We Need More Empathy in Professional Coaching

On the day after the NFL regular season ended, Gary Kubiak, the now former head coach of the Denver Broncos, made the most valuable play of the 2016 season. The teary-eyed winner of three Super Bowl's publicly admitted that coaching is a demanding business that can take a toll on your health:  'It's a tough business. I've been a head coach for 10 years..We all have a routine. I've always taken a lot of pride in coaching a football team, being there for the players, being there for the coaches, being there for the organization, doing a game plan and calling some plays on Sunday. This year I haven't been able to do that. It's been tough. For the first time, I've had to tell myself, 'Hey, you can't do that anymore.' ' Kubiak's vulnerability stood on full display for the world, and after briefly acknowledging the move, the media quickly turned back to playoff coverage.