Often, quitting is a mistake. So much is learned through perseverance. Nearly every college coach has been in this situation: sitting across from a student-athlete who no longer wants to compete. Occasionally this is precisely what that young person needs. But more often, if student-athletes push through the discomfort of the first year, they grow stronger, and later, those thoughts of quitting come to seem like the notions of someone else entirely. They end up being thankful to the coach who saw a different path, one that kept them steadily directed toward their goals. How does a coach know
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