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[quote=Anonymous]I completely agree.  And coaches change constantly.  Once $ became a thing, it ruined it.  I am old enough to have been of a time when you had the same coach for a long time and there was a relationship there.  I had a team that was a 5-time State, National champ--and coach and players were together from 4th grade through high school (a few player changes--cut or move; but not a ton).  My father coached travel and when he passed in his mid-70s so many of his former players came to his funeral or reached out to my mom and brother. They had wonderful stories about how he helped them or when one's single mother couldn't get him to and from practice my dad would drive with my brother to his apartment complex and pick him up.

My coach was a piece of work, but he came to my wedding in my 20s.  My oldest (now 16) maintained a close relationship with his very first travel coach from U9.  He only had him 3/4 of a season but he really pulled for him.   He has been a real mentor and trained him all these years. He's the one he emails (now lives across the country) if there is a problem with a coach, etc.  He always believed in him when he was getting crapped on and screwed over.  And for a kid it is so good to have a great role model outside of your own parents.

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