Coaching has been something I should have known I was going to do since the beginning of my baseball career. Reading baseball books, spending endless hours in the batting cage, traveling the world playing, and incredibly strong coaches as role models should have all been indicators that coaching would be the logical career coach. In spite of all of this, when my playing career was over, I tried to hide from the sport because spectating was just too difficult. It was something I was not mentally prepared for; so, instead of dealing with it rationally I jumped into another profession headfirst and hid there until I was relentlessly beckoned back. It started slowly, with a part time job as the assistant coach for the local Community College. Twice a week I would come to help the catchers for an hour or two but what seemed like a harmless side job grabbed me and shook some sense back into me. I loved baseball and I think it was mad at me for trying to escape. From that moment on I have never left it’s side; instead seeking out every opportunity to learn, grow and be connected to the sport. That is why I started my graduate program. I realized that I could only go so far with my bachelor’s degree and if I wanted to make coaching a viable career then I was going to have to invest in myself. I started the program just looking for a piece of paper that would give me a chance for a better job but throughout the process I have realized that coaching is so much more than the X’s and O’s. The experiences, connections and memories are what make coaching special; therefore, to go into baseball so one-dimensional seems foolish now. This section is a collection of ideas, personal stories and, most importantly, my growth as a coach laid out in chronological order. It covers everything from my philosophies to my thesis with the connecting thread being the constant pursuit of servant leadership and understanding that the good I can give back to the baseball community is more important than any personal accolade.