Time to Invest
I'm enjoying my last few weeks of freedom before wrestling season. Once that starts I'm going pretty much non-stop for 3 months. Balancing running my business, wrestling practice and matches, and oh yeah, a little thing called family, is a feat.
I've heard people asking why schools have so much trouble finding coaches. It used to be that the only people coaching were also teachers in the school. That's not the case anymore. Teachers are having more and more trouble fitting coaching a sport into their lives. And the truth is some just don't want to, or aren't into sports. None of the coaches in the wrestling program in my town are teachers.
The reason it's hard to find coaches is simply because it takes up so much time. And most people have a little thing called work to deal with. The ones who have a flexible enough job are pretty much the only people capable of coaching a school sport. And it's not like we're getting paid so much that it's worth it. We do it because we want to give something back. Maybe we'll get paid enough to take our wife/husband out to dinner after the season as a 'thank you' for putting up with us not being around for 3 months.
If you want to do something you can always find a way to make it happen. I've considered not coaching before. In fact, last year I had pretty much decided it was my last year. But then you get a away from it for a while and realize that you really do enjoy it on some level. Even though it's a lot of time and headaches.
If you really want to get in shape you can make it happen. It's not a matter of time, no matter how many times you tell yourself that. It's not a matter of not knowing what to do. It's a matter of getting off your butt and doing it.
Take 30 minutes a day out of your life and invest in yourself. If you don't, you won't be around, as long as you should, to be so busy.
Train smart,
RL
I've heard people asking why schools have so much trouble finding coaches. It used to be that the only people coaching were also teachers in the school. That's not the case anymore. Teachers are having more and more trouble fitting coaching a sport into their lives. And the truth is some just don't want to, or aren't into sports. None of the coaches in the wrestling program in my town are teachers.
The reason it's hard to find coaches is simply because it takes up so much time. And most people have a little thing called work to deal with. The ones who have a flexible enough job are pretty much the only people capable of coaching a school sport. And it's not like we're getting paid so much that it's worth it. We do it because we want to give something back. Maybe we'll get paid enough to take our wife/husband out to dinner after the season as a 'thank you' for putting up with us not being around for 3 months.
If you want to do something you can always find a way to make it happen. I've considered not coaching before. In fact, last year I had pretty much decided it was my last year. But then you get a away from it for a while and realize that you really do enjoy it on some level. Even though it's a lot of time and headaches.
If you really want to get in shape you can make it happen. It's not a matter of time, no matter how many times you tell yourself that. It's not a matter of not knowing what to do. It's a matter of getting off your butt and doing it.
Take 30 minutes a day out of your life and invest in yourself. If you don't, you won't be around, as long as you should, to be so busy.
Train smart,
RL
posted by Ryan at 6:27 AM
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