Photo Credit: Courtesy NAYS
Growing up, Kevin Teate was fortunate to enjoy many years of fun-filled and stress-free youth sports participation. And he credits his dad for much of it.
“For the most part, all of my experiences in youth sports were good,” recalls Teate, the director of the Pike County (Ga.) Parks & Recreation Authority. “Most every year, my father coached my baseball team, and he always treated everyone on the team fairly. He never put pressure on any of the kids to win. He taught us to play our best, win or lose, and always display good sportsmanship.”
That life-defining lesson has stuck with him—and one he has been passing on to new generations of young athletes.