Cissna High School - Review Yearbook (Cissna Park, IL)

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THE CARDINAL A T H L E 'r I c s OUR COACH Just what sort of a man is your coach ? is a question often asked us by students of other high schools, and by persons in this community' who have not had the privilege of becoming acquainted with Lloyd Doenier. Coach Lloyd Doenier is a native of the Badger state, having been born in Waumandee, Wisconsin, February 10,1909. His parents lived on a large farm where he first came into contact with the old universal law- To eat, one must work . That first day, when he trotted off to school, Mr. Doenier little real- ized that he would continue trotting off to school , in a different capacity, in years to come. Having successfully passed through grade school, he entered the Arcadia High School and was graduated in 1926. But his school days were not finished. He entered North Central College at Naperville, Illinois, and before he was graduated in 1932 he had participated in all of the sports he loves and coaches today. During his four years, besides maintaining a high scholastic record, he won major letters in football, baseball, and basketball, and was elected captain of teams in the latter two sports. Following his graduation, Mr. Doenier spent two years as an assis- tant coach at his alma mater- More or less for the experience -he thoughtfully muses today. In 1935, he arrived in Cissna Park and assumed duties as head of athletics in our high school-a nervous, somewhat shy young man, eager to get off on the right foot in his career. In that 1935-'36 season, Mr. Doenier was the typical first year coach-here was his chance-he HAD to make good! In the basketball season he was out there playing the game with his boys and what's more, his actions along the sidelines gave every indication of just that. He was up-then downg sliding along the benchg giving voice to his emotions-never quiet. Today, after five years of coaching, he is a changed man. No longer is he the tenderfoot coach but is now a full-fiedged veteran leader. True, he still experiences a certain amount of nervousness, but it is definitely well controlled. Between halves of basketball games he does not resort to raving, hair-pulling measures, in attempting to urge his team to a more improved type of play, but he calmly points out the individual weaknesses, praises the accomplishments, and instills within the heart of each boy the desire to do his best. Good sportsmanship on the part of Cissna Park high school teams during the past few years has been noticeable. Our coach is greatly re-1 sponsible for this. He is what you might call a crank on foul play and poor sportsmanship and he employs strict measures in seeing to it that his teams play the game fairly, in victory and defeat.