'Tis the season of softball tournaments and my twelve-year-old niece is an All-Star....literally. Though an excellent swimmer, she has decided that fastpitch softball is her sport of choice. Quite competent at both ends of the battery, she's a natural third-baseman too.
So what does softball have in common with swimming?
Easy. The value of a good coach.
Really good coaches educate and inspire. Really bad coaches damage and destroy. If your children participate in organized sports, make it a point to know and observe their coaches. Correction and criticism should be constructive, not belittling, and the overall experience, positive.....period! Do not settle for less.
The best athletic (and life) coach of all time is still John Wooden.
Read and download his Pyramid of Success.
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