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Mentoring and Discipline The Role They Play In Youth Sports Gen 101 Skills for Lifelong Learning I Sue Reynolds September 15, 2003 Abstract Educational or academic mentoring helps mentored youth improve their overall academic achievement. Career mentoring helps mentored youth develop the necessary skills to enter or continue on a career path. Personal development mentoring supports mentored youth during times of personal or social stress and provides guidance for decision making. Educational, Career, and Personal Development Mentoring initiatives can all be successfully delivered through the efforts and guidance of managers and/or coaches of youth sports programs; therefore mentoring in your sports provides a positive direction for todayˇ¦s youth. Youth Sports establish discipline. Discipline leads to success. Mentoring and Discipline The concept of mentoring goes back to ancient Athens. The term "mentoring" comes from Homer's The Odyssey, in which the character Mentor was a tutor to Telemachus. She guided Telemachus during his travels in search of his father. (Edmunds, Gladys USA Today Entrepreneurial Tightrope. May 9, 2001) A mentor is invaluable in the entrepreneur's life. A mentor delivers guidance and is selected for his or her experience and wisdom. (Edmunds, Gladys USA Today Entrepreneurial Tightrope. May 9, 2001) I believe that we are a product of our environment. Therefore it is wise to surround ourselves with successful people. Successful business people build a support system around them. A mentor becomes a critical part of that support system. (Edmunds, Gladys USA Today Entrepreneurial Tightrope. May 9, 2001) We must establish where we are going and what our needs are when selecting a mentor. By asking someone to be a mentor, we have extended them a compliment. We have told that person that we value his or her advice. We recognize the impact that mentoring has at the entrepreneur level. What impact does it have at the youth level? It is my belief that every child should have a mentor - someone to offer them encouragement and support. The best opportunity to serve as a child mentor is through youth sports. Mentoring in Sports provides a positive direction for today's youth. Youth sports establish discipline. Discipline leads to success. A person who leads this discipline, typically a Manager and or a Coach is considered a mentor. Combined, mentoring and discipline can be considered the base foundation for a successful career path. I am an advocate of this because I never had a true mentor in my life until 8 years ago, a gentleman whom I also consider an "Adult Learner", and spoke about in my ˇ§Adult Learnerˇ¨ paper.
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