From our friends at TrueSport.org: Volunteers are critical to the success of a youth sport program. Here's how you can help support your child's volunteer coach and help keep the team moving forward.
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Letter from a Volunteer Coach
By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck LLC I’ve coached dozens of teams and hundreds of kids. I’m pretty comfortable being “The Coach.” But today I was thinking about the average volunteer who may only be coaching because no one else...
Those Were the Days
By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck LLC Recently I was taking a drive on a Saturday afternoon, carefree and relaxed, not sure what to do with the remainder of my afternoon, when I was suddenly transported to the past. It...
Why Are Volunteers Scared to Coach?
By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck LLC We’ve all read the news clips or seen the videos of crazed parents running out of the stands to brawl with their children’s coaches. We’ve all probably heard a friend or acquaintance complain...
Thank you, Coach!
Volunteer coaches don't expect to be paid or become famous. There are many different factors that might motivate someone to coach a team, knowing there are few tangible rewards. Though fame and fortune are not the goals, it is simply...