Corner Coach Gifts

'Look at it this way...you're like a big pop star! The hits just keep on coming!'

'Such petulance!'

"Good game."

'Reading, writing and arithmetic are important, son. Someday you might sign autographs for money.'

"You think you can? Think again, mister. You know you can. Got that?"

"Those aren't coconuts, they're tennis balls." "Sweet mother of Novak Djokovic!" The island of lost tennis balls.

Reach for the Star.

"Just another 50 decibels on your grunt and we can start to think about letting you hit a few balls!"

'I love your cardiovascular system!'

"There will be a winning team and a losing team. Are you OK with that?"

"Still, diving for it would look good on my college application.

'What distance! Pity it wasn't the hammer!'

'Sure beats your cupping your ear!'

'These goalscoring celebrations are getting out of hand.'

Time Is Money

'Thou shalt not steal...except for bases.'

The trauma of losing.

"Good game, good game, nice game, namaste, good game, nice game ..."

Go! Means NOW!

I can't decide. Should I go to soccer camp 3 weeks in a row? Or soccer, then baseball then lacrosse camp? 3 soccers. Isn't overspecializing at his age bad? Possibly. But 3 different sports means�buying 3 different sets of expensive equipment. Right, He does have a mean corner kick.

Back to school.

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a MAP, actually."

'Yes, Jenny, I know I'm always reminding the team to be good sports, but you really don't have to thank the ref after every call.'

Bringing Your Child To The Bicycle Race

'Why couldn't you throw like that in the game?'

"Some advice please...How do I squeeze 9 days work into 5 and still see my family?"

"I always forget what an expert I am in curling."

"And the letterbox version, how does that make you feel."

"I'm not using my jumper as a goalpost, sir, I'm using it as a jumper."

I love your enthusiasm, girls, but we're not opening a can of whoop-ANYTHING.

A married couple share the same pole vault.

A Hard Look At Hard Looks

'At least now the injury worries are over, we can concentrate on slagging off the team.'

'Pass it to Dewey! He's got himself into some kind of rhythm!!'

Bears