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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Youth Sports Requires More Role Models

A little while back in a leadership in sports class, the class was asked to write about their role model, specifically one that demonstrated strong leadership qualities.  The answers to the question were open and did not have to be a person specifically in the sports realm.  Even with the endless possibilities that people had to choose from, something particularly eye-opening happened.

Over half of the class named a former coach either from high school or earlier as an influential role model and leader in their life.