Coaching

"A coach will impact more young people in a year than the average person does in their lifetime"

    These past few weeks have been some of the most stressful of my life. Not because I am homeless, jobless or because I, god forbid, caught oneitis again, but rather, because I recently started coaching youth basketball. I have come to realize that it can be one of the most rewarding things anyone can do with or without the redpill. Nevertheless, the redpill applications of coaching a sport are profound and will help not only you become better as a person but can leave the kids with a lasting impact.

    Who is the alpha on the locker room? Some may say the best player(looking at you Lebron), but I'd argue more often than not it's the coach. Who leads the team? The coach. Who, wrongfully or rightfully, has to accept all responsibility for winning and losing? The coach. By all TRP standards, coaches are, on paper, alpha. Coaches lead by example, are dedicated, determined, have to juggle multiple egos, motivate their team, develop those who follow them all while having a winning mindset.

    Being a coach also shows you the strength of your character and helps you find things about yourself that you never knew, especially in times of losing. Do you shrivel up and quit? Or do you learn from your mistakes and keep going? To be a champion you need hard work and embracing challenges. Conversely, losing will definitely sting more than that girl who rejected you at the bar so next time you go out you won't even care. Coaching will definitely help you build a habit of learning from your mistakes.

    Furthermore, what better practice at stoicism can you have than to be a coach? Look at Greg Popovich. There are times I want to scream and shout and yell. I sure as hell would feel better in the moment if I did, but the calm, collected coach is much more imposing than the one that cries over every foul.

    Now to the biggest reason that I believe that everyone here should try their hand at becoming a coach goes back to this quote:

"A coach will impact more young people in a year than the average person does in their lifetime"

      The coach is the guy the kids look up to for advice and can be a great role model in their life. We always talk about how kids these days have no prominent male role models but no one ever puts out solutions to problems; they just keep putting out more reasons why those problems exist. Now if you want to feel what it feels like to be the head of your wolfpack, I implore you to volunteer with your local rec league/travel league/HS team and make a difference in these kids lives by being a positive male role model.

    TLDR; Read sidebar, lift, become a coach in a sport, make a positive impact rather than complaining about kids growing up without male role models. It's a free hobby(you may even get paid) that'll help you with dealing with failure, and it'll keep your mind off your oneitis.