How is Jon Torine passing on the wisdom of his legendary coaching mentors?
Coaching, much like parenting, has a deep influence on young people. Many of us learn how to coach from those who coached us. Unfortunately, not everyone has ideal coaching role models. Coaching lessons that are passed down generationally can have significant influence - positive or negative - on young athletes. It is critical to educate coaches on effective practices in order to curb the troubling youth sport dropout rate.
My guest, Jon Torine, is a former NFL strength and conditioning coach and currently an Area Developer for i9 Sports.
In Episode 36, Jon discusses how he has adopted the lessons from legendary coaches, such as Marv Levy and Tony Dungy. Jon shares how he is using those lessons in his current role as a franchise operator at i9 Sports, whose mission is helping kids succeed in life through sports.
So, what was your biggest takeaway from my conversation with Jon Torine?
For me, it’s that it’s not okay to stay quiet as it relates to sharing best practices for coaching youth sports. The best coaches coach people, not games. About 70 percent of young people drop out of youth sports by the age of 13 presumably because they are not having fun. Coaches play a big role in that equation. Youth sport coaching MUST be better in order to quell this troubling trend.
My suggestion to youth sports parents is think about the life lessons you would like your children to learn when helping them choose what teams to play on. Winning and competing is important to young athletes, but should it be the MOST important factor in choosing a team?
I want to thank Jon for his kind generosity and the wisdom he shared with The Freshman Foundation Community.
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Thank you for listening. We’ll see you back in two weeks ready to get better!