Coach Butcher: My Definition Of A Mentor

What is your definition of a Mentor? To me a mentor can be anyone, I think of a mentor as someone who encourages and motivates the growth of an individual mentally or physically. “Sometimes people just need a little nudge, a little direction, a little coaching, and the greatest things can happen” - Pete Carroll. My role model is Coach Butcher, my athletics coach, he does not only coach but encourage his young students and athletes just like me to try their best every day.
Coach Butcher is my role model because of the passion that he has for young people. He has a positive, honest, and loyal character which sets an example for his athletes and students. We are reminded that in life you need to keep the people that love us closer because they are the ones love you and care for you so you should value them. Coach has been an inspiration to me because he says “If you're doing best job who is going to stop you”. The values that coach continues to teach, inspires me, set an example, and makes me appreciate more of what
is around me in order to be a better well rounded individual.
From everything coach has taught me as an individual, it has made me a better person in several ways because he his of integrity, encouragement, and loyalty that he has displayed toward us.
Coach has great integrity which plays in a role in my life because he sets an example that you should have honesty and respect yourself and other. “Life is not easy there is always going to be someone better than you at something that is why no one is perfect”- Coach Butcher. Coach is always supporting us, but he also emphasizes that there is always someone better than you at something because no one is perfect, but that doesn’t mean that you should not try your best at all times. I also admire coach because of how he sets high standards and expectations. By setting high expectations he is pushing us (students and athletes) in order to succeed. Setting high standards for me helps me know that the sky is the limit, so I should always try my best in whatever I
do.
Honesty, Integrity, and Importance of Family are just some of the few ethics that Coach Butcher teaches. He often says that in life family is on top, then your education , and the team . Coach tells us that so we know that family is at the top of the cart in life because they are your loved ones, then your education because it is important in life for an education, finally the team because we need to work together and be close to each other. Coach tells us that he is not much of a “politics man”. For example when the president-elect Donald Trump won the election there was a lot of talk about the election (positive and negative) going on at school, that day coach sat us down and told us how we need to respect people no matter what because you need to have integrity by showing respect even though you may or may not like them. Being honest, having integrity, and knowing the importance of loved ones has opened me up to thank God for what I have from just the school building to the students and staff.
To conclude, I do not speak for myself when I say Coach Butcher is strongly invested in our well being and success because he has been with us (students and athletes) from day one. Coach does not look at his job as just come coach and go but he comes in order to set an example for our generation, which is the future of this country.