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Should the Coaching Profession Be Put on the Endangered List?? Vol. 56 No. 3 Published by the Minnesota State High School Coaches Association September 2018 SHOULD THE COACHING PROFESSION BE PUT ON THE ENDANGERED LIST?? my name?” These type of conflicts used to be limited to the upper levels of high school sports, but we are seeing more By John Schumacher and more of these confrontations at lower levels as well. As Executive Director of the MSHSCA an association we need to reach out to our schools and make As I have had the privilege over this past 8 months to attend sure that young coaches are supported and do not feel alone as many sports association clinics and have discussions with the these types of challenges arise. We can only encourage young leadership of our sports associations, a common question has coaches and help educate coaches and parents about the ways been part of our discussions. Why aren’t our younger teachers to approach conflicts and difficult situations. going into the coaching profession? So I have found myself REASON #3) We are expected to coach twelve months thinking about this exact dilemma as schools face the shortage out of the year. Many coaches are stepping away from the of coaches and filling open positions. So after talking with profession due to what they view as undue pressure to coach many new hires at our school I came up with some of their not only during the regular season but also throughout the off responses to why they didn’t go into coaching or aren’t applying season. Often times coaches are compared to other coaches in for open positions in their school districts. Here are the top their conferences or sections and the time they spend or don’t three reasons why these potential coaches are not entering the spend with their athletes comes under scrutiny. If a coach in the profession of coaching. neighboring community is attending team camps throughout REASON #1) I have too much going on in my life to coach the summer and working with his athletes five days a week every day. A young teacher entering the teaching profession parents and even athletes are wondering why their coach today are often overwhelmed by all the meetings they need to isn’t doing the same. These often unrealistic expectations are attend and the daily preparation it takes as they prepare for the pushing coaches away from the profession as they have other next day’s lessons. Once they see all the side duties they have to perform from arranging transportation for contests, sending COACHING ... continued on page 4 emails out to teachers for early release of their athletes, and parent meetings that are requested not only for athletics but Featured In This Issue also for academic needs, a beginning teacher and potential Steve Kerzie Award .......................21 coach can’t see the light at the end of the tunnel. Schools need George Haun Award .......................22 to provide support to these young teachers so they feel they Hall of Fame ..........................22-24 can meet the expectations of not only being a coach but also a great teacher. We all know that being a coach means making Championship Coahes ..................25-26 sacrifices. We as coaches in a school system must show these Coach of the Year ......................26-27 coaches what a positive impact they can have on the young Assistant Coach of the Year ..................27 athletes that they have contact with and the long lasting Scholarship Thank You’s .................34-35 relationships they will develop with these kids Distinguished Service Award ................39 REASON #2) I have heard horror stories of parents attacking a coach’s integrity and challenging the decisions they made. Clinic Information Many young coaches are staying away from the profession due MGBCA Clinic . 9 to all the negative press that our profession has received in the Gymnastics Clinic . 29 media. I had a coach state, “Why should I put up with parents MBCA Clinic . 31-32 questioning my decisions just because of the title coach before www.mshsca.org 2 MINNESOTA PREP COACH The Minnesota MSHSCA OFFICERS AND HALL OF FAME COORDINATORS ADMINISTRATIVE ASS’T: COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS Jim & Janet Baker - Bernie Schumacher, Park Rapids PREP COACH Inver Grove Hieghts Published quarterly by the PRESIDENT: MSHSL BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Minnesota State High School Mike Peterson - Perham OFFICIALS DSA Jill Johnson (Waconia) Coaches Association and Mike Peterson - Perham Craig Anderson - Pine Island distributed, without charge, to all PRESIDENT-ELECT: members in good standing. Terry Sadler - Warroad All Daily Communications should FINANCE REPS: EDITOR - Mindy Nielsen be addressed to: Rick Ringeisen - Lakeville South Address all new VICE PRESIDENT: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: communications and photos to: Tom Critchley Jr. - DGF John Schumacher SCHOLARSHIP CHAIR: Mindy Nielsen MSHSCA Gregg Martig - St. Cloud Tech Email: [email protected] PAST PRESIDENT: 16332 Deer View Road (218) 841-7976 Gary Pratner - Byron Park Rapids, MN 56470 SPORTS MEDICINE: (218) 732-0204 Randy Glasmann - Maple Grove Email: Tom Sharp - Eastview [email protected] 2018-2019 Delegates and Sport Association Officers If you would be interested in filling one of the open Delegate positions please contact John Schumacher, Executive Director SECTION GIRLS SPORTS DELEGATE BOYS SPORTS DELEGATE AT LARGE DELEGATE AT LARGE DELEGATE 1A Gordy Klomps (retired) 2A Rick Bruns (LeSueur-Hend) Rob Stevermer (United SC) Craig Morgan (MN Valley Luth) Alan Woitos (New Ulm Cathedral) 3A Dave Blank (Wabasso) Todd Tinklenberg (Pipestone) 4A Chris Larid (Heritage) Tim Herman (Heritage) 5A Dawn Engebretson (Rockford) Tom Lawrence (Foley) Al Amdahl (Albany) 6A Tavia Bachmann (Frazee) Mike Peterson (Perham) Gregg Martig (Pequot Lakes) 7A Matt Carlstrom Derek Parendo (Proctor) Jon Wagner (Eveleth-Gilbert) Nathan Johnson (Proctor) 8A Terry Sadler (Warroad) Matt Brandt (Park Rapids) 1AA Jeremy Biermaier (New Prague) John Cassellius (Winona) Rod Schwarz (Winona) (Retired) Bill Goodman (Lakeville South) 2AA Mike Lhotka (Dassel Cokato) Mike McGraw (Hutchinson) Tink Larson (Waseca) Gary Prantner (Eden Prairie) 3AA Curt Cardinal (Holy Angels) Jeff Groves (Apple Valley) Tom Sharp (Eastview) 4AA Jessica Allen (Harding) Tom Paulson (White Bear Lk) Tim Ryan (Hill Murray) Jerry Utech (Harding) 5AA Mark O’Neill (Champlin Park) William Totimeh (Fridley) Mark Loahr (Totino Grace) 6AA David Boone (Edina) Jim Baker (Retired) 7AA Mark Solberg (Cambridge) Bill Baumann (North Branch) Todd Smrekar (Cambridge-Isanta) 8AA Kent Hamre (STMA) Rob Nielsen (Det. Lakes) SPORT ASSOC PRESIDENT PRESIDENT ELECT EXECUTIVE SECRETARY MEMBERSHIP/TREAS. AD Bob Grey (Montevideo) Mike Beck (retired) Adapted Athletics Brett Kosidowski (Eastview) Luke Wisniewski (Minneapolis) Kelli Waalk (Osseo) Baseball Don Gawreluk (Andover) Oct. Rick Zollner (Pipestone) John Wilkins (retired) Boys Basketball Joel McDonald (Hibbing) Tom Critchley (retired) Girls Basketball Liz Carpentier (Farmington) Brad Strand (Fergus Falls) Carl Pierson (Waconia) Cross Country Chris Goebel (Mora) Mary Schifsky (Roseville) Dave Chatelaine (Owatonna) Dance Jennifer Blaido (Cedar) Kelli McGinnis (Chanhassen) Melissa Hurkman(membership) Football Scott Gonnerman (Benson) Beau Labore (Stillwater) Ron Stolski (Brainerd) Jim Dotseth (Treasurer) Golf Bob Gordon (Detroit Lakes) Gymnastics Kaitlyn Helmbrecht (Maple Lake) Shelly Eklund ( Eagan) LeeAnn Steen Delegate Boys Hockey John Ammerman (Moorhead) Mike MacMillan (Ramsey) Girls Hockey Jessica Christopherson (Wayzata) Shawn Reid (Blake) Tim Morris (St. Anthony) B-Lacrosse Jon Junker (Chanhassen) Chris Fleck (Prior Lake) Matt Myers (Chanhassen) G-Lacrosse Alexandria Ross (Apple Valley) Alex Erickson (Farmington) Alpine Skiing Jason Nickelson (Visitation) Derek Nash Nordic Skiing Rob Lageson (St. Paul Central) Richard Heilman (Lakeville No.) Soccer Jason Arnebeck (Park) Ben LeVahn (Maple Grove) Keith Randa (Apple Valley) Softball Laura Olson (Maple River) Shelly Hotzler (JCC) B-Swimming Doug Donaldson (Coon Rapids) Todd Walsh (Bloom.Kennedy) G-Swimming Nathan Youngs (Dassel-Cokato) Kate Steineman (Cretin DH) Synch. Swim Kathy Henderson (Stillwater) Kathy Bohnsack (Prior Lake) Tennis Dave Wareham (Fridley) Al Orthaus (Lake City) Rich Englestad ( Pine City) Track Aaron Berndt (Wayzata) Scott Christensen (Stillwater) Volleyball Marty Kiebel ( Maple Lake) Becca Pulju (Sebeka) Janet Golden-Landquist (Nevis) Sue Alstrom (Treasurer) Wrestling Neil Jennisson (Cambridge-Isante) Shawn Fredrerixon (Shafer) Kip Lynk (Dassel) Kurt Habeck (Eastview) MINNESOTA PREP COACH 3 President’s Message By: Mike Peterson As we start this year of activities we see that Minnesota and has been a huge benefit to all. The same approach will Girls Sports participation is now No.1 in the United States be taken with the rest of our goals. this is a huge source of pride for all of us. Coaches, I The longer I coach the more I believe that recruiting commend you and your staffs for recruiting athletes and for students to participate in sports is as or more important than working to get so many activities for our female athletes. coaching them and/or finding talent. I find the more students These are activity opportunities that other states don’t have that I get out for any sport the more talent I find and the and that is due to you coaching these activities and in some easier it is to coach. Obviously the coaches in Minnesota cases creating these activities. have bought into this as well or we wouldn’t be No. 1 in My goals for this year are, to work on coaching passes participation. kind of the same way as officials can get passes and work We seriously need to get back to the philosophy of being on communication with the MSHSL. 2nd work on a policy involved in a sport and preach this to our communities that that school boards can adopt, that states, that playing time being involved in an activity and having those experiences isn’t a topic of discussion when dealing with coaches. School are just as important as winning championships. Boards must be willing to accept this policy and follow the Winning is important and necessary, but we need to always policy which will show they support coaches.
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