there not just about wins and losses.
I think coaches play a vital role in the upbringing of kids. Good coaches are able to make positive impacts on kids lives, while bad coaches might have the opposite effect. I have been fortunate enough to have a lot of great coaches over the years, but the best by far was my fifth to eighth grade basketball coach- Coach Cullen. For the first year of my middle school basketball career, he was able to teach us a few skills and plays, but he was mostly just there to teach us sportsmanship and how to play as a team. As I got into seventh and eighth grade, he was able to being to teach my team more values; these morals include hard work, dedication, body language, and many more. He also began to relate basketball to the real world, showing us how our morals can be brought into school and work. Now this might sound like what a lot of good coaches do for their teams, but Coach Cullen went above and beyond by a personal connection with me. After I left middle school, and he was no longer my coach, he gave me his phone number and told me that if I’m ever in trouble he’ll drop what he’s doing and come help me out. This meant a lot to me, and still does, and showed me that he truly cared about me. Now, being a junior in high school, we still text constantly and get together a couple times a year to play basketball or golf. Coach Cullen was a great role model for me, and he showed me what it is like to be a good person.
Coaches can make or break you. I was lucky enough to have one that did both... or was I? A few years ago I began privately training with a well established principle dancer, it was a dream come true since I had looked up to him my whole life and I got the rare chance to learn from him. For about a year and a half everything was going amazingly- I would get private lessons from him about once a month and our student-coach relationship was very strong, loving and supportive. Then just like that it all changed. After an off day and a not-so-good class, he stopped talking to me all together. Apologetic texts, emails, and dm’s were all being left on read for no apparent reason. This broke me, what once was an amazing mentor ship had transformed into a toxic relationship that made me question myself more than ever before, I felt like a failure. For a few weeks I felt completely dejected and lost, but this was the motivation I needed to rise above and show the world what I could do. I am changed because of him and grateful for it.
All my coaches have been football related which gives off the false perception that all they care about is tackling, scoring and winning. However, in my life, coaches have been teachers and mentors that have striven beyond their sport to prepare me for the real world; beyond that, disciplining me into the man I am today. All my coaches were more than athletic educators because every single one of them has had or is still having a positive impact in my life today. Coaches in all sports should care more about their kids and athletes than their sport. For me, coaches have have influenced my lives in so many positive directions and I‘m proud to call many of those coaches my best friends.
Coaches can play a major role in the way you view a sport. You can have a coach who makes the sport 10 times better fro you or you can have a coach who ruins the sport. A good coach is someone who you are able to relate to and are comfortable around them. A good coach will help you when you are struggling and will help you get over it. My favorite coaches are those who won't constantly yell at you when u make a mistake, but teach you how to do better. I have thought about becoming a coach when I get older. I help coach youth lacrosse in my town and it is always fun teaching little kids how to play a great sport.
My grade school basketball coach is the best coach I have ever had in my life. Although it took me a while to recognize the good he was doing for me, he instilled in me a highly productive work ethic and a positive attitude. What made him so special was that he was not so much a basketball coach as he was a life coach: he would teach us lessons like PMA (Positive Mental Attitude), give 100% 100% of the time, and my personal favorite: “Rice Krispies”—an inside joke between the team which would boost our morale when we were frustrated. Back in the day, I used to think that coach was only out to make my life miserable—yelling at me when I wasn’t in position, taking me out of the game after one tiny mistake. Right as I would begin to get down on myself, he would come over, tell me what I did wrong, and always finish with “it’s not the end of the world”. Though a small phrase, it always effective to keep my spirits up and keep me moving through the game.
Coaches now only help you physically in a sport, but mentally in life. A good mentality to have is not caring about what people say, which is what I have learned from my experiences of coaches. Most all good coaches scream at their players, and are not nice. If a coach is nice, normally it will make the team worse allowing them to feel good about mistakes and not try to fix them. When a coach is hard on you and is screaming at you, you have to mentally get past the negativity thrown at you, and keep going. This has helped me in life not care about what others say, and not get so offended by anything.
I have had coaches that are the reason I stop playing a sport, coaches that make me fall in love with a sport, and coaches who do both. I grew up playing a variety of sports: basketball, tennis, swimming, track, and soccer. I played club basketball for three years until I lost the passion for the game from a coach who stopped believing in my potential. I worked just as hard as my other team mates but was the first to be punished and stoped getting playing time. Soon I hated going to practice and lost interest in the game. I was the first girl to not return to tryouts the following year. I’ve learned that not all coaches are the same. I played club soccer for 8 years of my life. I had coaches who made me feel valued and pushed me to become a better player. For 6 years on the travel team I had the same incredible women coach. She was the reason I loved developing as a player as a I respected her immensely. Then I got a new coach. Who’s interests on the team were solely focused on winning not enjoying the game. He had obvious favorites, I was not one of them. I got a horrendous concussion and couldn’t play for three months. He never once emailed me and asked how my condition was. When I returned to play I found myself replaced and ignored. He made me feel unvalued and I became with the reality that my doctors weren’t allowing me to play club again next year.
@Olivia I totally agree that some coaches make you hate the sport. I find it heart breaking that coaches pick favorites and treat the other teammates as less. I had a basketball coach who ignored me after I got injured also and I know how it feels. That same year, I quit the sport and have not picked up a basketball since.
I grew up playing almost every sport you can think of. Soccer, basketball, baseball, tennis, swim, volleyball, football, etc. You name it, I more than likely played it. As a senior in highschool, I only play one. As an athlete there are a few tendencies you have when choosing what to do with your time. Number 1: You ask yourself “what do I like the most?” And maybe you like everything you play, maybe not, so you turn down 1 or 2 sports. Number 2: You ask yourself, “what am I good at?” And slowly turn down 1 or 2 sports that you don’t really see yourself playing in the future. And Number 3: You recognize how coaches treat you and what they do for you. I grew up loving basketball more than any sport I played, and I was good, but I was short. My coach treated me awfully, he would yell at me because I would miss a shot or make the wrong pass, at 10 and 11 years old. He destroyed me as a person. And then in 7th grade I picked up volleyball, and honestly I was not looking forward to it. But I had the best coach in the world. I’m still best friends with his son, and I’m still playing volleyball. Why? Because, he as a coach, looked at me deeper than an athlete, deeper than a scholar. He saw a person. He never yelled, he respected us and we respected him. Respect is a two way street, if you want it, you better give it. So my opinion on this rowing coach, is if he makes these girls feel better as people, then he should not be penalized and taken away. What he is doing is extraordinary.
For me personally coaches can make or break a sport for many individuals. I have had countless coaches that I hated or didn’t get along with. Having to deal with that while focusing on playing can be very challenging. But the coaches that I’ve had who I really enjoyed playing for all had one thing in common, and that was an understanding that being the coach not just included teaching the sport, but also life. Having a coach that makes you work hard and demands your best while at the same knowing that they would have your back in any situation, is what a coach should strive to be. For someone to be a good coach, it goes beyond the success on the field, I think it is how well they can connect with their players and build strong, personal relationships.
My golf coach has had a huge impact on me throughout my time on the green. I considered her my golf mom. Before joining as the assistant coach she did not have much knowledge of the game but did such a wonderful job in learning with us and instilling skills that I can apply on and off the course. Coaches truly play a vital role in students lives by showing the players an honest balance in their lives. I respect and cherish their purpose and end goals for their teams.
A coach is someone who makes you a better athlete and when that's over, a better person, They instill in us a real work ethic and a sense of balance. Great coaches are usually just known for their records and success but it's more about the jobs they do for their players and in the sports world. I have had coaches that I can look back on that season and feel like I didn’t get anything from my coaches out of it. It is important to me that as an athlete we can have a strong relationship with our coaches. Having that bond can solidify a sense of trust and overflow into the performance of the individual and the team.
I’ve played many sports in my life. Baseball, football, basketball, soccer and through it all I have plenty of coaches. My baseball coaches however I would set apart from the rest. One in particular named Chance Shepard, a former NC State and Minor league baseball player he has taught me so much in life. He has taught me how to keep my head up when things get rough. He has taught me how to stay focused when it seems like all hope is lost. Whenever he is coaching we always have a “chance” no matter the circumstances.
A great coach must balance a fine line between close interpersonal relationships with his players while also maintaining discipline and motivation. It really comes down to the Machiavellian question, “Is it better to be feared than loved?”. The answer is both. The great coaches build a strong foundation of personal relationships. This allows them to gain the respect to enact discipline and to motivate players. If you respect what your coach has to say, you are ten times more likely to listen. Coaches who jump the gun never gain that respect and players are more likely to quit on what the coach has to say. All the greats understand this. From Bill Belichick to Coach K, a winning culture is forged through a baseline of loving relationships translating to discipline, motivation, and ultimately success.
A good coach pushes you to be your best even when you feel like it’s hopeless. I have had many coaches over the years for gymnastics, lacrosse and field hockey. They have all left me with something. With every coach I have had I’ve felt comfortable to talk to them when I needed advice about anything. I think it’s important to have that connection with your coach in order to succeed in and out of your sport. If you can’t respect them how can they coach you?
I feel certain coaches have a big impact on your life. I think it all depends on the bond you create with them. I have had some coaches that never really made an impact on me, or some coaches I only had for a short amount of time so they did not play a big role in my life. Like currently on my swim team I have had three different coaches in the past year. I had this coach last season that had been my coach for two years. He was very encouraging. He had great practices and did nothing but help us get faster and improve our strokes. He was always there for you and made sure to cheer you up when you were down. But the new coaches after him have been much different, and therefore have not played a big role in my life.
The coaches that I have had have had a huge impact on my life. Although you don’t realize it in the moment, your coaches shape the way you like to be instructed and reprimanded in a setting outside of home. Your parents dictate how you are loved at home, while coaches form your reactions to a third party discipline/encouragement. Personally, my coaches have always been relaxed and encouraging, while also having that desire to get the job done. I have responded positively to that, and I know that those traits are what I would look for in a future coach.
@Grant Chay
Sometimes you don't even realize the impact that coaches have in your life. Parents are not the only ones who shape you to be the person you are today. Coaches teach you how to succeed and how to lose. So many life lessons are gained from these coaches and I am forever thankful for the great coaches I have had. I believe it is important to never look up to coaches as mean people who yell and scream all the time but to look up to them as teachers and mentors.
Coaches have made a huge impact on my life. Every coach I've had has pushed me in their own different ways. But after all of them I can really only remember one or two of them and those are the ones who had the biggest impact on me. When I was ten years old I had a coach named coach Greg. I can easily say that I will never forget that coach. He was always a good coach, even though he was very hard on my team but that payed off as we went the whole season undefeated.
Once a baseball game ends each team lines up and high fives the other team while saying the line "good game". After one of our games we won by a landslide, a few friends and I thought it would be funny if we said better luck next time rather than good game to the other team like you're supposed to. So we did it and we didn't even think anything bad would happen because of that. Then a few minutes later coach Greg after telling everyone home he tells me and the other two kids to stay. He told us that the other coach's players reported our numbers and how disappointed he was with us. Then he made us go to the other team's dugout and apologize which was probably the most embarrassing thing I've ever had to do. After that I thought he was going to hate me but coach Greg was so nice about it and even ended up nominating me for all stars. I will always remember him and his teachings not only in baseball, but also as being a better person and doing the right thing.
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@Christian Cammack I'm pretty sure everyone who has played baseball has done this one. It's very hard not to taunt the other team when you are all caught up in the competition.
Reading this article, I immediately thought of my dance teacher. She has taught me since I was five years old. She has watched me grow through my childhood in more ways than just my height and dance skill. With the idea of a coach being someone who teaches and instructs you, she has done so with more than dance. She has helped me to grow in my maturity, recognizing the things I find important, handling stress, working with others, being grateful for every single thing I have, and so much more. I have no confident concept as to who I would be without her. Would I have learned these lessons eventually? Most likely. Am I sure? No. Would I be a different person today if I didn’t have her in my life? Without a doubt.
To me, what makes a good coach is someone who helps their mentee towards whatever goal they may be working towards, but they also help them grow and develop in other aspects of their life along the way. A good coach can be separated from any other coach by their impact on peoples’ lives. A good coach cares to improve the attitudes, mindsets, and personal expectations of every individual that they instruct. I completely agree with Mr. Motta’s philosophy towards making student athletes. A person is impacted and acts upon a wide range of factors, so to think that one particular thing they may be instructing stands completely alone and disconnected from the rest of their life is foolish.
Mr. Motta is doing something that most coaches don’t do. He is training his athletes to not only be good rowers, but to be good students and have a balanced diet/lifestyle. He created a strong sense of community from many athletes who were reluctantly training. Not to mention, he transformed his run-of-the-mill athletes into athletes eligible for full scholarships. So for him to be threatened to be removed from the country is a loss to all who were/are coached by him. The reasoning for his removal was that he hasn’t won anything monumental. What I think the government is failing to see, is that Motta has what very few coaches have: the ability and personality to transform regular people not into not only successful athletes, but successful people.
Right now, I consider my running coach to be a coach who cares about not only her athletes' performance, but their character building as well, similar to Motta. During the season, we did many team building and self growth exercises. Credentially, my coach is an experienced and talented runner/athlete herself, and she led the Hoggard Cross Country team to a 4A state championship. She cares for and respects us not only as athletes, but as individuals. At meets, she is the loudest one cheering for us, and she is running throughout the course to make sure she can see us run by as many times as possible. She has very high expectations for every single runner on the team, and she holds us accountable.
I think what makes a good coach is when they support the people they are working with. I agree with the philosophy of Mr. Motta about coaching focus more than just performance because without focus you cannot perform. I think Mr. Motta was a good coach.
I think a good coach is he is connected with the players and talks to them and makes connections
Headline: Coaches May Be Underrated.
A coach of mine was a physical therapy trainer. He has had a huge effect on me. Before the track season, I went to him with horrible shin splints. He was always encouraging. He reminded me I had potential and this kept me going. Not only was he there to relieve my pain, he improved my running overall.
I agree with his philosophy, coaches should be developing mature athletes, with skills and good sportsmanship.
I believe Mr. Motta had such an impact on the girls because he has a passion and purpose. He wanted to produce not only athletes, but healthy athletes. He had to have an impact because without it he would have to leave.
Mr. Motta should be able to stay. The benefits are there, he is helping out the girls and not harming anything or anyone.
I don’t think I could be a coach. I wouldn’t have the strength to maintain confidence in some of my athletes I am training. I would probably just give up.
Coaches have been a big part of my life. I’ve been playing soccer ever since I was 4 years old. I'm 16 now, and through the span of those 12 years, I’ve had roughly 9 coaches in soccer alone. However, I don't think they've strongly impacted me in a way to shape me to be who I am today.
I feel like most of my coaches haven’t really shaped me into who I am today. Sitting back and really thinking about it, I realize how much of an impact they’ve had on me without me consciously knowing, which in my opinion, allows for the most growth. The Coach I’ve had the longest is my current club soccer coach, who has coached me for 4+ years. He’s been a great coach; I’ve learned a lot about soccer and have developed into the player I am today. However, I don't think he's caused a whole lot of my personal growth. That’s where I am wrong. Whether he knows it or not, he’s taught me self love, how to motivate myself when others seem to not believe in me, how to be a good student, how to treat my body right, etc.
The thing about coaches is that you never see the game plan they have until game time. You can't plan out every step you're going to take in the game, you can try to predict what's going to happen, but you have to figure out a course of action as you go. It’s the same way with life. You are presented with a problem and you figure out what to do as you go. You can prepare yourself as best you can, but at the end of the day, it’s what you’ve been taught that helps you in the end.
Like many American kids, I have played sports since I was little and believe that a coach can completely alter athletic performance as well as mindset. A great coach makes you dig deep to win, encourages teamwork, recognizes your strengths, and helps you overcome your weaknesses. A bad coach can ruin the game and deplete your energy. The thing that made my best coaches great wasn’t just their knowledge of the game, it was their character.
Having a great coach for individual sports like tennis is key, because you have a special one-on-one relationship. I had a school tennis coach who was very negative and made me step back from a game I love. I later started working with a new coach, who restored my passion for tennis. Years from now, I know that I will look back on his influence as formative. He is both a mentor and a teacher. He tells me honestly what I need to work on, treats me with respect, and also gives me advice on how to succeed.
Coaches can also impact team sports. One school basketball coach seemed to have no desire to coach middle school kids, never had organized practices, and gave little direction during games. That coach stands in stark contrast to a recreational basketball coach. Even when we were down, he cheered. He took videos of every game and shared them with us to show us what we did right and wrong. His passion and joy were infectious and made the season fun. We walked off the court ready to try hard again. Great coaches have great hearts.
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I agree with Mr. Motta’s philosophy that good coaches don’t just focus on athletic performance, but also focus on developing productive student athletes as a whole. The coaches on my synchronized ice skating team often emphasize how sports do not last forever; eventually, one must retire from athletes and focus on other aspects of life. For this reason, it is important to develop all aspects of athletes to prepare them for success later in life. This includes teaching them good sportsmanship, time management, how to be resilient in the face of challenges, and encouraging them to strive for academic success. Ultimately, sports is only one aspect of an athlete’s life and it is more important to be well-rounded than to focus solely on athletic ability.
What makes a good coach is when they can get the best out of their athletes on any given day. When a coach can make the experience enjoyable for athletes, they will keep coming back determined and ready to work. When a coach can create close relationships with athletes, they can create better players because there is a trust between them. Coaching should focus on more than just performance because in the end colleges will pick students based on their academics over their athletics. Many schools have the mentality that athletes are students first and they place a focus on making sure that athletes succeed in school.
Coaches in my life have taught me to be my best self and countless values you should have as a teammate and just as a person. My indoor track coach especially seemed to care about not only me as an athlete but as a person too, he wanting to know how I was. He helped me be the best athlete I can be, on the track and just cheering on teammates. If I had a question or problem he was so easy to just ask, I knew he would help me out. He was so committed and enthusiastic about our team and coaching us, and for me those are the values a coach should have. He pushed us hard, trust me, we ran a lot, but he knew how far to push us, what we could handle. He put his heart into coaching, just as I believe all outstanding coaches do.
From baseball to basketball to soccer to football, I have gotten the best view of different coaches and coaching styles. Throughout all my years as an athlete, I have witnessed just about every different type of coach there is and every one has been unique in their own way. But, there are always a couple that stand out and have a huge impact on one’s life. For example, I have 1 particular baseball coach which I look up to as a coach, and more importantly as a friend. I met him last year as a freshman and was terrified of him, but as we grew closer, so did our relationship. It’s hard for me to imagine myself being where I am today without him. Not only has he pushed me to be better every single day, he constantly gives me advice on just life in general. I feel very thankful to have a coach like him in my life.
Coaches have played a role in my life for as long as I can remember. Some of them I hardly remember and some of them I remember vividly. The coach that as impacted my life the most was my middle school basketball coach, Chief. Chief was a very harsh coach when it came to basketball games and practice. Some days I even hated going to practice but I left feeling more confident about my basketball skills.
Even though Chief was a harsh coach he knew what was best for us. He not only was my basketball coach but he was also a role model for my team and I. He taught us the value of teamwork on and off the court and always checked on us to see how things were going in our lives. Chief always gave the best advice whenever I needed it and showed me a different view of the world. Chief taught me some of the best lessons I carry with me everyday.
I think this is a problem based on society’s guidelines for “success.” Wealth and material, concrete achievements are valued over the development of character and mental health. Mr. Motta’s immigration was denied over the fact that he did not meet what defines “extraordinary” in their terms. That being said, their definition of the “extraordinary” needed to become a citizen included major achievements that many normal citizens would not accomplish.
Being an extraordinary coach is more than being good at the sport you are coaching. You should inspire and help your athletes become better people and set them up for success. That is exactly what Mr. Motta is doing.
He empowers the young women that he coaches and shows them that they can do anything if they try. He fights against the self-deprecating thoughts of those young women who think they are not the right material for coaching. He teaches them to love themselves and take care of themselves through nutrition. I think this is more than enough reason for him to fit the guidelines of an extraordinary coach.
@Francine Wei I disagree with the notion that society always views success as material objects. Of course, someone with a lot of things will be seen as successful but it takes a certain amount of work ethic to get that many things. I agree that an extraordinary coach should do more than just teaching a sport. I feel like all coaches should also worry about the mental ramifications on one given person. Empowering someone to rise above their station and become who they want to be is the sign of an extraordinary coach.
Without my coaches, I would certainly not be the person I am today. The first image that came into my head when I read the title of this article was of my former coach, Tom, holding two state championship trophies he won on the same day, one of which was courtesy of my team. While some would say winning two state championship trophies in one day is impossible, no one was surprised to see Tom holding those trophies. He played for the Scottish national soccer team for several years, played for Birmingham City in the Premier League, and won several awards all while competing at such a high level.. He accomplished all of this through hard work and strove to instill in all of his players that it is not the most-talented players who will succeed, but those who have the greatest work ethic and strongest desire to win. He was hard on us and always demanded everything we had, but he did it out of love. He knew what we were capable of and was going to help us become of the very best versions of ourselves, whether we liked it or not. Tom showed me that one is not measured by their resume, but by their work ethic. He taught me to be accountable, support those around me, and sacrifice mentally and physically for my brothers. Tom may have put on a state championship on my resume, but that's nothing compared to the lessons about life I learned from him. He helped me blossom into an honest, hard-working young man with a bright future ahead of me and for that, I will be forever-grateful.
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@Sam McNamara I think this is a really awesome summary of how much of an impact coaches can have on our lives. Something that really stuck out for me in your post that I agree with is how coaches inspire us to be there for others, work together, and keep fighting. At the end of the day, we need to be there for one another to persevere in life, and I think coaches do a fantastic job of instilling this into our minds— no matter the activity they are coaching us in. Without the coaches and mentors I have had in my life, I don’t know who or where I would be today. Great post!
A couple years ago, I was on a travel basketball team. I wasn't the best player on the team, but we were very good. My coach on this team was hard. He was hard on all of us. He expected the same work ethic and effort from each and every one of his players, whether they were the worst or the best on the team. His practices were grueling, and I hated them. But, this coach was more like a friend than an adult to me. He texted me every day, whether it was in season or not, and most of it was not even basketball related. When my dad was sick or I wasn't feeling like myself, I went to him and he knew just what to say. I felt like he was someone I could trust, and when I played in games, I did so in a way that would push myself for him to notice my improvement in basketball, and I strived to make him proud of the time he took out of his days to help a little eighth grader like myself.
It's been two years now, and that coach has since moved to Charlotte, and now coaches for a varsity team. They recently won their conference championship. I correlate this teams recent success with the hiring of my former coach. He has a coaching style that motivates and inspires you to play as a team, and to push for nothing but excellence. I may not talk to this coach every day the way I used to, but whenever I check my phone and see he sent me a text, I'm reminded of the good times we had, and his unwavering selflessness to look after someone he wasn't even related to. That to me, is a real coach.
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I’ve had so many coaches through out the years. Some I can’t even remember their names; That’s really saying something about them. But then there’s my travel softball coach. I met him when I was 9 years old. I had only played baseball, never softball. When I went to practice with his team, it wasn’t just the love of the sport that kept me there, It was him. Fast forward to 7 years later, and him and his family are about to move right next door and have become some of our best friends. It’s crazy how life works.
He’s taught me more about softball than anyone ever could. But, more about myself than I ever even knew. The difference between and true coach and a coach, is how much they can teach you outside of the sport. I firmly believe I wouldn’t be the person I am today without him. Life is so much bigger than the sport he coaches. And he has truly helped me see that. I’m so thankful for my coach for making me the player, and person I am today.
Growing up I had always done some extracurricular activity. Coaches were always there pushing me to do better and lifting me up. Even though their main purpose was to teach us how to play the sport and what not, the coach was always someone i could talk to. When it comes to sports, we are a family. I believe everyone has some special ability that you should target and excel with. Once everyone finds their special ability then you can work as a team. I would love to have any coach that is able to push me to do the best i can even with no experience.
I do not think that "extraordinary coaching" should be judged by wins or success rate, it should be measured by the improvement of his athletes, and what he does for the mindset and ability of his/her team. My cross country coach took a team that barely qualified for states and finished last at states last year, to this year qualifying and placing 8th of 18 teams. We are also predicted to win next year, with only one senior on our varsity squad. My coach likes to see us improve, and he doesn't let us run in the conference championship meet if we haven't gotten a personal record in the 3 weeks before the championship.
The passage about Mr Motta enlisting girls who are not as athletic or well-built as other and turning them into stars spoke to me. It is rare to find a coach that selects the people with the most potential, rather than the most talented.
My cross country coach has played a huge role in my life. At the beginning of the season, I would say I was around the middle of JV talent-wise, but my coach believes all of us on the team can become great, and he never gave up on me or anybody else on the team who was struggling. His dedication to my career led me to jump from 21st on the team to 6th in less than a month.
@Evan Peña I can really relate to your comment, I think that it takes a lot of courage for a coach to not only believe in their team, but to include even the athletes who have just a bit of potential to become great. Coaches who do this also tend to play big roles in the lives of their athletes, as they push them to be their absolute best, the best that even the athlete didn't know they could perform to be.
I think it's wonderful that your cross country coach has been such an advocate for your performances, and that they believe in you and have changed your outlook on what it means to be an athlete. Only great coaches are capable of such a thing. Only coaches who are wholeheartedly willing to put in the work, time, and effort to see their team and each individual succeed are capable of such a thing. And only coaches who don't just want to win, but simultaneously improve along the way are capable of such a thing.
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My high school cross country and track coach has taught me so many things over the past year and a half. By far the most important of these lessons has been one that took a lot of time, dedication, passion, and drive to really sink into me. I can be both. I can be both a determined and successful athlete and a determined and successful student. I can do both, as long as I believe that I can. As long as I create a healthy balance between the two, and treat them both as hugely important parts of my life.
My coach has really embedded within me a love for running. Perhaps I've always loved it, but she definitely pushed me to do better, and to be better with every single run, race, and workout, and that has single-handedly made me love it even more. She has taught me that with every failure, setback, loss, and injury I can come back even stronger than before as long as I stay motivated and persistent. Running is almost entirely a mental game, one that you play with yourself in order to win the race and succeed. If you aren't mentally strong, your physical strength won't matter at all. She has most certainly been an advocate and role-model for this, and has taught me and my team to believe the same.
I think that having a a passionate, empathetic coach who can share their experiences with the sport with you and can push you to be the best version of yourself is so important. Especially in high school. Having that lead figure in your life can change it for the better.
How could the government have such a big problem with letting someone as extraordinary as Mr. Motta stays in the country to help highschool girls be the First! People in their family go to college, and some, an elite one at that. This man not only is a huge inspiration for other coaches and people, but also helps with branching out to help those that are not yet in highschool be prepared. We should not kick people out of the country just because they dont have an extraordinary ability to offer to our country, as not a lot of people in our country do, but we still need them as they are a crucial part that keeps this great nation running. Jobs like factory workers, Bank tellers, Firefighters (granted extreme bravery) are some of the many jobs that help our nation stay together. Not only does this man help young women achieve their goals of going to college, but he also helps them become prepared for their life, and after college they go into the workforce and fill their role in America’s industry. So i would say that Mr. Motta definitely deserves to reside in America and keep helping the young women of tomorrow achieve their dreams.
Coaches play a major role in students lives. Just as teachers play a role of teaching and mentoring, helping their students get to the next step in their lives, coaches are doing the same, not only with athletics but life skills like collaboration and determination. If an athlete is spending an average of five or six days a week, three hours everyday practicing, they are spending a great amount of time with their coach. Spending that much time with anyone is enough to make a great impact on each other, especially if you have been doing this sport for years, as most athletes do. No matter what sport, no matter who the athlete is, I guarantee the coach has had a great impact on them and not only how they play, but how they exert determination, effort, and collaborative skills.
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In this article they are trying to figure out if Mr.Motta has ¨extraordinary ability¨ to do a job that might other wise go to a american. According the article,¨Hicu Motta, has created unlikely success stories in the sport rowing. He has taken his team of high school girls from working-class families to the national championships and sent several of them to Division I colleges on athletic scholarships. This shows that he has had success and the people around him have also been taking the steps to success. This reminds me of a lot of the high school coaches in Minnesota. Coaches at high schools put academics first and they want whats best for not just them but for their team also.
While participating in sports or activities, some of the most memorable experiences and moments may result from the contribution or presence of ones coach. That being said, one’s athletic experience is affected greatly by their coach, not solely their athletic ability. The endless hours dedicated to a sport or activity allows a bond to be created between athletes and their coaches, ultimately making their experience memorable.
There’s one thing that separates good coaches from great coaches. Passion. Coaches can instruct and yell at their players as much as they want, but they will never find success with a team if they don’t believe in their team. I am a firm believer in the saying, “if you believe you can, you are halfway there.” As an athlete, if a coach is just as passionate about succeeding as I am, we are bound to succeed.
I have had different coaches throughout my years of playing soccer and I have always found that my favorite coaches are the ones that believe in me and motivate me to be better because then I know they care and have belief in me.
I truly think this type of atmosphere is the ultimate recipe to success as a coach and a team.
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@Reilly Johnson
I also believe that passion is the most important thing for a coach, and the team. Passion is what drives everyone to work their hardest and dedicate themselves to the thing that they want to accomplish. For coaches, they have to care. Not only about winning, which obviously is an important part of it, but also about the players, which I think is the most important thing. Some may think that this is backwards, but to win a coach has got to believe in his players, if he does that and inspire them to work their hardest and care for the game, the wins will follow. This all starts and ends with the passion the coach has got to have, but he also must know to use it and do what best for the players.
@Reilly Johnson, I agree, for me, a passionate coach changed everything. I had begun to have some success in the pool (I'm a swimmer) but I wasn't enjoying it practice was miserable for me. I quit. Ended up going to a new team and the difference in attitude for me was night and day. I wanted to work, I looked forward to practice, I was motivated and so were my teammates, and even more so was my coach. That level of comradery and passion is rare, but when it's there great things can be achieved.
Being a coach in a sport, camp, or at a school comes with a lot of responsibility and desire. To be a coach you have to want to really take part in whatever action you are involved with. Coaches aren’t just people who give instructions on how to do something then stand back and watch you because if they were they would be like an instruction manual and no one wants that. They are people who interact in the activity with you and will challenge you to perform at the highest level you can while keeping you engaged and having fun.
I would be very grateful if I were to ever be given the opportunity to coach. I feel that the rewards that come from that job would be so impactful on not only me but with my players as well. When you spend so much time together with a team all doing something you love, a true bond is able to form a family. Those players would become my children and I would do anything for them. Just as I would hope that I could have such an impact on their lives to where they look up to me, and would come to me if they ever needed anything.
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@Taryn Connolly
Taryn, that is exactly what a coach is to people. Not only someone who helps you succeed and reach the highest level of your capability, but also someone who is close to you, and that is there for you. They are not supposed to be instruction manuals to help you play better, as they are people to and deserve to be treated as such. For example my basketball coach during freshman year was a great guy that would push us to our absolute limits to help us play at a higher level of basketball, but he also got to know us personally, as our team would regularly hold team meals where we can chat and get to know each other. At these is when our cach really branched out and tried to get to know us better, and it made me feel a whole lot more included on the team.
Coaches, along with teachers, have been next to my parents teaching me life lessons and shaping me in a way that I previously thought impossible through a sport. My baseball coaches through the years have been the most influential to me. when I was in sixth grade, my coach treated me and my teammates at the same level as him. There was a sense of mutual respect between the players and him that I had never felt before. In seventh grade, my baseball coach was able to somehow allow me to feel no nerves while I was playing with people three years older than me. We also had such mutual respect with each other, and he taught me so many things outside of baseball. He made me feel like I would be able to compete with people stronger and smarter than me, in baseball, and in daily life. These coaches had very similar motives and philosophies in coaching. Through meeting these people and learning from them, I have found that a good coach is someone that can become friends with their team and be comfortable with them. I think Mr. Motta has made some extraordinary feats to take people that didn't like sports and turn them into champions. I myself would never become a coach because I don't have the kind of insight and patients that it takes to be great.
Coaches have played a big role in my life. I’ve been in sports since I was young, so I have had lots of coaches, but there are definitely some that come to mind when determining if any have had a big effect on my life. When I think of coaches who have had a big affect on my life I think of the coaches that I could have fun around and just enjoy the sport for what it was. The coach that had a big affect on my life didn’t just care about the sport, he cared about how I was doing, and that created a special bond among us. All in all, coaches are more than just trainers, they are friends, and adult figures that almost seem as a second parent.
@Hudson Williams Yes, I do agree that there have been bad coaches in ones lifetime, but the good coaches are for sure one of the best to mentor you into your sport and into life. Good coaches teach you how to push through adversity during sports and during life.
Coaches have played a huge role in my life. I began to play soccer in 9th grade and my high school coaches were amazing. They helped me to grow as a person and get better at the sport. No matter the result of the game my coaches were always there to keep us motivated for the next. Most coaches only care about how student-athletes are during their season, my coaches have given up their time to help us to improve during the season and as well as off. They have set up weightlifting, conditioning all year round, summer workouts to keep us in shape. I've never met more dedicated coaches that cared about the players and their well-being. I think that a good coach is someone who can push you to your limits and know how to keep you motivated during hard times. Coaches have to be able to keep faith in the team and all the players which is what encourages us to become better because we have someone who believes in us. My coaches also keep track of our grades and gave us player manuals to help us to better understand the sport kind of like Mr.Motta. I would love to coach someday, I would like the experience of being a mentor to someone. I think some rewards would be seeing how proud the athletes are of themselves which reminds me of how proud my team was when we made it to the finals.
@Nereyda I agree with you. Coaches are always there to cheer you on and support you. They are always motivating and encouraging you to be the best you can be.
As a junior in high school who has played for my schools basketball team, I have experienced the great mentoring of several coaches. Throughout the years, I have dealt with many ups and downs in my school life and personal life. I have been lucky enough to create strong bonds with my coaches who continuously support me and encourage me to succeed on and off court. Not only do coaches strive to create the best players on court, but they also guide players onto the right path in order to have the best representation possible of their team. Similarly to the students who emphasized how their coach changed their lives for the better, my personal experience with coaches has been comforting. I believe that the job of a coach is not an easy task to do and cannot be completed by just anyone. Coaches care about their players all around and ultimately wish that their players are continuously in the right mindset to succeed. I cannot imagine going through high school without the guidance and support from my coaches.
Throughout my life, from elementary all the way up until high school, coaches have certainly created a significant impact on me, and how I view different aspects in my life. Coaches may be seen to only guide and support you in sports, but I believe they do so much more than that. Based on my experiences, my coaches have taught me life lessons, helped me become better at sports and even listened & gave advice on my personal life. I greatly appreciate everything my coaches have done for me, since they’re the ones I can come to when I feel like I can’t talk to anyone else.
@Ryle Nathaniel Mulet I agree with you 100% when you said ¨ coaches may be seen to only guide and support you in sports, but i believe they do so much more than that.¨I do think coaches play a big role in your life outside of sports. I remember when me and my brothers were on our own we always could call on our coaches if we needed somewhere to stay for the night, food or anything else outside of sports. Your coach is like another parent to you teaching you the ways of life and things beyond sports.
Coaches have always been very important to me. They have the knowledge to improve me as not only an athlete but as an individual. I believe that sports shape you as a person to build character, friendship, learn hard work, and work ethic. Last year I joined the track team, I had never been a part of a running team before, I just ran on the off season of cheer. The experience I got over the season was unforgettable. I only knew a few people when I first started and in a week we were all like family. My coaches were fantastic as well, they encouraged me to be the best I could be and saw something in me that I couldn’t see. Apart from running I have been cheering all my life and have had so many different great influences. They taught me to grow and I have learned and improved so much over all of those years. Coaches are very important to have in your life to help you build character and get you to where you need to be. I encourage everyone to try and find something where you can be shaped in a way like I was.
In my opinion, a good coach is someone who is able to bring joy to a skill or sport through frustrating and demanding circumstances. I personally train as a competitive figure skater and I feel that I wouldn't still be in my sport if it weren't for my coach. Figure skating is a discipline that teaches their athletes perseverance; this is seen in the countless hours of training and falls in every skill at every level. My coach changed my life by taking me out of a toxic coach-student relationship, I was advancing rapidly in the sport, making two years of progress in just four months, while this was helping me advance in the sport, the technique I was learning would not help me in the long run. My old coach displayed an environment of "no matter the cost", this was taking a toll on my skating and as I advanced my mistakes weren't being corrected and I would struggle to attempt advanced jumps. My current coach took me aside and under her wing and taught me again from square one and while I'm still attempting to reverse old habits, my current coach has allowed me to become the aesthetically pleasing skater I am today. Every day my coach pushes me to be the best athlete I can be and through the change of environment, I have flourished and moved up a total of six competition levels in two years. Ultimately my coach has taught me patience in the sport as well as how to persevere when all the odds are against you and your success.
Headline: Coaches May Be Underrated.
A coach of mine was a physical therapy trainer. He has had a huge effect on me. Before the track season, I went to him with horrible shin splints. He was always encouraging. He reminded me I had potential and this kept me going. Not only was he there to relieve my pain, he improved my running overall.
I agree with his philosophy, coaches should be developing mature athletes, with skills and good sportsmanship.
I believe Mr. Motta had such an impact on the girls because he has a passion and purpose. He wanted to produce not only athletes, but healthy athletes. He had to have an impact because without it he would have to leave.
Mr. Motta should be able to stay. The benefits are there, he is helping out the girls and not harming anything or anyone.
I don’t think I could be a coach. I wouldn’t have the strength to maintain confidence in some of my athletes I am training. I would probably just give up.
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@Justin Bolsoy thats more like it Justin
Headline: Coaches May Be Underrated.
A coach of mine was a physical therapy trainer. He has had a huge effect on me. Before the track season, I went to him with horrible shin splints. He was always encouraging. He reminded me I had potential and this kept me going. Not only was he there to relieve my pain, he improved my running overall.
I agree with his philosophy, coaches should be developing mature athletes, with skills and good sportsmanship.
I believe Mr. Motta had such an impact on the girls because he has a passion and purpose. He wanted to produce not only athletes, but healthy athletes. He had to have an impact because without it he would have to leave.
Mr. Motta should be able to stay. The benefits are there, he is helping out the girls and not harming anything or anyone.
I don’t think I could be a coach. I wouldn’t have the strength to maintain confidence in some of my athletes I am training. I would probably just give up.
Coaches in the sporting world have had a significant role in shaping lots of people around the world. Sports demand for responsibilities and discipline, this being the job of the coaches. The writer adds that sports are dominated by white and wealthy athletes. In the case of Mr.Motta, a rowing coach he can transform anyone into a serious rower however also shape their disciplinary acts through his leadership.
@Anthony Naranjo To expand upon your point, I think that a coach should be judged not only by their success rate or how much they improved the team, but instead should be judged based on where their players go and who they become. A coach is meant to strengthen an athlete's core beliefs and help the develop good habits that will guide them throughout their future. If a coach simply wins a championship and either does not make an impact or even makes a negative impact on the players, then that coach has certainly failed.
I don't have a ton of experience with a coach that is only good for their success rate, but I know someone who did. When they went to compete at an international soccer tournament in Europe, their coach was miserable. He was apparently extremely rude to the players and made everyone hate being around him. This is a perfect example of a failed coach, even though he was talented enough to be coaching a soccer team at an international level.
Mr. Motta focused on making his rowers better people, and for that reason, he should be allowed to stay.
According to the Cambridge Dictionary, a coach is “a person who is responsible for managing and training a person or a team,” or “an expert who trains someone learning or improving a skill..” I personally believe that a coach is more than that.
Besides being someone to pay to strengthen your skills, a coach is a friend; a relationship where respect is mutual, and where you both learn from each other. Just like Henrique Motta, a coach is someone who inspires you. A coach is someone who pushes you to your full potential, someone who pushes you to be open to new perspectives.
Throughout my very long 16 years of life, I’ve had multiple types of coaches, ranging from sports, to singing, and more. Although I've had the privilege to improve my skills by such experienced people, the best coach I have ever had is my dad. My dad has taught me so much about life, and being able to look at things from different perspectives. He has always encouraged me to grow as a person and has always been an inspiration to me. My dad has helped me deal with the unfavorable aspects in my life, while also pushing me to see the positive side in things. He has shown me that it’s okay to grow, it’s okay to change.
Henrique Motta pushed his students to be the best possible version of themselves. He showed them that it is good to try different things. It is good to be different. I hope that everyone has a coach in their life, and I hope that one day, I will be someone else’s coach.
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@Sofia Noonan I also believe that the people closest to you are your coaches. My parents have struggled so much when the immigrated from India. They have seen the good and the bad. They push me every day to speak up for myself and not sit back and watch other people take what could have been mine.
As for sports, the first coach that comes into mind was my swim coach. Then, I thought he was just mean but now I see how much passion he put into the sport. Going to swim lessons to swim team was different. The practices were grueling and I remember myself giving up. But he wouldn't let me. He pushed me harder every day, so I could be better. And because of the time and effort, he put in behind me, he taught me to be determined and not be scared of hard work. Over the course of many years, other coaches have just built upon the foundation that he created and I will not forget the Tuesday and Thursday evenings that I spent in the pool.
To me coaches have always played a major role in my life. I have played sports my whole life and have many coaches that have touched me . What they coach goes beyond the field . They coach life lessons alongside athletics - perseverance , toughness , desire to be better. The lessons you learn through sports are unmatchable. All athletes can agree that coaches can change you for the good. They are the one person who never gives up on you.
@Alexis Lopez This is so true. You listed many of the things most coaches excel at. I don't think your average person has the ability to do all of them. Especially to never give up on their athletes.
Could you imagine your coach giving up on you because your team lost a few games in a row?
@Alexis Lopez I agree. Coaches see so much potential in every single person, that some people themselves are yet to see. They have this way of helping to encourage and motivate you to be the best you can be. Coaches have this way of building you up. During track meets my coaches is always yelling and encouraging me. It is so funny because you can always pick out their voices because they are cheering you on so loud. They make sports so fun and accomplishing. We have this thing at my tumble gym when you get a new skill every one chants this cheer and you get to perform, it in front of everyone. Then they cheer as loud as they can and you receive a pin for getting a skill. It is such a great environment and I hope everyone can get a chance to experience this in some way.
Coaches have not played a big role in my life due to the fact I played sports in elementary, middle school and track my junior year. I was young for more than half the sports I played. My experience with coaches isn’t a lot compared to many student athletes at my school. I wake board and consider it a sport for me. My uncle is my role model/coach for wake boarding. If it wasn’t for him always pushing me to keep trying and don’t give up even if you fall, I wouldn’t be where I am today.
Coaches, whether its been that amazing high school coach or to me, my lifting partner. I feel like from the mindset perspective, their importance to building the mindset to future succession is so important and vital to reaping good benefits for your mental and physical health. For my coming two years of bodybuilding I wouldn't be here if I didn't have my lifting partner by my side through the beginning months from when I started. Coaches or trainers push you that extra step and motivate you every second of your life. They are the people that build the commitment and consistency to what your working towards. They teach you that mistakes and failures are the exact building block to making progress and success and whether or not you apply that to your life goals or dreams, they will already be applied either way because you've adapted to your brain to lose the habit of quitting. You didn't quit when you failed at something and having someone teaching you that is building the bridge to success.
@Paul Macdonald That is so interesting. It is so cool to see that just one of our best friends can have the same influence as a coach. When we run we all will have the great idea to push the pace once in a while. Nobody likes it, everyone wants to just die. Over time we will push each other harder excelling even quicker than if we all just ran without the extra effort.
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Coaches have played a significant role in my life. Helping me not only become a better athlete but also a better person. Teaching me respect, honor, discipline, and a million other things. A great coach is one that gets on you for everything to keep you on the right path, not someone that slacks off and does not care what you do even if you are good at what you do. They push you through obstacles and challenges by being by your side but not taking all the hardship off of your back. If I had the choice to become a coach I would because of the impact I can have in someone’s life.
As an athlete myself I have had many coaches through my life. A coach is really more than just a teacher of a specific sport but they are a role model for life. Sports can often become stressful and it takes a good coach to really understand when you need help. Coaches also teach you valuable life lessons that you can carry on to future teammates or future challenges. I feel that coaches are are definitely under appreciated because they often become another parent to their athletes and they play a big role in the development of children.
Coaches, in my mind, are one of the most influential people. Whether it’s in your youth or not, I believe coaches can shape growth. It can be hard to find a really good coach, but when one does, a coach can transform a kid. In my personal life, my gymnastics coach has taught me a lot. I’ve learned respect and responsibility through him, as a true coach doesn’t just develop us physically in the the sport, but mentally as well for later in life.
@Corey Mosher something that society is becoming over casual with is the informal attitude and respect towards others. I cant agree more with what you stated with the difference coaches make and the mental changes that apply. Coaches have such an important quality to have in your life because with what you said about growth at an individual it holds a great benefit in your future and success. But what previously stated they build that sense of wisdom and respect from a different perspective that sadly not many present generations can see that and the power a coach can have needs to be something everyone needs to experience.
Coaches have many roles to play in people lives. One thing that my coach plays within mine, is giving me the slightest tips that build up to my major results.The best coaches challenge their athletes as people, teammates, and athletes and instill a love for their sport in their athletes. The best coach I have ever had was my volleyball coach. He pushed me to be the best that I can every single day and give my all to the sport because of my teammates and the feeling when the hard work finally pays off.
@Shelby Comets As an athlete I’ve had multiple team coaches as well as personal coaches and all coaches seem to strive to make their student/kid to be not just the best a their sport but the best example for society. They are influential and tend to be there when’s we’re ready to give up pushing us and motivating us. I agree that coaches push Us to be the best at our sport however, they have a broader mission in shaping us to be an example for society.
My dance teacher from 6th grade through 9th grade was very impactful in my life because she cared about more than just our dance lives. She was interested in who we were personally and actually cared about our struggles and feelings inside and outside of dance class. She also wanted her students to bond together as a class and saw how her classes who were more bonded performed better during recitals. I think Mr. Motta must be a coach who influences the girls on his team in a similar way by being invested in more than just doing his job which is why he has extraordinary abilities. The fact that he has been able to turn maybe under average athletes into great athletes proves that his ability means he should be allowed to stay in the U.S.
I have had many coaches in my childhood. Only three really stand out to me as extraordinary. These coaches really go far beyond the means of being a coach to impact my life and guide me in a direction that will improve me not only as an athlete but further in life. A great coach is one that reaches out to help you through obstacles, not only in the sport, but through academics or beyond that. Most coaches show their investment in you by critiquing your skills, because once they stop teaching you, they have given up. Some athletes don’t endure the nonstop corrections and take the harsh words from coaches as negative energy, but athletes should learn to strive from correction. Mr. Motta has such an impact on these girls because he’s not just looking at the sport he looks to the future of these girls in making them great student athletes. I strongly agree with his philosophy because there is more to life than just a sport. You take with you in life what you learned through the sport and apply it in the work field.
Coaches have always played a role in my life. I've been playing sports since I was around 7 years old. I've gone through multiple coaches and what I've noticed is that they really do play a huge role in people's life. Kids go to them when they need help or just need advice. I've always looked up to my coaches as a friend or role model in life. I think what makes a good coach is someone who is always trying to make their team better, never gives up and has a close bond with their kids. Over the years I've thought about being a coach but I definitely feel like it's a lot of work and time.
Coaches have many roles to play in people lives. One thing that my coach plays within mine, is giving me the slightest tips that build up to my major results. Even if it isn't about sports I trust that I can go talk to one of them about my personal problems and they be there to comfort me. They have helped me improve at what I like doing and sometimes I wouldn't be wrong if I said they were like a second parent to me. They push me to my limits cause they know what is best for me and, while they are doing that i think every person who has a coach like that should give it their all. Someone called a coach isn't just called a coach because they are one, they are someone who is there to motivate you and push you on. In my life a coach is everything that benefits me and I know they won't do anything that will hurt you.
I think a great coach is a person whose athletes can lean on them outside of just an athletic sphere. I think that you should be able to count on a coach to not only hold you accountable in sports and in life, but push you to be your best self. The best coaches challenge their athletes as people, teammates, and athletes and instill a love for their sport in their athletes. The best coach I have ever had is my cross country coach. He pushes me to be the best that I can every single day and give my all to the sport because of my teammates and the feeling when the hard work finally pays off.
I might want to become a coach later in my life but it seems very stressful. The only team that I would want to coach would be my kids’ basketball team if they play it. When kids are young, sports aren’t that stressful and it isn’t a big deal if you lose or win. I would take coaching as an opportunity to have some fun and spend time with my kids.
@Will Vainisi
I find your position on coaching relatable because I remember my own father teaching me how to throw a ball, shoot a basket, and use a paddle. I consider these as some of the more memorable moments throughout my childhood, and I still utilize the techniques I learned at a very young age. Coaching a sport embodies leadership, commitment, and passion, and it appears as a significant symbol for every individual involved in a franchise. Additionally, I believe excellence in a sport is only attainable with an influential leader; Phil Jackson exists as a wonderful example. Winning a combined eleven NBA championships, Jackson transcended professional coaching and reached a level of personal achievement that is unparalleled by any other. His dedication and strategy propelled his teams to obtain championship banners, and his legacy illustrates the importance of coaching.