,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fff  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october  
#d1 #bjah ,mr4 ,boozman 7for himself and
 ,mr4 ,inhofe7 submitted the following  
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,designating ,october #f1 
#bjah1 as ,national ,coaches ,day4      
,whereas1 on ,august #bi1 #aigb1 the    
,senate passed a joint resolution       
authorizing and requesting ,president   
,richard ,nixon to designate ,october   
#f1 #aigb1 as ,national ,coaches ,day2  
,whereas1 on ,september #ai1 #aigb1     
,president ,richard ,nixon issued       
,proclamation #daeg1 which-- 7#a7       
recognized that the athletic talent of  
men and women across the ,united ,states
 could not have grown without the       
leadership and encouragement of those   
people who coached them at every stage  
of development and progression2 and     
7#b7 proclaimed ,october #f1 #aigb1 as  
,national ,coaches ,day2 ,whereas there 

are an estimated #bj1jjj1jjj coaches in 
the ,united ,states1 including youth1   
junior high1 travel1 high school1       
college1 and professional coaches2      
,whereas #c out of every #d families in 
the ,united ,states with school-aged    
children have at least #a child playing 
an organized sport1 totalling           
approximately #de1jjj1jjj children in   
the ,united ,states that play an        
organized sport2 ,whereas in high       
school1 an estimated #ee percent of     
students play a sport and need the      
support of a coach2 ,whereas coaches    
represent stability1 consistency1 and   
direction in the lives of many athletes1
 despite the lives of coaches being     
fast-paced and high-stress2 ,whereas the
 marriages1 families1 and personal      
health of coaches are often affected by 
the personal sacrifices made by coaches 
for the profession2 ,whereas spouses and
 partners of coaches play a unique and  
supportive role in the lives of coaches2
 ,whereas a coach needs continuing      

support1 encouragement1 and resources to
 succeed both as a coach and at home2   
,whereas coaches represent a source of  
strength and hope in the lives of       
millions of young athletes2 ,whereas a  
coach is sometimes the only adult       
present in the life of a young athlete2 
,whereas a coach is a friend1 a         
counselor1 a mentor1 and an advocate    
that helps demonstrate to athletes      
teamwork1 discipline1 and a healthy     
attitude toward competition2 and        
,whereas the designation of ,october #f1
 #bjah1 as ,national ,coaches ,day will 
raise public awareness about the        
important and significant role that     
coaches play in the lives of millions of
 people in the ,united ,states3 ,now1   
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 recognizes the positive impact that
 coaches have on communities and        
players2  7#b7 designates ,october #f1  
#bjah1 as ,national ,coaches ,day2 and  
7#c7 encourages the people of the       
,united ,states to observe the day with 

appropriate ceremonies and activities4