Should I ?
So I retired from coaching youth hockey for the second time just months ago.
Be that as it may, I've been contacted by a league I once coached at and they've asked me to take the Head Coach position of their 2nd tier 7–9-year-old travel team, and help them to instill a workable and sustainable travel program that can carry on into their future.
They'd also like me to come back and coach a house league team inside of their program, but said they understand that my free time is important to me.
They really want me to help their travel teams by mentoring the younger coaches that would be in charge of the elite team and want me to train the less talented players in the skills it takes to play at the elite levels. They'd also like me to try and mold other coaches to work within a system that places player growth above the win/loss record.
I know that I'm more than qualified, and likely a better coach than the ones that will be coaching the elite talents. After all, 2 of the 3 of them were coaches I pulled in in the past and basically trained to do what they're doing now. I have no problem working under them at all, as I have no ego when it comes to coaching kids, because for me it's always been about the kids and hasn't ever been about me.
Anyways, I'm 52 and I feel older. Time is often tough to come by and if I say yes, I'll be in 100% for everything the kids do or want to do regardless. I won't be able to say no to the kids once I am their coach if I say yes to coaching.....
I guess I'm just wondering if the 13 years I've coached were enough ?
Do these kids need me ?
Will it pull me too far away from other responsibilities as coaching has always seemed to do ?
I tried to talk to my wife, but she won't go into it in any detail.
She just said do what you want and what makes you happy.
It almost sounded like a trap when she said it....
I don't know what to do.
I love coaching hockey and teaching the skills of the sport.
Parents and kids seem to like me when I do.
I know I can do an excellent job of it.
I just don't know if it will affect everything else too much ?
If my wife will resent me for it ?
If I am too old and too tired to make a difference ?
If I'm in, I'm in 100%.
If I'm out, then I have probably coached my last game some months ago.
I'm not sure how I feel about either thing or how I'll feel after I make a decision.
I have until mid-February to make up my mind about it....
Be that as it may, I've been contacted by a league I once coached at and they've asked me to take the Head Coach position of their 2nd tier 7–9-year-old travel team, and help them to instill a workable and sustainable travel program that can carry on into their future.
They'd also like me to come back and coach a house league team inside of their program, but said they understand that my free time is important to me.
They really want me to help their travel teams by mentoring the younger coaches that would be in charge of the elite team and want me to train the less talented players in the skills it takes to play at the elite levels. They'd also like me to try and mold other coaches to work within a system that places player growth above the win/loss record.
I know that I'm more than qualified, and likely a better coach than the ones that will be coaching the elite talents. After all, 2 of the 3 of them were coaches I pulled in in the past and basically trained to do what they're doing now. I have no problem working under them at all, as I have no ego when it comes to coaching kids, because for me it's always been about the kids and hasn't ever been about me.
Anyways, I'm 52 and I feel older. Time is often tough to come by and if I say yes, I'll be in 100% for everything the kids do or want to do regardless. I won't be able to say no to the kids once I am their coach if I say yes to coaching.....
I guess I'm just wondering if the 13 years I've coached were enough ?
Do these kids need me ?
Will it pull me too far away from other responsibilities as coaching has always seemed to do ?
I tried to talk to my wife, but she won't go into it in any detail.
She just said do what you want and what makes you happy.
It almost sounded like a trap when she said it....
I don't know what to do.
I love coaching hockey and teaching the skills of the sport.
Parents and kids seem to like me when I do.
I know I can do an excellent job of it.
I just don't know if it will affect everything else too much ?
If my wife will resent me for it ?
If I am too old and too tired to make a difference ?
If I'm in, I'm in 100%.
If I'm out, then I have probably coached my last game some months ago.
I'm not sure how I feel about either thing or how I'll feel after I make a decision.
I have until mid-February to make up my mind about it....
