Coaching

Millions of people around the world play many different sports. Each sport takes place during a different time of the year. As of in the spring there is softball, baseball, lacrosse, and track for school. Qualities that are necessary for someone to succeed at softball are teamwork, mental toughness, and execution. One quality that is necessary for someone to succeed at softball is teamwork. Teamwork is the combined action of a group of people, especially when effective and efficient. Multiple…

My interest in the becoming a HLT mentor stems mainly from being connected to strong mentors throughout the Honors curriculum. Each of my HLT mentors contributed greatly to my success at Kelley, and I feel obligated and would welcome the opportunity to give back to the Kelley Honor’s class below me. My first mentor, Will Colling, was actually the sole reason I landed a sophomore internship at a private equity firm. This internship helped me considerably during my search for a junior year…

Authors Blanchard and Bowles describes how its like to work as a team working together on their new book High Five. Alan the protagonist is a great producer who got fired because he learns that his son’s hockey team also has problem with being a team player, so with the help of a former girl’s basketball coach Alan and his son’s teammates learn about how to work together as a team. The four steps of working together is providing a clear purpose and shared values, developing and unleashing skills…

First, a mindset of self-development can be facilitated through self-leadership, a requirement to authentically lead a team (Maxwell, 2003). Team members love and admire a coach that can help them go to the next level by empowering them to be successful; however, coaches cannot give what they do not have themselves (Maxwell, 2003). Coaches must first have the ability to lead themselves (e.g., identity, study, experiment, and embrace their own strengths) before leading others. Realizing…

The task of a leader is not to create followers, but to create more leaders by inspiring others with positive qualities. A leader’s task goes far beyond commanding others, they must lead by example and encouragement. These characteristics of an individual are equally as important as scholarly traits in an academic environment, as they show a student’s true character and dedication. Dedication is what a proper leader must strive for in order to lead by example. In my case, captain of the swim is…

Parkour is a relatively new sport that in the recent years have grown to become quite popular among young people around the world. Youth engage into this kind of physical activity, because it is active, interesting and provides a magnitude of landscapes to practice and acquire new skills. However, it is considered to be high-risk sport, as a lot of movements involve jumping from heights and interacting with new environments, so a traceur or traceuse are not able to identify for sure what is…

Mission Statement The Auburndale High School athletic department is creating an extraordinary environment that inspires greatness in our student-athletes. Our mission is that our students have the opportunity for an enriched high school experience through equitable participation in state championship level athletic programs, while encountering the benefits of ethical teamwork and sportsmanship. We will strive to empower our students through teaching them the value of servant leadership,…

A Coach or an Inspiration? Even though my track and cross-country coach, Mr. Olson, may not have realized it, he has made me a better person throughout my high school career. His consistent positive attitude and the way he believes in people has changed how I see things. Sadly, I only have one more track season left with his direction. Without his influence I don’t believe my high school running career, let alone my high school experience, will not be as gratifying or memorable. The most…

1. What interests the most about the ULN Mentor position is the fact that I can take on the role of a mentor and help guide incoming ULN members as they transition into the college life of UT. Growing up as the older brother in the household, I was always asked advice from my younger brother. From help on homework to general advice about growing up in middle school, I was always there to be take on the role of a mentor. I want to take on that role again, this time to help incoming longhorns take…

There have been numerous individuals who were active in influencing the character I am today. However, there is one man who shines more than others. This is a man who works in an environment where a significant portion of his peer’s value money above providing an adequate educational experience. Our society values money above all else. This destroys characters, and ethical principles, but coach Gardner is prevalent to become adverse towards this stem of regressive ethics and attitude by creating…