Testimonial
As a kid with no parental guidance, living in a tight knit culture where I felt like I was supposed to hide my actual life, I needed an influence like coach Caton. Track and field was a safety release for me, but mentally, there was always an internal battle going on. I didn’t have many people telling me that I could amount to something great, so while I wanted to feel victory, I wasn’t sure if I deserved it.
Coach Caton was the real deal. He’s not full of fluff. He doesn’t motivate with empty words. He stands back, pays attention, listens, and then teaches. Coach knew that I was mentally sabotaging myself and without having to say much over the years, he pushed me to break those chains. And the thing is….I actually believed him when he said I was better than what I was giving. and that was the beginning of me believing that I could be something someday.
26 year old me still talks to about 3 people from my past, and Coach Caton is one of them. And that’s the tell tale sign of whether or not someone was TRULY a coach. The best ones don’t just shape your sport, they shape your life