Southwest Softball

If you ask many adults about influences in their lives many will tell you that it was someone who taught them something that they were passionate about. Many athletes will bring up teachers or coaches they had as a child. Almost everyone who played baseball or softball growing up remembers how influential a coach was to them.

If you have a background, talent, or knowledge about baseball or softball, no matter how trivial you might think it is maybe throwing, catching, hitting, running. One of the greatest gifts you can give a child is passing the knowledge on to them. It is a very rewarding feeling for you but more importantly you can literally change a player’s life forever.

Some of the kids you are coaching right now may come back in 15-20 years and tell you how much of an impact you had on them. That athlete may tell you how important you were to them and how you kept them from going down the wrong path in life. How rewarding would that be 15 -20 years from now? You never know at the time that you are coaching how much of an impact you can have on someone.

Keep this in mind the next time you have a chance to work with young athletes. It might just be you who changes a kid’s life forever and all it took was a little bit of your time. I would take that trade every day of the week!!!