What’s up? I’m Jay King.

I have covered the Celtics for nearly 15 seasons full-time, including eight seasons for my current employer, The Athletic. If you haven’t read my work, you might have listened to my podcast, Still Poddable.

Why do I want to coach writing? Not always the most interested writer growing up, I know how a spark can change someone’s life. I only started writing about the Celtics when a college class forced me to create a blog. It didn’t take me long to fall in love with putting words together. Writing, once a chore, turned into my dream.

I never thought about coaching writing until recently, when a friend asked me if I would want to tutor a high school student he knows. The tutoring sessions inspired me. I could see the student, who didn’t love writing beforehand, become more passionate about it every time we met. Words captured him like they seized me long ago. Helping him stoke that fire fulfilled me.

That’s why I want to coach writing. It gives me the same feeling I once got from coaching basketball. There’s nothing better than helping someone improve a skill set, grow more confident and develop a powerful new tool.