Coaching
Coaching
It’s hard to miss the hype around Stephen Strasburg, the Washington Nationals rookie pitcher. He is already touted as one of the best pitchers in the major leagues after making only two starts. His coach at San Diego State University did a great job of taking an overweight kid with natural talent and challenging him to get in shape and get serious about baseball. That coach? Tony Gwynn, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Gwynn made millions as a player. He could have stayed home and done nothing as a retiree. He could have taken a job as a talking head on ESPN or some other sport network. He could have traveled the county signing autographs for cash. Instead, he decided to go back to his alma mater and work with young players. He chose to invest his life experiences back into the lives of others. Baseball is better for it.
What are you doing to invest in the lives of others? What are you doing to pass on your accumulated knowledge to the next group of up and comers? Are you challenging them to get in shape and get serious? Are you showing them the examples from your own life that can point them on the right direction? Retired or not we ought to be active shepherds and teachers…our world will be better for it!
“To the elders among you, I appeal as a fellow elder… Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care, serving as overseers—not because you must, but because you are willing” 1 Peter 5:1-2
Brian Keel is Executive Vice President of Operations for the YMCA of Greater Toledo. He can be reached bkeel@ymcatoledo.org and on his profile page here.
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