Thankfulness and Being a Teammate
Recently I have been reading my way through Joe Ehrmann’s book InSideOut Coaching . It’s a book we often recommend and gift to coaches as we pursue our goal to minister “to and through the coach” and it challenges coaches to answer such questions as, “Why do I coach?” and, “What does it feel like to be coached by me?”. Ashamedly, though I’ve been on staff for two years now and have given out several copies of the book, I hadn’t actually read it for myself until recently. I can now see why this book would be so impactful for coaches of all levels – from rec league to high school and beyond. Chapter 6 of the book is titled, “Community: A Team Without Walls,” and includes a list of statements that differentiate, “Being on the Team vs. Being a Teammate.” A few of the statements on this list include: · Being on the team benefits your personal goals and ambitions. Being a teammate benefits the goals and ambitions of your team and your teammates. · Being