The team at Title Nine has many players — and many coaches. Our own athletic and personal lives have been shaped and influenced by coaches we’ve had, making the decision to embark on the same path an important one. We look up to those who lead the way for us: it’s time for us to lead the way for the next generation.
Do YOU coach? Tell us why below.
I coach dragon boating because I love the sport & LOVE my team and Paddlers! It’s a fantastic way to spend time with others, get healthy, have a ton of fun, compete In the fattest growing sport in the world, see paddlers grow and see the team become a community! It’s just awesome and my T9 clothes get me from practice to the rest of my day effortlessly!
I coach because it is a way to shape our future!
Not only do I coach ski racing, but as a coach, I am teaching life skills, if I am doing my job correctly!
Besides, coaching keeps me active every day, year around and it allows me to visit my “Happy place”,more often.
I’ve always loved sports and have been an exercise junkie all my life. I started coaching youth volleyball when my daughter was interested in playing and recruited some of her friends to join a new club team. That turned in to an “accidental” high school varsity coaching gig and I am still enjoying it even after my daughter has graduated. I love it when I have great athletes, but it is even more fulfilling when girls in my program realize their potential as people. coaching gives me the opportunity to contribute to the process of developing women of character.
I teach swimming to adults, in many cases, adults who have had life-long fear of the water. I feel so proud of them, overcoming their fears and not letting anything get in the way of something they want to do.
For the love of the game and more importantly my daughters, I’ve coached youth soccer for the past 3 years. My mentor and mom was my coach throughout my childhood. She has taught me patience, commitment and the art of coaching. Something I didn’t know was an art until I watched her in poetic action. Guiding the girls in a stern and tough, yet also patient and loving way. How does one perfectly blend these things in a easy that young girls respond? I’m learning gradually. Taking it all in. Admiring my mom even more along the way.
I coach because as well as being a high school teacher I find it is a great way to bond with girls. I coach high school softball. I love the sport and am fortunate that my daughter also loves it. I want to share my love of the sport with others. I want to share my excitement for the game. I love it when the girls at our school stand proud for their sports letting the boys know that they do not rule the school.
Every year the girls learn the importance of perseverance and hard work. They learn to strive for being the best. I love it all.
Because nobody coached me and growing up I just wanted a chance to compete. I could play baseball better than all the boys in my neighborhood. Yet when we were old enough for little league off they went to play for teams,while all I was allowed to do was watch. My first experience with injustice. I coach to be a part of making sure girls who do not want to just watch can play.
I coach a Girls on the Run team, because this amazing program changes girls’ lives, as well as their families and relationships. The curriculum teaches life skills, how to make healthy choices in every area of your life, and how to use strategies in dealing with others. Grown-ups can use the strategies, too! Then at the end of the season the girls run a real 5k race- many of them for the first time. I love seeing the girls grow and learn to use their strategies in real life situations, and cheer for each other.
It’s all about the running around, being outside and sharing the love of movement. Let it rain, let it snow, let the sun shine……there is nothing more stimulating than catching that ball and making things happen.
I have been coaching girls lacrosse for 12 years now. I coached Youth lacrosse for 9 (every age group) and am now coaching JV at our high school. It is a wonderful and powerful experience. Sharing the love of this game is awesome. So fun and so rewarding (even when the team glares at you for making them run…..again!). As a coach, you need to strike the balance of being tough, being fun and being fair. Not easy!
I have also been in the fitness industry for 30 years. Sharing the love of health and fitness has always been rewarding and my life’s goal. I currently teach Yoga and try to share that “energy” and “mindfulness” with the team. Yes, teaching these young women about sports is great., but it is teaching them how to take care of themselves through excellent fitness, excellent food and excellent rest that makes it all worthwhile.
I have to give a HUGE shout out to my Mom who coached. She started coaching my teams in 1973 – we were in 4th grade – fast pitch softball. We had no idea at the time that it girls couldn’t / shouldn’t play sports just like the boys. We had to fight with several boys teams for practice space. She continued coaching up until I graduated from high school. I can remember numerous times when the opposing coaches wouldn’t come and shake my Mom’s (and her assistant, also a women) because they were women. Mom never made an issue of, wanted us to show them what we were made of on the field. We won more then we lost – with a trip to the national tournament one year and trips to regionals every year from 8th grade on. Mom set a powerful example that I could be / do whatever I wanted.