Jonathan Coachman

Stage A: Agency Culture Our Mission and Vision Statement: Maryland Sports Sampling Program (MSSP) is a program created for children from low income families between the ages of 6 and 12. Our mission as a nonprofit agency is to get children to play an array of sports. Our vision is to have children from the Maryland area to come together and grow and develop through various sports. MSSP aims to accommodate the concepts of good sportsmanship, integrity, loyalty, and developing good teamwork…

Championship Team In fall 2011 I played basketball for my father’s friend team. Our team name was the wizards. We played all over the city, sometimes we would play out of town but mostly in St. Louis. Our season was coming to an end, but not before playoffs. Like college basketball in march madness if you lose a game, you are eliminated. We were a great team so we advanced through the first few rounds pretty easily. But our last three games were all difficult. Our first difficult game was…

Tonight's game meant everything. The Berwick High School volleyball team was embarking on a three-hour journey to compete against Westlake High School for the second round of playoffs. The town was exuberant for how far the team had come. As the bus took off, we all took our seats, put our headphones on, and got into battle mode. Adrenaline pumped through our veins. A cold chill ran up my spine as I realized that tonight's game could be my last game ever. Time passed and we finally arrived at…

I am Guss Crab’s I wake up in the morning and I smell my mom’s coffee brewing. Just me and my mom live together because my dad died when I was in 7th grade four years ago. I go to school that morning and I see football tryouts or August 25. When I get home from school and I my mom is back home from work already. She asked me what I want for dinner? I said steak and mash potatoes. The next day at school I see coach Smith in the hallway. he asked “you signed up?” I said “yep.” The next morning I…

In Biddeford there have been women that were well- known in many different ways, from a journalist, to mayors, to a woman who created a women's association in Biddeford. Although this person may not have done any of these things or is the most famous or well known woman in Biddeford history, she is someone I have looked up to every single day since I was born, my mom, Kerry Mariello. Although she didn't have as large impact on Biddeford history with her actions as others, she is just as…

The needle was still painful even though it wasn't his first. Parker knew that this would make him stronger. Parker barely got any sleep because this is the day that he has been waiting for . He was in the locker room, it was quiet and the dim light through the slim lightly dusted windows was his only guide for the needle. It was early in the morning so he was the only one there, he made sure of that. He took out his little pouch with his “stuff” inside. He continued to pull out the needle from…

“DON’T YOU SHRUG AT ME LIKE THAT!” The former college basketball coach growled. His face was red with pure anger. I saw microscopic beads of sweat on his almost-bald forehead. I stared blankly at him having second thoughts about my decision. It was a Tuesday, after school, during a chilly afternoon in the hump between Winter and Fall. My basketball career had been an up-and-down experience with a single mediocre team, the Warriors. I fit right in the team and everything was perfect... almost. I…

Welcome to the finals Spartans. Today marks the fourth year since I took in charge of this team, and today is also the final. This final will have a huge impact on your future, it will determine what teams will offer you an opportunity to play in their teams as of next year and elevate your career to the next level. I remember when I first walked on to the field with just a clipboard with random names on it, but I looked at each one of you and I saw potential for you guys to improve and become…

Mageau, G. A., Vallerand, R. J., 2003, The coach–athlete relationship: a motivational model. Journal of Sports Sciences, 21, 883-904. In this article authors have reviewed coaches who support their athletes’ self-determination and provide an ideal environment have a greater influence on athletes’ competence level and towards a greater performance. They have introduced a motivational model that measures the coach and athletes’ relationship. The aim of the research article is to introduce a…

Peter a young marshmallow who wants to play basketball when he gets older, but he does not have a chance to enter a marshmallow basketball competition. He could not enter because he moved far away to Marshville, and the competition is in Marshmallow city. The Peter has an idea, so he goes to Jojo`s house. He talks to Jojo and says,“Will you help me raise money to compete in the basketball competition?”Jojo says yes he will help but peter is going to need some training, When they collected…