What makes a good coach? Well, don't ask me! I'm a little too picky, grumpy, and "my way or the highway".
What makes a good coach? My coach. My coach has pushed me to success, and pushed me to tears. My coach has been a parent figure when times got tough, my best friend when we could celebrate our wins, and a shoulder to literally cry on. When we succeeded my coach succeeded. When we failed we knew we let coach down. But that never stopped coach from loving us.
What makes a good coach? Compassion. I never doubted the love coach had for me. Not one day went by without my coach showing, or telling me how much I was appreciated.
What makes a good coach? Coaches leave their family, and dedicate their time to the people and the sport they love, even if sometimes it doesn't feel worth it. Missing vacations, birthdays, and so much more, to give their time and love to us, even when we are ungrateful.
What makes a good coach? Everything my coach was, and everything I will be because of it. One single person can change your life. And I know my coach changed my life for the best.
I'm trying to be like my coach. Hard, yet soft, harsh but loving, a rock, a shoulder to cry on.
I don't know how to even thank someone, who has done what they have done for me. I know I will never be able to repay coach for the things done.
If you had a coach who changed you, please, go thank them. If you have a coach now. Go now,and thank them.
You don't know how much they sacrifice for you, and for your team. I love you coach. I love you for pushing me, I love you for accepting me, I love you for caring about me without fail. I love you for still caring even when new team mates have taken my place. I love you for being you. Thank you.