Dennis Cook Consulting https://www.denniscookconsulting.com Finding Common Ground Mon, 07 May 2018 17:02:38 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.32 Get In The Game https://www.denniscookconsulting.com/nelson-mandela/get-in-the-game/ https://www.denniscookconsulting.com/nelson-mandela/get-in-the-game/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2015 17:06:08 +0000 https://www.denniscookconsulting.com/?p=277 Continue Reading →]]>

“Sport has the power to change the world…it has the power to inspire.
It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does.
It speaks to youth in a language they understand. Sport can create
hope where once there was only despair. It is more powerful than government in breaking down racial barriers” …Nelson Mandela

Dennis has been a champion for the power of youth sports in shaping the lives of youth for the past 40 years as a coach, mentor, official, administrator and parent. Knowing the possibility of a young person becoming a professional athlete is far less likely than becoming a coach, teacher, leader, and contributor in their community, Dennis has always promoted a positive experience for youth in athletics. Sports is a vehicle for learning and developing lifelong skills essential in adulthood and career such as leadership, goal setting, perseverance, teamwork, and discipline. Equally essential is promoting food health and physical fitness so that youth learn the connection of holistic health through mind and body.

When youth are involved in sports, the chance of the getting in trouble is lessened, their school work improves and their contributions to their community is well documented.

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