Coaching 1

Coaches get a lot of criticism in the world, both good and bad. Think back to the Harbowl where all the media attention, that Ray Lewis wasn't sapping up (that guy would have worn a meat dress to get more camera time if Gaga was stealing the spotlight) , was directly on the two coaches who would be going head to head on sports biggest stage.

One failed, one won, most of the credit whether succeed or fail is given to the coach. I always found this interesting as the coaches aren't on the field actively participating in the game. They are puppeteering their teams allowing the athletes to do what they do best, perform.

I have been teaching English now for 3 out of 4 quarters, I have learned that the thing the makes the biggest difference in whether or not students learn is me. I am coaching them.

The interesting thing about coaching is that everyone is one or learns from one at some point. I coach my students, I get coached by my colleagues and my administration, my administration gets coached by the district, the district by experts, etc. Everyone is a coach or is coached at some point in their lives.

It begs the question, what and who are you coaching, as well as who is coaching you and in what way?

The people by which we surround ourselves have an immediate impact on the people in which we become.

Who is it you are impacting and who are you allowing to impact you?

God has indeed taken care of me in the sense that I have always had a strong community around me. My family and friends are people that indeed coached me throughout my life, they have allowed me to coach them as well. It is a huge responsibility and undertaking to speak truth into the life of another, but as a coach that is what you are doing; constantly teaching, constantly critiquing, constantly correcting with truth and knowledge.

If that is indeed the case, who is it that you are allowing that much say into your life? Truth is, whether you like it or not, someone is indeed coaching you.