We all know the players who are coachable. They look us in the eye, they give us 100% without us asking for it all the time. They hold their teammates accountable, they are the first to practice in the last to leave. They are eager for extra reps and feedback, and criticism. They know that we love them, and the advice we give country a place of love, and not from personally attacking their character. To me, those are coachable players. If I had a team full of those, we would be unstoppable because we would be locked in 100% of the time, I’d never have to coach their effort or worry about their activities off the field
What is the player’s equivalent to coachable?
If a coachable kid is easy to coach, what kind of coach is easy to play for? I intend to ask my kids this question. If I had to guess, it would boil down to telling them the truth, and holding them accountable. At least for me, those were the coaches who I found it very easy to play for. What would your kids say, and are you meeting their needs?
