The goal of this blog is to discuss all things pertaining to life, coaching, and parenthood, while always keeping it within five degrees of sports. What causes you to stop and think? This week I’ll share five thoughts that have given me reason to stop and think recently.
To begin, have you ever thought of how many people there are and where our food comes from? As a kid I would always wonder how there were enough cows for all of these restaurants to feed all of these people? It really is amazing how many fast food restaurants are out there. As athletes, our bodies have to be taken care of. How can we perform at our best if we don’t put good things into our body? We can’t be the best if we fill our bodies with garbage. In order to meet the demand from the public, food corporations fill their products with GMO’s (Genetically Modified Organism) to make them last longer. GMO’s are linked to disease. Over 60 countries worldwide require companies to label GMO’s; however, the U.S. is not one of them. Stop and think about what we are putting into our bodies. Maybe we wouldn’t have an obesity epidemic if we did.
Secondly, the best coaches don’t always get the rings. There’s no doubt that a coach who wins a state title is good. However, there are so many great coaches out there who will never get the chance to play for a state title. In public high schools you get the talent that is in the building. High school coaches must constantly adapt to the talent on the current roster in order to be successful. The vast majority of high school coaches don’t get to recruit their players. So if we solely judge a coach based on how many rings they’ve won, we’re missing the boat. Some of the best coaches out there will never win one, but that’s not important to them. If you stop and think about it, that’s what probably makes them great.
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