My boss last spring was always generous about allowing me to get out early or come in early so I could coach my team's weekday practices or games. She followed the whole arc of the Never Say Die Dodgers (From 8 game losing streak to League Champions!) with great interest. Near the end of the season, she did me another great favor by mentioning this great Little League coaching story she found in of all places: the Southwest Airlines Magazine.

Highly recommend it:

A Comeback to Remember by Flinder Boyd

But despite the ideal weather, coach Curtis Breitweiser felt nervous—“half scared to death”—as he waited for the South Ogden A’s to arrive for their first practice. He hadn’t coached in more than a decade, and with no direct connection to any of the 9- and 10-year-old players, he wondered whether they would like him or respond to his teaching.
Around town, the former insurance salesman, then 57, was known for his endearing smile and ever-ready nuggets of advice, but the past year had been the hardest of his life. In April 2017, his only son, J.D., took his own life at the age of 23.