As soon as you come across a college softball team employing an “emotional support coach,” it’s completely natural to instinctively criticize how sensitive the world has become. However, there is a crucial distinction: an emotional support coach would be absurd if the team hadn’t hired an exceptional canine to fulfill those responsibilities. If you peruse the Arkansas Tech softball roster, you’ll notice one name that stands out: Mr. Wilson. No, this isn’t one of those tales where an individual failed to make the baseball team, so they started identifying as a *Jerry Lewis voice* Laaaaadyyyyy! in order to join the softball team. Absolutely not. We already have enough of those… I’m delighted to inform you that Mr. Wilson is a dog.
Imagine missing a pitch to conclude a strikeout. You lower your head and trudge back to the dugout. You feel defeated, you’re out. But do you know who still has faith in you? That would be Mr. Wilson. I bet he even retrieves balls during batting practice. What a remarkable companion Mr. Wilson is.
I was aware that it was becoming a popular trend in the sports world for teams to incorporate dogs. They claim it’s for emotional support purposes, but let’s be honest: a significant reason behind this is the potential for viral content on social media. People become so enthralled when they come across a video of a dog on social media that they practically break their phone screen because they’re trying so hard to like it.
However, what I didn’t realize is that dogs joining coaching staffs is becoming a widespread phenomenon. This is evident since Mr. Wilson was not the first to hold such a position. The Northern Iowa Panthers made sure to inform everyone that they have a Director of Happiness on their staff, who is known as Mahi Chambers. I find this rather amusing. It’s fun. It’s not like they’re actual coaches. Although, there is a small part of me that believes a Labrador Retriever could coach the Dallas Cowboys better than Mike McCarthy.
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