day #2 Power of Will

For those who don't know me that well, I recently started reading comics again. I read them when I was young and wanted to start over while DC Comics started their story lines over last year. I have since caught up on a lot of things I missed over the years. From comics between my absence to comics before I started reading when I was young. One of these comics is Green Lantern. He is basically an intergalactic cop. His power comes from a ring that takes the power of will and makes constructs of anything he can think of. Sounds simple right? Well the biggest nemesis of his has the same power types except they usually draw from the power of fear. Fear is very powerful against us all. Especially kids, because they sometimes don't know how to recognize that they are even afraid to begin with. Some kids try to hide behind cockiness. Others try to be the "funny" guy or just "quiet." Then you find those few who very are sure of themselves. These are the kids you try to find and build a team around. Even if they aren't as talented as the rest. They have that "it" factor. Coaches have a hard time describing what that "it" is, but I think it may just be their power of will. The ones that won't let themselves fail. That fail may be minor, like letting one kid get past them on a lap or do more sit-ups/push-ups then they can. I like these kids the most. They aren't always the easiest to pick out. As I said before they usually aren't the most talented, but eventually and hopefully before it is too late they start to shine.
Looking past the fear of failure is a hard thing to do. All people have something holding them back in life at some point. Usually it is just themselves and not recognizing that they are afraid, because they didn't get that life lesson as a child. I do not know how to teach this! I have all the cliche' lines any coach does, but does that really help the kid understand? If I could give each of these kids a ring to draw will power from I would, but alas this is just in comics. I have to find some will power of my own so I can teach these kids that failing is not the end of the world as it is in so many of the comics I have read. I have to get them to understand that fear can be their friend. They need to learn that if they have fear it's because they expect themselves to do well. Which usually comes from them having been successful before in a similar situation. I want them to draw from that success. To the point where it is a consistent thing. This way they can take their will power and turn it into greatness.

p.s. It came just like I said it would see day #1
"Coach" Nathan