Abstract
The “win at all cost” attitude shown by many youth sport coaches has caused many kids to drop out of sports. This article presents tips on how coaches can contribute toward their players' development of life skills, leading to increased enjoyment of the game, team unity and ultimately team success.
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Missy West
Missy West ([email protected]) is a motivational speaker on The Benefit of Sports Participation, a National High School Hall of Fame inductee, a Duke University Women's Basketball Alumna 2001 and a former collegiate basketball coach achieving numerous conference coach of the year honors including one of eight nominees up for National Coach of the Year in 2013.