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Takeaways From Sports

Youth coaches can create lasting influence by teaching respect, teamwork, hard work, communication, and other lessons that reach far beyond a season.

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Years ago, I was conducting a coaching youth-sports seminar in Louisiana, and after the presentation a man in his mid-40s approached me.

He shared that he had coached youth sports for many years and had recently received a phone call from one of his former players whom he had coached about 15 years earlier.

The player was calling with a question: Would his former coach serve as the best man at the player’s upcoming wedding?