I was blessed with really good teachers throughout my years in school. In fact, I think I only had one teacher that I didn’t learn much from. She wore sunglasses every day. Inside. And it scared me.
As an adult, I’m sure that teacher had light-sensitive eyes and that she was probably very knowledgeable. But as a child I never knew where she was looking or whether she was looking at me. I never liked going to that class and was always glad to leave it. Now I know that what that situation lacked was basic trust.
And what is practice if it’s not a class? And who am I if I’m not a teacher? And what can I accomplish without trust?
I want every player I coach to feel exactly the opposite from the way I felt then so now I squint on the brightest days. I want them to see my eyes, know that I’m looking at them, and feel that I’m intensely involved in their lives for that practice or game.
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