The Christian Science Monitor, April 19th, 2006
Byline: Lisa Cohn
I was in the midst of a typical team practice with my second-grade soccer players, when two of the girls' moms verbally lambasted me.
The afternoon was like most of the afternoons I spent as volunteer coach of the All-Stars. I think that's what had the moms upset. I taught my 7-year-old girls cheers, hugged them when they fell down, and dared them to chase me around the neighborhood gym where we often practiced. I showed them how to play "red light, green light" while dribbling a ball.
I had a similar style during our games. It seems, however, that I got it all wrong. Th...
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