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This is a fair point. I had a couple asshole assistant coaches in football. I remember one ego maniac picked up a kid and threw him to...

Be grateful you had good coaches and mentors, because not everyone on here has had that experience. My coaches in high school were...

Nailed it! I look back at my high school coaches and have to say that their impact on me was huge. Specifically my baseball coach. The...

Thanks for posting this!!! Hell of an article. I admire writers that are story tellers and that can put something together like that...

I think most coaches genuinely care about their kids and would do most anything to help them grow into men and be successful. There are...

As also mentioned by Pat Angerer, he doesn't chase the spotlight. So many things he does behind closed doors that we will never hear...

Wow. I get the Iowa magazine. This one will be saved.

Bowens comments made me choke up a bit.

I had a kid this year that played a little varsity, but not enough to letter. Not even close. The day after the awards were handed out...

The world needs more parents like you.

That's so horrible to hear. I agree, I was blessed and grateful. You hear stories of young athletes quitting and walking away from...

I'm pretty sure as long as you leave on good terms you're part of the family for life. Which is how it should be. You go to war for...

I had one coach in HS I didn't like and that was my freshman year in baseball. He wasn't a baseball guy and even as a 13 year old I...

Older I get the worse it is. In my 20s a trip there and back in the same day was no big deal. It was almost an adventure type thing...