‘More than just a coach’: Trae Washington stresses importance of character on and off the field

Looking back on seven years of coaching local youth in football and basketball through Dalton’s Parks and Recreation and Dalton Cats program, Trae Washington said it didn’t take long to find his passion for the position. “I first started coaching football and basketball when my son Tyran turned seven,” Washington said. “I really started because of him, but then I fell in love with coaching and just being around the kids. It grew into a real passion.” Washington, who is set to join the coaching staff for Hammond Creek Middle School’s football program in the summer, has spent several seasons coaching rec basketball and football for the city – including flag football – for youth teams beginning with 4U (four and under) and up to 12U. “The mindset is really all about keeping the kids involved in sports,” he said.

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