b'COLORADO COACH- FALL 2019The Importance of the Scoreboard byJohn Burke, Executive DirectorMost of us in the coaching field began participating in a competitive situation since wewereyoungsters.Littleleague,CYO,PopWarner,clubsports,the opportunities,whilemany backwhenwewereyoung,seemto be endlessin todays athletic arena.When first starting to play as young athletes we were encouraged to have a good time, enjoy our team and teammates, give our best and win or lose we were generally congratulated for our efforts.The final result as projected onto the scoreboard was not always the most important factor in our participation.As we climbedtheladderofcompetition byadvancingtohighschoolitseemsthe scoreboard result became a bit more important to not only we athletes but to the parents, fans, and school community.For those who went on to compete at the collegiaterealize the role each plays on the team and enjoy the level the scoreboard result became a measuring stickprocess and journey to becoming a better player and forourhappinessandsuccess.Surelyanywhoperson.The scoreboard will take care of itself if we competedatthehighestlevelrealizejusthoware teaching the right concepts and behaviors. importantthefinalscoreprojectedontothe scoreboard was to everyone affiliated with the teamThereareafewcriticalpiecestodevelopingour or club.So if the scoreboard is the measuring stickathletes to their finest and the first is that anyone who for success why do we not use the scoreboard everyhas ever had success has somewhere along the way day at every practice?Why spend all week preparingovercome adversity.Secondly our own self-image is just to watch the scoreboard only on game day?perhaps the most important factor in success.It has been said that 95% of us dont believe we have as The critical lesson we at the high school level, andmuch talent or ability as others.We must teach our perhaps at all levels, should be to stop looking at theathletes that the only way to fail is to not do their best scoreboard and concern ourselves with making everyin everything he or she does.If we teach them to go effort to better ourselves as athletes and players.Thethe extra mile and believe it will lead to success then desiretosucceedinour effortsregardlessof theireach athlete will believe in himself or herself and this connection to us as athletes should be the primarywill take care of any scoreboard concerns. teaching tool we provide our athletes.While we learn from our competition and competitors in the longWe as high school coaches need to stop focusing on runwhetherwewinorloseisdeterminedbythescoreboardandinsteaddoeverythinginour ourselves and no one else.Every single moment wepower to develop our young men and women into are on the practice field we should be teaching ourthe best people they can be.The scoreboard will take athletestoworktotheextentoftheirabilities,tocare of itself.'