26 Expressions of
Love and Kindness Plus 1
#14— Stepping Up to
the Plate
I did not
grow up in a sports family. Our
television was often found broadcasting the same types of shows over and over,
but sports was not usually included in our family's line-up. I played some park recreational basketball
while in elementary school, but that was about the extent of my playing
sports. (Although I got involved with
cheerleading, the pom pon squad, and martial arts, I do not consider those the
same as playing—and then being able to coach—team sports.)
As a
result, I would consider the tireless efforts of volunteer park league coaches
as true acts of kindness that touch an endless number of families. Recreational team sports have taken a toll on
our family with seven children playing basketball, softball, and soccer if it
is available. However drained we might
feel with the time (and money) commitment that accompanies these activities, it
is not the same as if we were coaching these sports as well.
So, here's
my hat off to the coaches, score keepers, clock runners, etc., that make
recreational sports possible for our community's young children. Despite the fact that you may have gotten
involved only to keep the program alive so your children could play, no family
would be able to participate if you had not been willing to step up to the
plate and carry some of the responsibility that make park recreational sports
possible.
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