It is important that coaches understand what values they wish to instill in their athletes. What types of characteristics and skills does the coach want the athlete to posses when they leave the program? To me the value of coaching young athletes is extremely rewarding. The opportunity for me to give to these athletes what all my coaches gave
Hidden Intellectualism Responsive Essay Gerald Graff’s argument that boyhood conversations about sports provided a solid foundation for his later intellectual life, in a way, makes a lot of sense. When one is constantly in conversations and arguments that one can relate to and is passionate about, that person can bring more to the table than just a boring explanation with no life or emotion in it. As Gerald Graff says, “It trains you to write a sharply argued, sociologically acute analysis of an issue.”(They Say I Say, pg. 386) At first, good arguments like those would only appear in conversations one likes but later on one would become accustomed to talking “intellectually”, as Graff says, in any argument that person gets into. Just like anything else in life, it takes practice, and you will get better out of practice when you like the certain field than when you don’t, a good reason to why these types of arguments should be included in school arguments.
Phil uses interpersonal good because he has to be able to socialize with other coaches and players. If Phil does not use his interpersonal skills well, than won’t be able to get along with players, and that won’t be good during games. Some things that Phil and I share in common is that we both enjoy watching/ playing basketball. Also, we both use similar intellegences in our everyday lives. The last thing that Phil and I share in common is that we both struggle with intrapersonal skills because
His confidence and all-around great ability cause him to be a good leader by example. He puts in a ton of work and can make his team better by improving their work habits. However, Kobe has long been credited for being a little to isolated and held back to be a true leader. He allegedly was the main cause of the break up of the best duo in basketball, him and Shaq. Still, as a leader he makes his team work harder.
Right from the start, children attach themselves to those they see as heroes. The ones that take care of them, accept them, and believe in them are the ones who are idolized by the youthful mind. But do these champions of the naïve brain deserve the followers they gain? Certain traits of those figures could hold negative or positive impacts on their admirers, as is the case in Nancy Farmer’s The House of the Scorpion. Matt’s relationship with Tam Lin and El Patrón shows how father figures can have a heavy influence on a child’s action, resulting in an overall change in their future behaviors.
His coaches can trust him to lead his team and trust him to keep them in their place when they step out of line. This makes Ray Lewis perform better because he is playing for his team which he says he considers
When Sam got into certain situations he remembered what Reggie taught him while taking Kung-Fu lessons, Sam was taught how to mediate. Mediation was very helpful when things are not going right in your life you can clear all the negativity out of your mind and concentrate better on how to reach your goal which is what Sam did. Sam states, “But Carla could be tough, and she wasn’t the least bit intimidated by three teenage boys who sometimes resented being pushed so hard”(124). It’s very important for young kids to have positive influences in their life, because they can sometimes drift off into the bad elements of life with the existence of peer pressure its very easy, but when mentors are in place its easier for the kids to get back on track, because the seed has been planted. Having mentors in Sam’s life helped reinforced what he had realized, he didn’t want to be a statistic in
This quote was beneficial during his coaching years to help discipline his players. The team had a reputation for winning so many games; but, he wanted to teach his players that building their character is more important than being seen as winners. It is merely what everyone else sees them as only. Mr. Wooden worries more about his students’ character than their reputation because character repeats champions not reputation.
He is also a student in Ben Ross’s History class and is most optimistic about what the “Wave” could achieve in there football team. Robert Billings: Is known as the outsider in the History class of Ben Ross because he is shy and weak. He is also a senior student at Gordon High. Robert Billings would rather give up then live in the shadows of his older brother and is tormented by it. The “Wave” gives Robert confidence and a sense of belonging.
Now we dig into his life to learn more about him and his successful career in the business of football. Purpose In this report I want to get to know more about Fernando Torres and also learn the readers more about him aswell. Introduction/Background The purpose of this report it to get to know more about the famous football player Fernando Torres and let the readers of this report learn more about him also. Torres had a very bad internet reputation, therefore I got interested and started read a bit about him. He is now my favorite football player.