Bring It In: The Hardest Part of Coaching

You can't do anything about it, so you have to learn to live with it.

Sockeye’s Trent Dillon on the mark. Photo: Greg Pettus — UltiPhotos.com

Bring It In is a coaching-focused column by Keith Raynor.

I’ve been asked quite a few times “What is the hardest part of coaching?” The answer might shift based on my mood or recent events, but one has emerged for me frequently enough that I feel comfortable giving it that crowning ‘the’ as the top challenge. To me, the hardest part is not playing.

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