Claude, Jeremy, Renata and Lizmari -
Thank you all for the kind words and positive feedback. As a parent you always want to be involved with what your kids do, right? Coaching has been something that I have stayed away from because I want Knox to learn from others as well. We spend so much time at the park throwing a baseball, a football, pitching, hitting and shooting free throws. I take that as my very special dad time. Those are the minutes that mean the most to me.
So, on purpose I do not coach. I assit during practices but stay in the crowd on game day. Plus I want to focus on my little dude!
I hope that other coach will take something from this. I made sure to be pleasant but firm and extremely polite but honest. Jeremy, you are in the thick of this now and it seems you have a eal good head on your shoulders there, use it well and you will go far in life not just sports!
Lizmari, Knox is a tremendous gift that we received almost 10 years ago and his character is second to none. He will take this and move forward as he always does. This is a lesson for him to reflect on when he becomes a camp counselor, a HS coach, or the big dude in the neighborhood. He has compassion and will do well.
Renata, let’s hope so. I will never wish ill towards someone but that coach needs one of his teams to be shellacked one time. He also needs a long look into the mirror as a coach for youth sports.
Claude, thank you for your support here. Back in the day, you know, before cable, video games and computers … you know, sports was the outlet for most of us, Good sportsmanship is not part of the DNA code so we, as adults, must strive to teach it to our children. On the playing field someone always ends up on the short/losing end but the lessons are in the playing and planning not the results.
Thank you all for your kind words and you know, today ,life moves on…albeit on the Wii system for now! Enjoy your Sunday and your week(s) ahead!
Peter