I brought the prize box today and they went crazy when I dumped out all the goodies. I am trying to restrict myself from just giving prizes away too easily because I don't want them to lose the thrill, that is why I am only going to give 1-2 prizes away each practice. The prizes will be given for a certain characteristic that is shown by the players, every practice their will be a different characteristic. We are trying to use the prizes to make them learn what sports really are and what they really require from you. Sports have made me a better person and therefore I would like to make them better people, while learning to enjoy basketball. The prizes will be given away for things such as sportsmanship, hard work, encouragement, and resilience. I was amazed by how much my mixture of firmness and encouragement caused them to respect me and look up to me. Honestly I always like to be in charged and have often been a leader on the basketball court, but I have always been behind a coach, looking to them for direction but now it is me who these kids are looking too. Feels pretty good! I am determined to be consistent, supportive, and realistic with all of these players. Within high school sports these qualities are lacking, and as a player it can be very confusing and difficult. Therefore I am striving to use my struggles to learn and possibly improve myself as a coach.
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About blogThis blog explains my experience coaching a youth optimist basketball team, while following me through an interesting season of high school basketball. I coached girls ages 8-10, from November 2014 to February 2015. |