Story 33

Gender: Male
Grade Level of Event: High School
Sport Played: Soccer
Your Story: As a Sophmore in high school, my football coaches were verbally, mentally, and at times physically abusive (over a decade ago). I stated to my parents, “I do not understand why I have to be demeaned, called names, hit on the back of my helmet and insulted to play a sport I love, football. My coaches were horrible men who did everything they can to get me to hate the sport I loved. I promised myself that one day, I will be a football coach and I will never coach like them. Dream fulfilled, my template/philosophy for how I treat and take care of my athletes is exactly the polar opposite of those to people. Additionally, I love coaching so much that I went on to attain my master’s degree in coaching. Having discovered this website is a wonderful and perfect godsend. I have never told this story publicly. Thank you so much for this platform.