I have been away from the site for the last week or so because I was in the final stages of preparing for my school's TRIATHLON fundraiser. I organized this school-wide, student event and it was held on Thursday, Feb 4th. I have been a stress maniac over it, but I'm so happy to announce that we raised just over $9,000 for our school. We are donating $1,000 to the American Heart Association. It was a great day! The kids had a BLAST! (The local paper came out to take pictures and interview kids so I hope to post that next week.)

The basics: Students would train for and participate in 3 events: dancing, jumping and walking. They would spend 15 minutes involved in each activity at stations and conclude at a snack station of water and orange slices. Read more »

A glimpse at how Coach Anji Weissenfluh (Eastern Oregeon Women's Basketball Head Coach) handles academics. This is a page in our academic notebook talking about academics on the team...

One of the recruiting promises that we made you was that our coaching staff would be dedicated to you on and off the court. Your academic success is very important to our entire staff and we are here to assist you in every way possible.

One of the many resources we believe will aid you in your efforts to obtain your college degree is your Academic Notebook. You must stay current on the notebook, update it daily, and you must bring your notebook to every individual meeting. Notebook checks will occur weekly.  Read more »

Interview with Nick Gross Marianas Interscholastic Sports Organization VP  Saipan 2/1/10

1.  How long have you been coaching organized sports?     15 yrs.

2. How long have you coached here on the Island?     7 yrs.

3. What sport/sports have you coached and currently coach? Read more »

For my coach interview, I chose to call up my high school track coach (who is an EOU alum). He was one of the best coaches I have ever been able to work with and someone that I will always remember when I am creating my own coaching methods.

Q: What are the main challenges you face in coaching high school track and field?

Coach B: High school track presents many challenges as their are many different levels of athletes. Some kids are out to reach a high level, while others are simply wanting to hang out with their friends. Organizing this large number of athletes and keeping them focused on their tasks to help them reach their potential is the biggest challenge.

Q: What part of your job do you enjoy the most? Read more »

For this assignment I interviewed my old basketball coach at Mount Baker HS. She is still the varsity girls coach there, and is doing a wonderful job. I asked her a series of questions and she answered them wondergfully.

Q 1: What made you want to be a basketball coach, let alone a coach? Did you have anyone who inspired you, or someone who guided you?

A 1: I wanted to be a basketball coach because I LOVE the sport. I have played since I can remember and I enjoy being around others with the same passion I have for the sport. I started coaching because an AAU program was getting started in Ferndale and I volunteered to help get it started. Read more »

Noelle and I wanted to shared with you a webiste which was created this year  for the Eastern Oregon Volleyball Club.  Noelle and I are both coaching for the club teams.  The club director, Emily, Noelle and I decided it would be much easier to communicate with players and parents through a website and our own email.  To create the website, the club director , Emily, worked with a local FBLA chapter at the school she teaches at to help us desigin the site.  The FBLA chapter has created several websites so they were a very valuable resource.  All three of us gave input and the FBLA chapter helped us generate the website.  Of course, Noelle and I are not taking full credit for the site simply because it was a group effort.  It is also still a work i Read more »

Farm Chore Workout

            This week I spoke with a friend who had a great idea for a combined cardiovascular and muscular workout using simple materials found on a farm. My friend is a wrestler at a community college, but he also works on a relative’s farm part time during the week. He asked his coach if he could use parts of his work for his weekly workout if he developed a plan and stuck to it. The trick to this kind of workout is coming up with a number of repeatable exercises that could be accomplished during the course of a day’s work without actually changing the work itself. Read more »

Thought I would share with everyone the process of finding a new coach. Recently the EOU soccer team has been in search of a new head coach, this process has taken over four months and has not been easy. As a senior I was not involved as much as the returners but I did get the opportunity to sit in and listen to interviews for potential coaches. This was a very good way for me to watch and learn how coach interviews typically go, to prepare myself for up coming job interviews. Read more »

This lesson is one of the lessons I am planning on teaching within the next week. The students I will be working with are children of the Owensville Middle School faculty. I work during the day; so the teachers and their children are very nice and will be staying after school for me to complete my lesson. Most of the students I will be teaching are in grades 1-4. Any input would be great.

Instructor: Greg Carwile

Lesson: Let’s Dance

Owensville Middle School

Grades: 1-4

Time: 40 minutes

Equipment: whistle, stereo, music: “Bunny Hop” and “Duck Dance”

Objective (s):  Read more »