Sep 18, 2023
By: Deep Das BarmanCoaches play a significant role in shaping an athlete's career. The relationship between an athlete and a coach becomes all the more important when the coach happens to be their father. Several athletes in different sports have either followed the footste...
Richard Williams started coaching his daughters, Serena and Venus, in tennis from a very young age. Their story was elaborated in the film “King Richard” which showed how Venus and Serena Williams were shaped into two of the greatest tennis players in the hist...
One of the most famous footballers of the current generation, Kylian Mbappé was also coached by his father Wilfred Mbappé. Kylian who now plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the France national team, started his career at AS Bondy, whic...
American professional golfer Tiger Woods became a child prodigy while he was being coached by his athletic father Earl Woods. Earl, a former US Army officer who served twice in the Vietnam War and a single-digit handicap amateur golfer, introduced Tiger to gol...
Legendary football coach Sir Alex Ferguson gave professional debuts to numerous young footballers. Among them was his son, Darren Ferguson, who was just 14 when his dad took over the reins at Manchester United. Sir Alex started Darren off in United's acad...
Enzo Fernandez is the son of Zinedine Zidane, the legendary footballer and former coach of Real Madrid. Zidane named his son after one of his favourite players Uruguay’s Enzo Francescoli, and gave him his mother’s surname to avoid attention or pressure on his ...
Greg McDermott, father of basketball player Doug McDermoutt, began coaching him the same year as he started school. While playing college basketball, Doug went on to become National Player of the Year and ended his college career with the fifth-most points in ...
Two-time Formula One Driver’s champion Max Verstappen was groomed by his father Jos Verstappen from a young age. Jos “the Boss” Verstappen is a former F1 driver and team-mate of F1 legend Michael Schumacher. Jos put his son into the grind very early which grea...
Devin Booker, who currently plays for the Phoenix Suns in the NBA, was groomed by his father Melvin Brooker from a very young age. Melvin, who is a former NBA player, was often accompanied by his son to the gym who keenly watched him practice. By the age of 12...
NFL player and Indianapolis Colts receiver Michael Pittman Jr. was super impressed watching his father play for the Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Michael Pittman supported his son and it was he who told Pittman Jr that he didn’t have a future as ...
Francisco Lindor’s career was spearheaded by his Miguel Lindor who helped him relocate to the Orlando area from their native Puerto Rico. He backed his 12-year-old son’s vision to play professional baseball and helped launch Lindor’s baseball campaign. Miguel,...