Execution is Everything : An Agile Coaching Story
Prologue: Never in a million years did I think I was going to enjoy teaching/coaching of any kind until a few years ago. My younger son was in third grade and trying out for the travel basketball team in our town that was know to have a very strong basketball following. We were there on time and as the tryouts proceeded, I sat by the bleachers, cringing as he under performed. The kid was neither fast nor accurate. After a grueling two hours, we knew he was not going to be picked. Prior to this, I'd thought he was going to do well. He had a passion for the game and would shoot hoops every spare moment he had. That was not enough for today's competition. He could have used an adult to have trained him. A personal coach. He needed to be taught the fundamentals of the game and ball handling. Since his father was not around to do this, I decided I had to play a bigger part in making it happen. The boy loved the game and I wanted to make sure he had all the help he could get to