Because I am a captain of two activities, I work very hard to be a leader. In cross country, I help lead practices and activities. In chemistry club, I plan and lead activities to ensure safety. I really have developed my leadership goals throughout my time as a captain.…
This summer we were able to add new pieces to our…
3 coaches in 4 years is whats the Seniors at Inman High School’s senior football players have seen, the past two years have been at dry spell at the high school with only winning two games. They have a new glimmer of hope as Inman Aluminum Lance Sawyer returns to coach this fall season of football. He graduated from IHS in 2003, while in high school he played football, basketball, and baseball. During an interview, he stated, “Believe it or not, baseball was my best sport.” He attended Kansas State University for college, while in college he coached girls basketball, baseball, and track at Wabaunsee County High School.…
Coach O’Leary never gave up on me and aided every single girl on the team to perform in the highest quality possible. Coach Dom has really taught me to have the confidence and courage I have on the playing field; I have learned a great deal from him. Lastly I would like to thank our assistant coaches and trainer…
Hi there coach Dawsey, I hope this message finds you well. Its NiShawna Williams here, the older sister of DJ Matthews. I have an assignment coming up in one of my Sports Management prerequisite courses. We are assigned to complete an interview of a coach at any level, high school, colligate or professional. After reading up on your story, I would love to get the opportunity to interview you, not only for this assignment but to gain knowledge in the sporting industry.…
Ray Bradbury’s “The Sound of Summer Running” and Sandra Cisneros’s “Eleven” both have a charter that puts on something for the first time and include many descriptive emotions. In both stories, the main character puts on the clothing items to and are both overwhelmed with feelings, some good, some bad. In “The Sound of Summer Running” the clothing item is a pair of sneakers that symbolizes freedom and a new beginning to the Douglas, the main character. “The tennis shoes silently hushed themselves deep into the carpet, sank as in jungle grass, in loam and resilient clay.”…
I Corinthians 9:24 states, “Do you not know that those who run a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you obtain it”. This Bible verse has had significant meaning to me particularly while running track in high school. Track is a sport that requires hard work, determination, speed, focus, and self-discipline.…
Cross country’s history is unique and interesting because of how it was created and how some of these traditions are still being used today. Cross country was invented in the nineteenth century, which is the same as a game that was played called “hare and hounds”. There are a couple of concepts that they kept the same from the game “Hare and Hounds” to cross country. For example, they still call the person who is leading the race “The Bunny” or “Hare”. In 1837 English schools started having formal cross country meets.…
Bang, the gun sounds. I sprint out of my box, following teammates in pursuit of the leader. The pack of cross country runners appears to envelop me from my parent’s sight. I hurdle toward the first flag, passing competitors right and left. All the rest is a blur, just the pounding of my heart and the thumping of feet as I run, breathing heavier and heavier, twisting and turning through the trails to reach the chute.…
I agree with you. Previously living in Phoenix, this was something I saw happen with the local high school cross country team each year when they would start training for the next school year during the hot Phoenix summer. You could always pick out those kids that were either freshman and new to running several miles or were out of shape. After a few weeks of training no one was getting sick any…
I finished second to last in thirty minutes. In one short cross country season, my coach inspired me to keep at it, and work hard. I ended the season 35 pounds lighter, 14 minutes faster, and for the first time so proud of my accomplishments that the sting of the auditorium experience almost faded. Mr. Pinkerton said by mid-October he saw my face for the first time because I always looked down. I was motivated to succeed because the words of a bully stung so deeply in my sole.…
Although coaching is more than a skill, responsibility, and knowledge it’s a process of how one can transform the lives of others. First, what is a coach? My definition of a coach is “a person who trains an athlete or a team of athletes.”…
In order to have a competitive track and field program, the track coaches of the program must have the ability to be great at explaining their vision of the program. In track and field, it is usually at the end of the school year and athletic year for most athletes. Majority of the athletes at the high school level have participated in other sports early in the school year such as football, volleyball, or even soccer for an example but sometimes some of the athletes become mentally tired when come to participating in track and field. This situation has been a challenge for all track and field coaches. When athletes are involved in team sports and can become demanding for some athletes, which does not leave very much free time for the athletes…
“You can't cross the sea by merely standing and staring at the water.” - Rabindranath Tagore In life, there are two different types of people, the people who watch from the sidelines, and those who dare to compete. The latter type can oftentimes be found doing the extreme, i.e. extreme sports. Extreme sports can alter one’s perspective on life.…