My dad is a sports lover. He always encouraged me to be on sports 1 as I grew up. AsI became a sports parent, he went on to give 2 advice.
Last year, Dad asked my son, Joe, if he was going to 3 the basketball team. Joe said,"I don't know."Dad knew that Joe was 4 and unsure of himself. He thought for a moment, and then said, "Don't ever let anyone tell you that you 5 do somethıng, and never be afraid to try something new, even if you think people will 6 you."
This spring, Joe decided to play basketball and made the team. His grandfather was very7 . After the first few weeks of 8 , the assistant coach(助理教练) had to leave the team. The coach sent out a(n)9 asking if any parents would take over the job. 10 many other parents, I thought someone else would volunteer(自愿). Then a second and third email came out asking for 11 . No one was volunteering. I 12 what my father had told my son about never being afraid to try something new. At the next practice, I told the 13 I could take over the job. Another parent walked up to me and said,"That's lovely, 14 you can't coach these boys." This parent looked at me,a 15 155-cm-tall woman, and thought I could not coach a basketball team of teenage boys. I did it anyway.
