“How you did it, and who you did it with will matter much more than what you did” -TJ Rosene
I have a business coach who likes to say ‘who you become along the way is much more important than what you achieve’. Later, in that same episode, TJ says, “Who is in your corner, and what are they made of?”
I have been blessed with an absolutely incredible assistant coach. She is honest, straightforward, focused, and invested in our program. This woman coached freshmen cheerleading for 7 years waiting for something in the soccer program to open up. She has poured her heart into our players and it shows. She has been my support system when I mess up. Last year after our first game, a player was unhappy with the amount she played, and we lost the game in overtime in the last 2 minutes. It was tough as the head coach, coming off a year we won a state championship, and Steph stayed with me and walked around the track long after sunset talking me off a ledge.
We have the opportunity to help people develop and grow into the versions of themselves they want to be. We have young athletes who are in a pivotal time in their lives, as they discover who their friends are and what their priorities are.
The best we can be are examples, and I think the best we can do as coaches is genuinely love our staff first, and our athletes second. That example of love will penetrate into our team and allow us to see who is in our corner and what they’re made of.
My challenge for you - who are you? What are you made of? How are you changing, growing, and becoming a better example for your kids?
