Y.C. touched the lives of tens of thousands of children over the last half century. He was a great athlete himself, but you'd never know it to hear him talk. He was a role model for his students; he's probably taken more kids home after practice or school than anyone in history.
The kids had a great respect for him. He touched people.
Players and the game are central components and the coach has more of a supporting role in the whole environment for younger kids. Working with kids at 6, 8, 10 years of age will impact how kids experience the game at 14.
He probably transported more kids home than any two coaches in the entire state of South Carolina. They would get to some of the major Saturday meets a little later because Y.C. was going around picking his kids up.