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COACH ROB MENDEZ, ESPN HERO

I recently read the “Dear Football” letter written by Coach Rob Mendez in the ESPN The Magazine Heroes edition.ssss1 It is a worthwhile read for everyone, but especially for coaches. Coach Mendez is the 2019 recipient of the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance. Born without arms and legs, Rob Mendez has always been fascinated by football and in his first head coaching position led the junior varsity (JV) football squad at Prospect High School in Saratoga, CA, to an 8–2 record.

Coach Mendez’s letter is inspiring, and the first thing that jumped out at me was that in his freshman year of high school, a coach invited him to be a part of the team. We can’t look back and see whether or not we would be reading this letter from Rob Mendez without that coach’s invitation. I’m sure he would have found his way here. It’s obvious though that the coach’s invitation was a monumental moment in his life and that he was thankful for it.

I think the athletes we coach are always looking for an invitation. Not just to be a part of the team, but an invitation from their coach to pursue dreams and excellence. An invitation to invest everything and fail miserably, laugh it off, learn, and go again. It’s just sport, right? Right? They are looking for an invitation to be a champion on and off the field and to know that someone believes in them.