The youth and community need leadership and strong influential leaders because without them it could lead to hard things that could affect their mental and physical health. The Jefferson Award recognizes ordinary people who have done one or more things in a community that has made a huge difference to youth or more than just youth. It could help more than just a community. Someone who I think deserves this is Luke Halverson. He coaches many people in tennis. From basics to many important skills that players must know to play the game of tennis. He is also a great teacher. He teaches in New Richmond, Wisconsin. He teaches eighth graders there about social studies and the government. Luke Halverson deserves the Jefferson Award because …show more content…
This may affect someone's attitude, and how hard someone works. This can cause someone to change their mindset from a fixed to a growth mindset. In the article “Qualities of a Great Sports Coach,” the International Olympic Committee states, “A good coach adheres to the same rules he/she expects of athletes. A coach who wants respect should also show respect” (n.d.). This supports that being a good example as a coach to your athletes can show them that you respect them. Showing respect to an athlete may change their attitude or their drive to work hard. For example, I said, “Coach Halverson showed me respect and how him being a good example could help me, like when he expects me to do something out of practice. He told me, ‘Please practice your forehand hits out of practice.’ I didn’t have time to, so he helped me find ways to practice or find time to practice it. One way he found was, he took time out of his day to take me to the tennis courts to help me practice with his feedback.” This means that he supported me even when I didn’t do something he asked. He showed me respect and that he understood my situation by helping me find ways that would help me find time …show more content…
He has used these skills to help his students and athletes overcome a fixed mindset. It also has helped them work hard and challenge themself to make themselves the best they can be. By giving the Jefferson Award to Luke Halverson, it can show him how important and how big of a difference he has made in his students, athletes, and other community members' lives. He has helped kids with many difficult things. We need more people in our community like Luke Halverson. When deciding on this award, or who decided to give it to, it can show other community members what and why we need more people like