Why I Want To Be A Coach

I would like to be a coach because I have found a job that I care about regardless of money. If I learned one thing from my parents, it was to do what I love and then worry about money. While this may seem backwards, I believe it makes all the difference in the world. While I may never have a nice car or amazing house, the only reason I look forward to weekends is because that is when track meets are held. I do not have to "make it through" the week because I enjoy what I do. Even while I was an athlete, I was still helping coach. I have rarely done a sport where I was not a vocal leader on the team. As I grew older, I became a student of my sport and was able to couple my ability to be vocal with a know how about the sport. When I was a junior I was already making tweaks to athlete's training and giving them attention that might be seen as excessive to some coaches. As an official coach, I still give that level of attention to my athletes regardless of how it impedes on my personal life. A large reason for this is that the sport I coach is such a large portion of my personal life. I do not see this as work because I am passionate about running and was doing this even before I was coaching it. As a result, the long hours and hard work that is needed do become difficult. However, I am willing to put in this work to continue to progress and allow myself to have what I consider to be a "dream job".