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Sideline chat from today’s Sunday afternoon game:

I subbed a kid out just to rotate players in. As he came off, he started ripping himself, saying he got subbed for his “absolutely terrible winger play.”

I told him, “No, I just need to get everyone in the game.” But he kept being hard on himself, so I finally said, “Kid, you’ve got enough people being tough on you out here — you’ve gotta be good to yourself. Be your biggest fan in the world, because nobody else will.”

He paused and said, “That’s true. My stepdad’s been especially hard on me since I turned 12. I mean, he did take us in when my mom and I were homeless.” Then he looked at me and said, “You’re right, Coach,” and gave me a hug.

Moments like that remind you — coaching goes way beyond the game.

Update... Different coaches will see players in completely different ways. The one who pulls the player after every mistake is developing a culture of fearfulness - the next coach sees the value of effort and attitude and builds a culture of fearlessness. Not sure I did a good job of describing that.