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For anyone that wonders what differentiates a good coach from a bad coach, this article is a must-read:

https://www.competitivedge.com/%E2%80%9Ccoaching-abuse-dirty-not-so-little-secret-sports%E2%80%9D

Coaching Abuse: Dirty, not so Little Secret Sports

What is wrong with a society that places so much importance on winning in sports that it blatantly neglects the needs and well being of the child-athletes that it’s charged with educating and protecting? Are we that out of touch that we’ve lost our perspective on what really matters in life? Are too many parents making a “deal with the devil” and turning their kids over to coaches with questionable methods just because these coaches supposedly produce “champions?”

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Here is another good article on how to be a better coach

https://sportsmentaltoughness.ca/2018/0 ... key-coach/

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"The best coaches provide an opportunity to succeed and to fail. They also teach and model how to handle both with class"