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Chris Lowe of Monument, Colorado has extensive experience in city government. A former town manager of Monument, Colorado, Chris Lowe also coaches basketball to kids in both elementary and high schools.
The rewards of coaching for those who choose to are numerous, but for children, great coaches can provide them with two valuable life skills in communication and developing a valuable relationship with peers.
At the core of any interaction between coach and player is the relationship. The rapport the coaches develop with their players is one of both guidance and trust. Because they have to work together while achieving the sport’s goal, mutual cooperation is something that students learn through coach modeling. Moreover, this relationship grows whether the player and coach are at practice or whether team players are engaging in some activity outside of just the game.
Communication is also a priceless skill passed on from the coach to players. During a game, coaches and players learn to communicate with each other in a way that facilitates a win, whether this communication involves simple plays or it involves positive and negative emotional outbursts. In the end, effective coaches can impart lessons that can be applied toward navigating social relationships and ones related to learning to communicate with the world.
