4th Grade WESCO

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1. Can you share a bit about your background and what led you to coaching?

I have been coaching since I was a senior in high school. Continued for my children to help them stay competitive in sports. 

2. What has been your most memorable coaching moment so far? 

Taking over a winless team for two seasons and finishing with a positive record. The wins meant the world to those kids who never got to experience that feeling. 

3. How do you approach training and development for your athletes?

We can get smarter as a team or stronger. 

4. What inspires you as a coach?

Watching the team evolve into players they didn’t know they could be.  

5. How do you build team spirit and camaraderie among your players?

Cheer on there successes just as you coach there mistakes. 

6. What qualities do you look for in an athlete?

Coachable, Attitude and Willingness to learn 

7. What is your coaching philosophy?

There is always a way to come out on top, you have to earn it

1. Can you share a bit about your background and what led you to coaching?

I played youth sports growing up and at the high school level as well. I was blessed with awesome coaching that was influential in my upbringing. Playing sports when I was growing up gave me some of my most positive core memories of my childhood. 

I wanted to give back to youth sports and my community. I have been coaching youth athletes for five years now, mostly football and lacrosse. I am also vice president of Marysville Youth Football and Marysville Youth Lacrosse Boards. 

2. What has been your most memorable coaching moment so far?

Last Spring myself and another great coach took our young lacrosse team that had a losing record the season prior to an undefeated season and we took the North Sound Youth Lacrosse Gold Division Championship. Just witnessing the boys overcome adversity and winning despite being young and often undersized was an amazing feeling. 

3. How do you approach training and development for your athletes?

As a coach you must facilitate a practice environment where it’s ok to make mistakes. I want my athletes to make new mistakes. I won’t let you make the same mistake over and over again without correction.

4. What inspires you as a coach?

I love the moments when athletes discover their full potential. When they break through those mental barriers and realize with discipline and practice they can accomplish anything they want to. 

5. How do you build team spirit and camaraderie among your players?

As a coach you must get the athletes to buy into the team culture. You must facilitate an environment to build love and trust for each other so they will play for each other. At the same time you want to create an environment where there is competition and also respect. One of my philosophies is Iron Sharpens Iron. Athletes need to challenge one another to make everyone better.

6. What qualities do you look for in an athlete?

As a coach I am looking for athletes that dominate these three categories- Effort, Attitude and Toughness. All three of those are within the athlete’s control and can’t really be coached. 

7. What is your coaching philosophy?

As a coach you must establish discipline. My definition of Discipline is doing the things you hate like you love them. At this age it’s important to work in the areas where we are most weak and vulnerable, which is not usually popular with young athletes. Discipline is fundamental in youth sports. Without it, the team will struggle in all aspects of the game.