Week 5
School: William B. Travis High School
Years Coaching: 28
How long have you been coaching? Where did your career begin? College\university you attended?
- 28 years- last 10 at Travis HS; Began my career at Mayde Creek JH in Katy ISD before moving to Mayde Creek HS and Bellaire HS; Attended Texas A&M University- Class of '95
Why do you coach?
- Competitive athletics is one of the last remaining areas that allows for the development of our leaders of tomorrow. In real life, there is always a winner and loser, there will be some good days and some bad. As a coach, we are privileged to have the opportunity to help young people learn, grow, and mature through many challenging experiences. By celebrating their achievements and reassuring them during their failures, we as coaches can hopefully influence their development into productive adults that will shape our future.
What is the most rewarding\fulfilling part of your job?
- The most rewarding aspect of coaching for me is witnessing the life changing events of my athletes. Whether it be simply graduating from Travis HS, playing sports collegiately or professionally, or getting married and starting a family, there is no greater reward than seeing my kids be the best version of themselves once they have left Travis HS.
In your opinion, what is the most misunderstood thing about the coaching profession?
- For most, coaching is not about the income but the outcome. For every coach making a huge salary and directing a huge program, there are thousands of coaches that work just as hard to make sure that our athletes are prepared for the obstacles of the day. Not for the monetary compensation, but for their love of the kids and opportunity to have a positive influence on their lives.
Please share the importance of what your staff/ players are doing for your community?
- A few of the things we do in our community are a Christmas Toy Drive for a local charity and participation as "baseball buddies" with the First Colony Dream League. Our athletes also volunteer with Special Olympics and the Fort Bend ARC during track season.