Dear Coach

We have been blessed to have some amazing coaches in our daughters' lives.  People that spoken into my girls in a way that I couldn’t.  I’ve also heard the horror stories of coaches who have damaged kids by their words and actions. Here’s what I want to say to coaches everywhere:

 

Dear Coach-

Thank you for the time you put into our daughter

…for believing in her and helping her to see what she is capable of

…for pushing her through her fear

…for your patience when she still doesn’t do the move you know she should do

…for building her up with your words

…for just plain smiling at and laughing with her 

 

Thank you for understanding that she’s just a kid

…and we need to work together to protect her body from injury

…and she’s gonna have days where she just doesn’t want to put forth the effort

…and that her needing down time doesn’t mean she doesn’t still love the sport

…and that by trying other sports, it may strengthen the love she has for the one you coach

…and making playing your sport fun—not just competitive

…and that the values you are instilling in her on the field will help her throughout the rest of her life

 

Thank you for putting up with us parents

…and know that while we act like we can coach better, we know we really can’t

…and know that we are committed—even during those times we have to choose family over sports

… and dealing with me yelling at her to “Take the shot” when you’ve coached her to play as a teammate and not a ball-hog

…and know we love that you are a “2^nd voice” in our daughter’s life

…and know that we support you—even when our daughter is mad she didn’t get to play as much as she thought she should have

 

Sincerely,

Parents of crazy hormone-imbalanced girls