High School Coaches?

[CoachB25]

Which members are HS coaches and do you coach boy's or girl's golf? 

[iacas]

I assistant coached high school a while ago. Coach college now… so much more rewarding.

[CoachB25]

iacas, if it is so much more rewarding then you are a very fortunate person.  This is my 29th year of coaching at the high school level in four different sports.  I've been so blessed to have been given this life.  I got a girl to state this year who has only golfed for 2 1/2 years.  While she didn't do well, She represented one of the smallest school in our class and will only get better.  Only 110 players made it to state in our class (Only two classes in ours state - A and AA.)  We are AA.  As she was standing there crying her eyes out yesterday, I reminded her that there were only 2 girls from Southern Illinois that made it state this year and she is one of them. 

Edited October 18, 2015 by CoachB25

[14ledo81]

I assistant coached high school a while ago. Coach college now… so much more rewarding.

Do you coach some individual players?  Or a complete team?

[iacas]

Do you coach some individual players?  Or a complete team?

If you were asking me, I coach the Penn-State Behrend men's and women's golf "teams." The women's "team" is just two players, currently. The men, I kept 13.

http://www.psblions.com/sports/golf/index

[14ledo81]

If you were asking me, I coach the Penn-State Behrend men's and women's golf "teams." The women's "team" is just two players, currently. The men, I kept 13.

http://www.psblions.com/sports/golf/index

Cool.  That's the first I heard.  

I imagine you probably have some interesting coaching stories.

[iacas]

Cool.  That's the first I heard.  

I imagine you probably have some interesting coaching stories.

This isn't my thread, but I imagine @CoachB25 could be convinced to share some of his. 

[CoachB25]

iacas, I don't mind anyone sharing coaching stories.  I have many and from the 4 sports I've been blessed to coach.  I have them as well from coaching baseball in the former Soviet Union in 1988 before the wall fell and the Soviet Union ceased to be.  I have stories of great success and incredible loss.  I have stories of tremendous loyalty and betrayal.  I get up every morning and realize that I am the most Blessed person on the face of the earth.  I'm a Coach!

BTW, the Avatar is my favorite player of any sport at the age of 16.  That's my kid!

Edited October 19, 2015 by CoachB25

[awmgolfer]

I have coached our high school golf team for the past 8 years. I did step down after this season which just ended for a few reasons but hope to come back to coaching them down the road. 

[colin007]

one of my best buds coaches the team here at our school - i would have applied for the job but i havent gotten my coaching certification, and besides, my friend is a bit better than i am.

 

he texted my the other day to tell me that one of his kids shot a 68.  for nine holes. lol...

[RandallT]

iacas, I don't mind anyone sharing coaching stories.  I have many and from the 4 sports I've been blessed to coach.  I have them as well from coaching baseball in the former Soviet Union in 1988 before the wall fell and the Soviet Union ceased to be.  I have stories of great success and incredible loss.  I have stories of tremendous loyalty and betrayal.  I get up every morning and realize that I am the most Blessed person on the face of the earth.  I'm a Coach!

BTW, the Avatar is my favorite player of any sport at the age of 16.  That's my kid!

Welcome to this forum, Coach! We hope you share some of your wisdom over time. Your life sounds fascinating, and it's great to have another new and interesting voice added to the mix. Great thread- I'll be following here, but unfortunately I'm not a coach to anyone but my kids in academic endeavors, for whom I was not able to activate any their athletic genetic material. Oh well, they're a joy nonetheless- well, sometimes.