Personal Narrative: My Involvement As A Coach

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One of my most valued activities throughout the last few years has been my involvement as a Coach. I coach kids starting at the age of 5 to adults of any ages; I coach the beautiful sport of sailing. Up until last year I had been a Volunteer coach in hopes that I could pass on the love and grace of sailing to individuals who may not have the chance if they had to pay for Coaching. The children I taught during those years taught me some of the most moving and inspirational lessons of my life. One young man I coached seems to stick out in my mind more than others, Anthony was a very quite young man struggling with the recent lose of his mother and the moving into the foster system, Anthony had a tendency to sit quietly in the boat and just do

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