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In a world where social media influencers are all the rage, have we forgotten about the most powerful influencer in a person’s life? The coach. The coach is still one of the greatest influencers and most impactful people in an adolescent’s life. The coach has the opportunity to have the undivided attention of a youth for an hour or two at a time, several times a week, and without the distractions of tablets and technology. Their parents may not even get that much connected time.

It has become obvious to me that I must share my leadership and coaching philosophy on how to grow and develop the people in your charge and get more out of them. Coaches are attracted to the easy-to-apply formula for motivating their players to achieve more. We need to be able to inspire and equip coaches to coach the person and not just the player. We need to empower athletes to increase the positivity in their environment and eliminate the “trash” talk that has become so prevalent and accepted in our youth athletics today. An appropriate proverb from the wisest man that ever lived is “Good people bless and build up their city, but the wicked can destroy it with their words” (Prov. 11:11 NCV).