Often in life one moment in time can change a person's life forever. That's what happened to me when I met Scott Kerstetter. Scott Kerstetter was officially my basketball coach from 8th through 12th grade, but in reality he was so much more. Coach Kerstetter taught me responsibility, solidarity, and perseverance through his coaching style, and the examples he set in the way he lived his life.

One thing he has taught me through the years of coaching is responsibility. Coach Kerstetter is not just a high school basketball coach, but also an adult probation officer. Every day he deals with people who did not make the right decisions and believe they are not responsible for their own actions. He would tell us stories about the bad decisions they made to use...