Brawley High School - La Ocotilla Yearbook (Brawley, CA)

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Coaches Speak Coac es Speak Aside from developing the skulls speed endurance concentration and dlsclpllne necessary to play a sport l emphasize the broader goals of sports manshlp and being a good team player These are the characteristics which help an athlete become successful and respected In the larger game of llfe Coach Terry Shykora Plctured left Coach Steve Cato Pictured rlght Coach Betsy Enders Team membership IS a player s biggest accomplishment Experlenclng the thrlll of vlctory and coping with a loss are essential lessons In Ilfe I want my players to learn to be sponslble for themselves and the tlons of their team l enyoy the exclt ment dlsllke the unpredlctablllty of the play ers and the game There s never a dull moment' Coach Betsy Enders Pictured left Coach Evle Lee Pictured rlght Coach Kelth Smlth han... Dlsclpllne + Knowledge + Desire the proper attitude to succeed on the fleld or ln the classroom Bemg motl vated and wanting to achieve are the wlnnlng edges that make you succeed Coach Blll Standlford Pictured left Coach Fred Diehl Pictured rlght Coach Marla Grleves Fragale be ' - , P . , 5 i I 1 in 'wt li 5 - gs' . 5 . re' VVVV if in it C X - BC' 7 I I ' I - : 6 . . . , . - X F In Page sponsored by: Mr. Richard P,

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N i Above. Mark Brandt takes a look at Raymond Valtierra's back hand. Above right: Warm-ups are an important part of Ruben GonzaIes's tennis game. Above: Davis Anderson with his invisible racketl Below. Coach Maria Grieve, Jay Boyd and Frank Coronado talk over the game plan . Ev it cgmn Joel Almedia goes in for the game point! ,N f. W '

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I feel that as a coach I muSI be an excellent teacher. We are in the business of teaching oung students how to participate in an orga- nized activity. As a coach we not only have to teach the funda- mental skills of a sport we must also teach other important areas which will help mold a student athIete's future in society. We must deal daily with such issues as responsi- bility, discipline. promptness. hard work, getting along with other people, and learning to accept losing gracefully as well as winning modestly. I feel that nowhere does a young person learn more about the above issues than participating in high school athletics. To me, every student who participates in athletics is SPECIAL By- Coach Fred Deihl Coac es Speak. .Coaches Speak I believe the members of the team make the team. not the coach. The coach's job is to help the individual athlete to improve toward hisfher potential. Whether the athlete reaches this po- tential depends on attitude effort and motiva- tion. The self-discipline learned from participat- ing in athletics is very to the athlete's life over- all. It will help himfher in hisfher higher educa- tion and adult life, This is why I think athletics is important. By: Coach Maria Grieve The Baseball philosophy at B U H S is to assist young people In understanding their role as a team player on a team sport When the lndivid ual understands his responsibilities and works extremely hard to fulfill the teams goals THE TEAM IS SUCCESSFUL' The Ideas behind this philosophy are hopefully carried over to real life situations If they are U3 We stress that education academic or vocation al is the top priority of attending school That is why we instituted the 3 O tutoring rule this year Through this effort studentfathletes can remain eleglble to play and at the same time create future academic opportunities This in turn im proves the economic state of the studentfath lete at home and In the community Again ev eryone benefits By Coach Mike Romero then everyone benefits - including the individ- l.