Good deeds come in all shapes and sizes. Most people do them out of the kindness of their heart.

Rotterdam Renegades coach Bobby Jones, does not think twice about driving players Tokunbo Majekoduni and his cousins to practice and games and back.

Jones’ actions prompted Tokunbo to write to Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association:

"I have a very loving coach. At the beginning of the season he was very thoughtful. My cousins and myself could not get a ride to practice in the morning so he decided to pick us up at about seven. When we had games he was able to pick us up and bring us back. That’s not all. Occasionally he would take me and my cousins to McDonald’s after we won.

"Finally, one of the amazing things coach Bobby did was to get us sponsored and pay for everything we had to pay for. Thanks to this loving coach we went undefeated in both the indoor and outdoor seasons."

So, why does Jones do that? He only has to remember back to his days as a player.

"My previous coach did it when I was younger and I wanted to return the favor," he said of bringing players to games and practice.

Of course, it certainly doesn’t hurt that Jones has a passion for the game.

"Anything related to soccer, I’ll do anything for them," he said. "I enjoy what I do. I’ve played soccer all my life."

Jones still does -- as a midfielder with the Alleycats when he isn’t coaching or watching the sport or working as a sales representative with Verizon Wireless.

Now 42, Jones developed his passion in his native Liberia and the United States. His parents came to the U.S. in 1973 and sent for his brother and himself six years later.

He grew up on 164th Street in Manhattan -- Spanish Harlem -- before his parents moved to Albany. Jones eventually attended the University of Albany-SUNY.

"Coming from a Third World country, you had sports such as track and field, basketball and soccer to follow," he said. "You come from a poor part of the city. Soccer you can play anywhere and have fun."

As for his favorite team, well, that’s the Renegades. As for his favorite pro team, it’s A.C. Milan. Former Liberian international George Weah, who once had a home on Staten Island after marrying a woman from Brooklyn, starred for Milan for several years.

"I adopted that team because of him," Jones said. "I am a big A.C. Milan fan. I had an opportunity to watch him play at Giants Stadium."

This is Jones’ third year as coach of the Renegades, who compete in the Capital District Youth Soccer League Boys Under-16 Third Division.

"The team I have this year is stronger," said Jones, who recently submitted an application for the team to compete in the ENYSSA State Cup this spring.

"I don’t want to hold back the kids with local tournaments and playing local teams," Jones said.

The Renegades went 10-0 in the league and finished second in the Niskayuna U-14 tournament.

"We’re very stronger than last year and I feel we can go further," he said. "I’ll see what we can do from there."

Jones is in his eighth year of youth coaching, his third with the Rotterdam Youth Soccer Club after starting at the Schenectady S.C.

As it turns out, Jones was introduced to coaching a most unusual way. He brought his then eight-year son, Aedan, to practice for the Schenectady Strikers and could not believe what the coach had the players do push-ups if they made mistakes.

"It was amazing to go to practice and see the kids do push-ups because they couldn’t made a correct pass," he said. "I told my wife I had never seen that. I just got fed up."

Jones went to the coach and said: "These kids are eight-year-olds."

The coach replied: "If you think you can do better, coach them yourself."

And so he did -- right then and there. Jones ran practice the second part of the session. He had a meeting with the parents, who welcomed him aboard.

The Schenectady club folded after five years, but Jones found a new home with the Rotterdam club, and players such as Tokunbo Majekoduni, who plays either midfield or defense.

"I’ll tell you, he’s a workhorse," Jones said. "He’s one of those kids who have a passion for the game. He wants to play a full game."

And who knows? That passion might fuel Tokunbo into becoming a coach and he might wind up driving his players to and from practices and games -- for the love of it.

Eastern  New York has started a new feature called, “My Loving Coach.” If you know of a coach who has accomplished anything out of the ordinary, and it doesn’t necessarily meaning winning a lot of games, tournaments and State Cups, we would like to know. Players, parents, team and club administrators and assistant and opposing coaches can nominate a man or a woman for the honor to be profiled in the E-Newsletter. Send all your nominations to Michael Lewis at socwriter@aol.com.