A good coach is someone who knows winning is wonderful, but is not the triumph of sports.

A kid’s coach is someone who goes to work early, misses meals, gives away weekends and plays havoc with family schedules so he or she can help out a group of youngsters.

A good coach is someone who stays half an hour or more after practice to make sure every one of the players has a safe ride home.

A good coach is someone who rarely hears a mom or dad say `Hey thanks,` but receives a lot of advice on game day.

A good coach is someone who makes sure that everyone gets to play.

A good coach is someone who teaches young people that winning is not everything, but still lies in bed at night staring at the ceiling wondering whether he or she might have done anything differently to have turned a loss into a win.

A good coach is someone who can help a child learn to take mistakes in stride.

A good coach is someone who sometimes helps a child to develop ability and confidence that sometimes did not exist before.

A good coach is someone a youngster will remember a long time after the last game has ended and the season is over.