Things I’ve Learned as a Coach

As I look back at almost 35 years of coaching, I can’t help but think of the lessons I’ve learned along the way. Yes, a coach learns as much, if not more, than you do while assisting you with improving your skills. Whether I was coaching a 3 day golf schools Florida. Or a single 30-minute golf lesson. It’s the lessons coaches learn that keep us motivated. Motivated to get up every day and learn some more.  For the final blog post of 2023 and in tune with the holiday season of giving, I thought I’d share the gifts my clients have provided me throughout the years. Here is a small but sincere list of the things I’ve learned as a coach, from you. A Little History In the Fall of 1986, gave my first “lesson” to a golfer who purchased a set of irons at a big box golf retailer where I worked. The lesson was an enticement to purchase the set. And the sales manager was hell bent on providing that to all customers. Regardless of who he employed at the store. I had only been playing golf “seriously” for a little more than a year. Averaging around 80 each round, using nothing more than my athletic ability and intuition. Based upon the store manager’s mandate, I reasonably concluded that the only 2 lessons I could give someone indoors were about their grip. And about how to align and balance properly.  Each lesson lasted about 15 minutes. And…