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STEPH FAIRBAIRN asked our expert panel: ’A coach is pressed for time, yet wants to deliver the best for their team. What do you tell them?’
’really important to give 100%’
"I think it’s really important when you take roles on, you can give 100%.
"It’s important for multiple reasons - you want to have success as a coach to build your career, and you can’t do that if you’re not giving 100%.
"Also, your players deserve the best of you. When you take a job, especially coaching youth, you are the person they are looking up to, that they are coming to - not just in soccer, but also in life.
"Make sure you are putting yourself in spaces where you can give 100% and can truly be invested in them. That’s really important.
"If you can’t be, then I would honestly suggest taking a step back and finding an alternative way - maybe be an assistant coach or something like that, until you’re ready and able to take that next step."
Katie Smith
Coach, Northwest Mississippi Community College, Collierville High School, Collierville Middle School, Lobos Rush
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