Perspectives

Perspectives
I have been coaching at Agoura for 15 years and have had many memorable experience in that time. This was by far the greatest experience I have ever had as a coach or a teacher. We want our boys to become men that have a passion for what they do, live with integrity, take pride in themselves and their accomplishments, rise to new and difficult challenges, and leave the program better than they found it. These boys accomplished these things and more during their time in Chile and I am very proud to have been a witness to their experience. Each one of the boys had moments where they put their own interests aside and worked with and for their teammates and people they had never met and may never meet again. As coaches and parents, we challenge our boys to go beyond themselves, to recognize needs and take responsibility in addressing them. In the week we spent in Chile, what I saw in the boys went beyond anything I have ever seen on the soccer field. They were selfless, outgoing, respectful, and, above all, teammates. They were challenged by Diego, Chica, myself, and others to continue to use their talents and work to effect change. We will be working in the fall to raise money for some of their soccer projects which will give those who weren't able to go on the trip an opportunity to be involved as well. I and the boys are very excited to continue to work with the friends we made in Chile and we thank you for your continued support of our program.