Dedication Destroyed

  You know a team is not going well when it gets shut down because the coaches quit. The same cheer-leading team I was ranting about earlier ended up, well ending. I knew from almost the start that something would happen to end the team early, but I wasn't expecting this.
  When in a team sport the first person needed to keep a team together is a coach. It takes a lot of dedication to take on this responsibility. My coach quit on our team, and because of this I doubt anyone in our entire school will join, or even cheer for a team she coaches. Her lack of loyalty has completely ruined her chances of doing a similar activity. If she stuck with the team I probably would of put up with her for another year, but now I am not certain I will join the team next year.
   Being a coach is not always fun, but that is no excuse. You made a commitment and you stick to it. No one may show up for practices, your team may hate you, and maybe everyone smells funny, but it doesn't matter. You are the authority. Yell at them, befriend them, or throw deodorant at them, just don't quit.
   If you do quit, which is a bad idea, at least properly notify the team. I ended up showing up to two practices after the team ended. I had to wake up an hour early both those days just to wait alone. Sure I got ahead on homework, but you can only get so far ahead on homework. Waiting there for almost two hours for my class to start completely ruined my day on both occasions.
  The second thing you should make sure is organized is refunds. Most of my team has no idea where all the money went. None of our fees are returned, as of yet, and just thinking about this is making me angry. At this point I'm fairly certain I know where the money went. It went straight to their pockets.
   In summary here is a list of things to keep in mind if you are or are going to become a coach.
1) Do not start a team if you are already short on time. Not only do you have to attend every practice, but you also have to take the time to organise them.
2) Push your students to their limit, but be kind about it. You don't want them hating you.
3) Make it clear how important arriving to all practices is.
4) Explain in a detailed note to the parents how every cent of the fees is being spent.
5) Hang in there, and if it gets tough remind them who's boss. Use your common sense, and use your authority wisely. Just try to do better than my coaches.