The Best Soccer Coaches

By Author: Danny Ang
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The best bosses are the ones that will point out mistakes without making you feel stupid. The best husbands are the ones that will force the rest of the world to leave you alone. The best mother is the one that will stand up for you- no matter what. And the best soccer coach is the one that will do all of the above and more.

A soccer coach is entrusted with passing on his knowledge of the sport. He must teach not only soccer, but sportsmanship and work ethics. He must monitor the behavior of all of his players on the sidelines as well as watching the action on the field. He must remain calm in the face of angry parents, and wailing children. He will be forced to bench his best players because they will not follow simple instructions. He will want to quit a million times, sometimes more, all in the same game. But what makes drives him back to that field for the next practice, for the next game is what makes him a good soccer coach in the first place: he loves the game.

I don't think that the amount of awards and championships makes someone the best soccer coach, only the one with the most wins. What does ...
... constant winning teach a child or even an adult player about sportsmanship, or about determination? When things always come easily, and there is never a struggle, then there is nothing to appreciate. The sweetest victories are not the blow outs, but the ones that are the hardest fought. When I was younger, I got a pair of the prettiest roller skates I had ever seen. I swore that I would learn to make that hair pin turn in my driveway with the grace of a roller derby queen. Day after day, that summer, I would tie those skates on and work on that turn. One day, I set my shoulders and off I went-I breezed through that hair pin turn with all of the aplomb of a bomber. That was the sweetest roller-moment that I had ever had. It was hard work to accomplish, I bled, I cried, and yes, I vowed never to skate again. But the next day I would be out there trying again. How long would I have worked if I would have made that turn on my first trip out?

The best soccer coaches want their players to be the best that they can be, not only on the field, but in life as well. Most coaches know that the lessons that you learn in sports can carry you through everything else. Sports teach you how to deal with other people effectively, to work with a team and to deal realistically with problems as they arise. They can temper an over inflated ego, or bolster the confidence of the shy and the meek. The best soccer coaches know what it is to win, to lose and to truly play the game.
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