YOU ARE IMPORTANT

To the Unsung Heroes on the Sidelines: You Are Important

This is a message for every coach—NO MATTER WHAT LEVEL YOU WORK AT OR WHERE YOU ARE ON THIS PLANET.

This is a message of support for those who grind every single day. For those who feel unappreciated and tired. For those who are not paid enough and will likely never become famous yet still give their absolute best every day. This is for you, who do your job with honour and integrity.

I want you to know just how important you are!

Think about it: every player on your court chose to work with you. There are so many other options they could pursue, but they chose to come to your training sessions. They chose to listen to you. They couldn't pick their families, and they couldn't pick their teachers at school. But they picked you. And often, they listen to and respect you more than anyone else in their lives.

You are much more to them than a person who teaches them sports; you teach them life through sports. You give them light in dark times. You help them achieve their dreams.

I know there are bad coaches out there, but I am not addressing them right now, and they have no place in this message! I am talking to you.

It doesn't matter how many games you’ve won. It doesn't matter how many trophies sit on your shelf. It doesn't matter if you are famous or recognized. If you have touched at least one life and guided it onto the right path, you have succeeded. You have succeeded as a coach, as a teacher, and as a person. We often forget that this legacy is much more important than any scoreboard.

I want to ask you: Please, do not give up.

Fight for every person who walks into your practice. We are one of the few lines of defense for the mental and psychological well-being of young people. We need to persevere, no matter how hard it gets.

You are all important. You are the heroes of this modern era. You instil hope for a better tomorrow—much more than any politician or businessman selling false promises ever could.

I want to send you my support and my love. I want to tell you that you are not alone.

With love and respect to all of you who do your job honestly: YOU ARE IMPORTANT!!!

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