Getting Your Team Connected

During my five years as a Head Coach at Liberty High School in Colorado Springs, I have always been proud of the class that our fans, staff and players have shown in games, regardless of the score. At every pre-season coaches meeting, I share with my staff a valuable lesson that I learned in my first year as a Head Coach at Rockville High School (CT). We were losing my first game of the 2005 season, 41-0, to Hall High School, and when they got the ball with a minute to go at our ten yard line, they took a knee. As I shook Coach Frank Robinson’s hand, I thanked him for his gesture of class and sportsmanship. Coach Robinson told me, “Jaron, we’re all in a fraternity of coaches and we’re trying to teach kids lessons that go beyond the football field. I would never embarrass another team by running the score up.” This short exc....The full article can only be seen by subscribers.
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