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Cactus Bowl: Play Analysis
The story begins around April 2013, right about 3 months after I passed my tests and got my bowling coaching certification. I was at the time coaching a youth league at Cactus Bowl, I would coach one week and bowl in the same league the next. I had very little experience at this time when it came to coaching, I only had experience coaching the bumper bowlers at the time, and no experience coaching the kids my age. There were 6 other coaches, another who coached bumpers, one who was more there to heckle more than anything, two who would focus on one kid for the day, and two who would try to focus on everyone they could including the head coach who would get everything set up for when the league started. The head coach had left a few weeks earlier on a vacation, but he was due to be back two days before and ready to begin coaching again on this day. He did not show up on this day though, leaving me hoping at least one of the more experienced coaches would show up. By the time for the league to start, one other coach showed up, but after only 10 minutes left, leaving me, having little to no experience, to coach around …show more content…
It was a struggle, but the more time on this day passed,the more experience I gained. It helped me learn more things and notice things that I did not notice before, helping me to help out the other bowlers. It also gave me more confidence; I felt like I could run the league again if needed, and I also felt like I could coach and help others improve their game even more so than when I started. Looking back on that day now, I am glad it happened like it did, I might not have ever had the chance again, and it really boosted my confidence more than I thought possible. If not for that, I might still be coaching only bumpers today, but thanks to that, I am now one of the top coaches in my
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