| Since being a little girl, my daughter has always | | | | As soon as the second week, she was asked to |
| excelled in athletics. On the co-ed community | | | | fill in for two different coaches. By the second |
| baseball team, she was the first female to get to | | | | day of that, she had decided coaching sports was |
| play on first base. Running track and field, she also | | | | not for her after all. Here is a great hobby related |
| competed in volleyball. With her history, it was no | | | | website Apparently, the kids did not seem to |
| surprise that she decided after her first year in | | | | listen to her or stick to the rules of the game. |
| college to make coaching sports her career. | | | | Although she had never quit anything before, she |
| Knowing she was naturally talented in sports, I felt | | | | was seriously considering not even going back the |
| her decision was a good one, but she had never | | | | next day. Wanting her to follow through with her |
| worked with kids before which might present a | | | | commitment, I helped her research articles about |
| problem. | | | | coaching young teens. Finding a couple of new |
| To give her hands-on experience coaching kids, | | | | techniques, she decided she would try them the |
| applying or a summer job with the parks and | | | | next day. |
| recreation department in our town seemed like | | | | Anxiously waiting to hear her report, I found her |
| the perfect idea. Since the programs are open to | | | | coming home almost crying. Although she had |
| 10 through 16 year olds, she would be able to | | | | tried the new techniques, the kids acted even |
| determine how well she would do in coaching | | | | worse. She had already determined that the |
| sports with a different age groups. After applying | | | | summer job had been a good idea so that she |
| and interviewing, she found the main positions | | | | didn't waste going to college to learn to coach |
| were filled but she could serve as a helper to the | | | | sports. Even though I encouraged her to try |
| full time coaches. In order to be prepared to fill in | | | | other age groups that might be easier for her to |
| for any of the coaches, she had to work with all | | | | coach, she decided to stick to playing the sports |
| of the offered sports in all of the age groups. | | | | and let someone else do the coaching. |