Much of that credit goes to their families and churches. Yet because of the demands and pressures of society, most young people are desperately in need of encouragement from other sources of leadership to develop good character. Many are NOT getting it at home, school, church or society. Many youth today are involved in issues of adulthood and are unable to handle them. Most of them desperately need guidance and direction.
Athletic competition has the ability to both display and develop character.
Many parents look for help in their child's development and believe that the toughness of football can strengthen character. They expect the coach to be an example and teacher of good qualities of life. Design your program to develop the character of your players. Football offers a greater challenge than any other sport when you consider offense, defense, special teams, numbers, equipment, weather, adversity and parents. Many great lessons of life can be learned through involvement in foot- ball.