A nine-year-old caught my ear. Sheree, a competitor in the AAU National Junior Olympics, was quoted in the local paper, saying she runs for “something…
Category: Coaching Youth
When our country was entering its current darkness, I was in the final stages of writing Walters Way: A Coach, His Runners, and His Race.…
The essence of sports lies not in winning but in mastery and personal growth. Children thrive on skill development, while some adults focus too heavily on competition. Coaches should inspire teamwork and personal achievement instead of fostering divisive rivalries.
My friend Coach Walters says every child wants discipline. He means the firm hand of a trustworthy adult, someone telling them what is OK to…
When the turbulent 1960’s hit, the country could no longer ignore that race was a problem to be solved. Coach Walters was 30, a teacher,…