coaching

Coaching the Little Ones
Looking back on my high school community service experiences, my most meaningful, influential experience was my freshman year coaching basketball to children of ages six through eight at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington. My job included teaching a team seven of these children how to improve their basketball skills, coaching them in a game versus another team of their peers, and ensuring that they have fun while doing so.
The children all slowly waddled into the gym clinging to their parent’s coats. As they all shuffled into the gym their eyes were wide with amazement of the larger than life size of the gym. Their heads slowly moved back and forth, up and down, as it seemed that they were examining every square inch of the gym with their eyes. One child wore a shirt that read “Chicago Bulls: 3 Time World Champions” tucked into his neon green shorts, his socks were rolled up to his knees and his velcro shoes were tightly strapped. He was...