National Coaches Week is a time to celebrate the positive impact coaches have on athletes and communities across Canada.
Coaches play a vital role in a teams performance. A volleyball coach and current volleyball player at UBCO, Téo Ardanaz says that playing sports his whole life inspired him to start coaching…
“I got into coaching honestly through playing my sports. So growing up as a club volleyball athlete, I always had a lot of impactful coaches around me who gave back to the community.”
Coaches inspire athletes to play to their true potential and at the same time, they build a special bond.
Happy National Coaches week to ALL the outstanding Coaches across ALL levels. Who give their time and effort in support of the betterment of sport but most importantly people. pic.twitter.com/V5KUPPDCdN
— Brian Hutton (@Coach_Hutton) September 24, 2022
The expertise and confidence instilled in an athlete through a coach is a sensitive process because they are teaching them so many skills that can transfer over to their personalities as well. Ardanaz certainly believes that coaching has many layers to it…
“Coaching has taught me that sports is really larger than a competition itself. I think it’s a great way to get to know people, interact with others, have friends, to learn life skills, to learn leadership skills, and on top of that it’s also taught me I guess how to be patient with kids, how to provide better feedback, I think it’s also taught me how to be a better athlete because sometimes I might be trying to help teach a skill or correct a skill and I can kind of make some better links for myself.”
This week is to recognize and appreciate all coaches. Take this as a sign to check up on your coaches and tell them how much you appreciate them.