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1. Athlete Builder: Assistant Coach Reference Guide
Section 9 - Reference Guide For Being a Valuable Role Model
Being a Valuable Role Model
Awareness Development
• Show love
• Show compassion
• Be passionate not obsessed
• Be patient
• Care about your health
• Care about your appearance
• Don’t drink alcohol in public where you work
• Don’t lose your cool
• Be humble
• Work hard
• Admit when you’re wrong
• Be ethical
• Lend a helping hand when you don’t want to
• Put the team first
• Constantly praise others
• Never take credit for someone else’s idea or work
• Learn how to take a compliment
• Stay out of trouble with the law
• Don’t be a hypocrite
• Don’t lie no matter what. You will lose trust forever.
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