SETS Coaching

One of the greatest privileges in coaching is perspective.🔮

I may not remember every lesson I gave, every drill I ran, or every technical adjustment I made. But I never forget what it feels like to watch a kid you taught grow into an exceptional young adult.

I’ve taught these three young women since they were little girls. 20+ years. I saw them as precocious 4 year olds, toddlers and even an infant.

Today:
* Carys just graduated from Brown
* Hadley will be a junior at Penn
* Brynn will be a freshman at Dartmouth this fall

Decades later, moments like this are a reminder that we are never just teaching sport.

We are shaping confidence. We are reinforcing standards. We are helping young people navigate pressure, adversity, discipline, resilience, and belief, often in ways that don’t fully reveal themselves until years later.

That’s the part people miss about teaching and coaching.

The real impact is rarely found in one lesson, one tip, one match, or one season. It’s found in the accumulation.
A familiar voice, steady presence, and a small push in the right direction over and over again.

I’d never be arrogant enough to overstate my role in their journey. Their parents, families, and so many others deserve the real credit.

But if I had even the tiniest impact, maybe .00000001% in helping shape who they’ve become, that means more than any win, title, or lesson ever could.

That’s the privilege we all get to have.
Not just developing players.
Developing people.
And in the long run, that’s the work that matters most.🙏

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