How can parents make their child more coachable?
You can help your kid become coachable by first off, respecting the coach. You need to let kids know that their coach, with few exceptions, has some important and valuable things to teach them. If your kid loves to play, you have half the battle won. Second, help your kid keep up their positive attitude. A smiling, willing kid who is self-motivated listens to what the coach says and tries to do what is asked. Listening and trying are the keys. Kids who are striving to improve and giving it their best effort are a coach’s dream and those kids will go a long way. Third, help your kid become a team player. John Wooden says in his book the hallmark of a truly great player is that they are a team player. While we cannot change our kid’s height or genetics, we can make our kids socially successful through skills like listening, doing as asked, being polite, and in sum being coachable. The socially skilled kid, whether it is in academics or on the athletic field, will always go further than t
