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Assignment 1: Team Sports Analysis

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On the outside looking in, it might have appeared as though I was the older brother out taking fielding practice with the younger kid brother while waiting on the rest of the team to arrive. In actuality, though, I was the team’s head coach. While this seemed a bit unorthodox, as my mom was having to drive me to my team’s practice, this did not deter me from investing in my kindergarten-aged players. As a young fifteen year old, I quickly learned that I would be able to play ball with the kids but I would have to also be able to balance the expectations of parents, interact with other team coaches, and be a voice of reason on game day. Coaching first-year players is often times similar to herding cats. Each boy clamors to bat first or

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