Essay

As an athlete, I acknowledge the guidance and energy thrived off a special coaches. To recognize that their main priority is to guide us with positive vibes and to play the role as another effective role model in our lives. They’re are more than the ones who corrects your mistakes, pushes you regardless of your indecisive to do anything,

The race had already been postponed from a previous date, and after having to wait an extra week for our highly anticipated home invite, our entire team was stirring by the time the day finally befell us. It was a reassuring feeling to be able to warm up on the course knowing that every step of the 3.11 mile course had been imprinted into from the time I had started running on it the summer before. Granted the weather wasn’t perfect by any means and the course’s condition was already less than stellar, but I could make do, to be honest I was too excited to even let it

In middle school, athletics were not my forte, and my commitment to music and my long commute to and from school prevented me from joining many varsity teams at Lisgar. Nonetheless, I began participating in intramurals in Grade 9, and found a niche of my own in the Lisgar Athletic Council, which I joined in Grade 10. For the last two years, I have advised the Sports Council heads, while also scorekeeping for and participating in intramural tournaments, as well as pursuing athletic goals outside the school.

“ Off to Indiana for Regionals,” Kurt said as he was walking back to the team tent from his outstanding 8k (5 miles) with a new personal record of 26:52. Kurt Swaton is my brother and he is about 5,9 and he is really buff. Kurt is 19 and freshman at Albion College. He runs cross country and now he is the 4th fastest runner on the team. At the start of the season he was 13th and now he is on varsity and going to Regionals. My brother Kurt inspires me because he always tells me, “Never give up and in return, anything can happen.”

“There have been incredible coaches at Lane, and their shoes are tough to fill. That motivates me,” Steyer said, attributing O’Connor as well as Mike Blackmore, now in his second year as Linfield’s cross country coach, and Harland Yriarte, founder and director of the Steens Mountain summer running camp in southeast Oregon. “I brought teams from Homer to Steens. Harland is a phenomenal individual, and his camp is terrific.”

As i read pages 114-115, i understood the anticipation of the rowing race in poughkeepsie. First, as the coaches held final workouts at night, i imagined their drive to win when they would go over rowing strategies. On the race day, as i read the passage, i witnessed a large crowd of people that were filled with excitement. Also, as if i were there myself, i tried to imagine the scent of fuel from the coaches’ boats. I felt the freshmen’s team will to win, along with the coaches.

Last year I started a new sport, cross country. I only did it because my lacrosse coach said that it might help me get better for lacrosse. So I went to the first late summer practice last year to see what this was like, so then we did warm-ups and a lap around the track. Then it was the first time I met coach Chase, My first impression of him was going to be very strict, But soon realized that this was false because of one of the first things he said. He said “I know there are a lot of nerves here right now, but cross country isn’t about winning every race, that comes later” then continued with “Cross country is about showing what you can do to yourself.” This struck me very hard because I was not that fast and was near the back. Through that fall the team did very well, I also made some progress myself. After the season was over I made a decision.

Ever since i’d moved to John McCrae Senior Public School in grade 5 it had been my dream to compete in the 100 meter sprint at Birchmount Stadium. So when the opportunity to qualify to go to Birchmount was approaching I didn’t leave it up to fate. I trained for a week to make sure that I was ready for the tryout.

Mr. D. has coached at Wabasso for numerous years and has left a lasting impression on all of his runners. Mr. Dudgeon’s main priorities throughout all his years of coaching are to expand and improve his teams and, most importantly, to make sure everyone has fun. For instance, he puts unfathomable amounts of care and time into meticulously designing the perfect workout for each day of practice; he even does the workouts himself before he has our team run them. Furthermore, Mr. Dudgeon always makes sure that we feel prepared for the upcoming meets, and most importantly, he makes sure we are ready to “destroy the competition,” as he says. His infectious love for running, drive for success, and through-the-roof level of care for his athletes helps him build larger and more successful teams every year. To be specific, Mr. D. started with a cross country team composed of five girls and built it up to up to a conference-champion team of 10+ runners in a matter of only three years. The product of Mr. Dudgeon’s labor was a shiny cross country coach of the year plaque. Similarly, in a mere one year's

When I first started attending Manlius Pebble Hill, I didn't think that athletics would develop into a large part of my life. During my sophomore year I was granted the opportunity to take part in one of the greatest learning experiences in my life. The school had just hired a new basketball coach, and he came with the intentions to change our view on athletics at MPH. In the preceding years we had a record of about three wins, out of sixty games, and had somewhat given up hope on the notion of ever winning. However, when Coach Ike came he implemented lessons that would help nurture our love of basketball, and help us to become a successful team. He taught us how to ply together, and how to put the team and school we play for ahead of ourselves.

Understanding that we could not rely solely on our coaches to save the season, I worked with the Key School athletic director to organize team meetings outside of practice to teach advanced sailing tactics. I initiated a mandatory three-hour tactical lecture during which I focused primarily on teaching my freshmen teammates. At these meetings, I unloaded everything I had learned over my eleven years of racing. I told them I had high expectations, but I knew that they were capable of meeting them.

Coach P was not a competent leader when he handled the two rowing teams, but is more like a manager who focused on tasks like organizing rowers and just train them. The downfall of varsity’s performance can be attributed to four aspects of Coach P’s inappropriate

First off, I’d like to start off by saying thank you. You guys reaching out to me shows just how passionate of a squad you all are. My time at Barker began a tradition of success, and I’m glad to see that even though I have left, the team still wants that championship atmosphere. This is all on you, your desire, your work ethic, and I am proud of you for seeking how to achieve the next level. Because of you, Barker will continue to be the dominant powerhouse in New York State small school distance running.

Oftentimes, I would share useful tricks and running methods that would improve individual team members performance. When the team members used by suggestions and saw improvements in their performance, they began to listen to my advice and respect me as an assistant coach. At the beginning of the season I would encounter individuals who would question my authority, but I began to gain referent power after a few weeks of working with the team; this was due to ‘the admiration, respect, and affection that the team had for me as an assistant coach’ (O’Hair et al.

Coach P.’s training program should have focused more on psychological variables and group processes earlier in the season. Instead, training was focused on improving individual team member performance. The Varsity team comprised of the eight top individual performers (Snook & Polzer, 2004). Mistrust between Varsity team members began developing following spring break. Lack of trust and other related psychological issues prevented the Varsity team from synchronizing their rowing even though they were the top individual performers.