Derwin played in the NFL so when I talked with him last week before he took his son to a football camp I asked, “So what do you look for as you watch?” Being an NFL player, he’d see things the average person wouldn’t, right?
His son is 8. Dad said he looks for three things:
- Is he putting out a good effort?
- Is he listening to his coaches?
- Is he encouraging his teammates?
That’s quite a contrast to the dads on the sidelines yelling instructions and corrections about skills and technique. And this is a guy who knows more of the skills and techniques than almost any dad, but that’s not what he thinks is most important. What’s most important is what every kid can do and what every dad can encourage – the inside stuff that has to do with the kind of person you are.
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