Because I teach, I have my summers relatively open compared to other men. And I enjoy coaching. The summer after my dad died, it was a good healing experience for me. It's something I need to do and something that is fun to do. Like teaching, coaching involves a mentoring process, a way of helping young people find what's inside themselves and develop it.
Progress is slow and happens in degrees.
You can't expect to be great in one year. You need to know what to expect from them, know what's possible. I never want to see our community field overgrown with weeds and neglect, or worse, turned into a junkyard. That's a sign people have given up caring. These earrings are special.