Inner Wealth from Sound Soccer

Hello Jan,

A quick one today, continuing to explore the idea of "Inner Wealth" - in this case the idea of adding Meaning to the experience.

As coaches, it is easy to get caught up in results. Whether it be in training trying to prepare our team for matches or the philosophies we bring to game-day, we can fall into the trap that winning is the only thing.

The problem with this mentality is that the experience will only be meaningful
IF you win.

For me coaching is developing people.

When I see that an individual and the team has improved in some way, whether it be a soccer improvement or an improvement of character - that adds meaning to the experience.

When I see that there is struggle and I can guide individuals or the team through it so that they are able to handle it on their own in the future - that adds even more meaning for me.

I also believe it adds meaning for the players (and maybe even their parents!).

Believe me, results are important. The effectiveness of our training and game-day coaching should bring results at some point. Otherwise, we are not doing an effective job.

But the legacy you leave as a coach will be from the way you have developed your players as people using soccer as a vehicle, not how many wins you have.

All the Best,

Randy
www.soundsoccer.com

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