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Up, Back, and Around

Learn to trust everyone on your team

Bruce Hamilton
Mon, 07/20/2015 - 13:35
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Watching the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team take the World Cup on July 5, 2015, caused me to reminisce about my short-term coaching stint of a U12 soccer team.

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Before becoming a coach, I hadn’t played soccer or even watched a game, but there weren’t enough coaches in our town league, so I volunteered. After a two-week clinic for new coaches, I’d learned enough to know when I was allowed to substitute players, the meaning of “offside,” and a few other key rules. I’d even learned how to clumsily dribble and pass, but, like many other coaches, not well enough to actually teach the kids.

Fortunately for the team, however, a parent of one of the players knew John G., a local resident who at one time had played on the Portuguese national team. John seemed to know everything about soccer, from basic skills to game tactics and even strategy for the season. Beyond this, John motivated and energized the kids. His personal enthusiasm and love of the game was contagious. Whenever I would thank him for sharing his skill and experience, he’d humbly respond, “The game is the best teacher.”

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