Read the following question from the interview in "Talking to the Coach." Why did you start coaching youth baseball?

Because my kids started playing baseball. Cooper started playing, and then Healy, then Spenser. After the kids had been in the league for about three years, I was pressed into service as a coach because they didn’t have enough coaches.

What did the interviewer learn as a result of the question?

factual information about Coach Thompson
opinions Coach Thompson has
how Coach Thompson feels about something
plans Coach Thompson has for the future

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