man gave Chris some good words of advice before his race. He placed 2nd in a very good race. Again, Coach Sherman was at the finish line giving Chris his splits, and regurgitating the details of the race. Overall the Cuesta team did not perform as well as they hoped. But, I was very impressed with their attitudes and their sportsmanship towards the other teams. My interview with Coach Sherman consisted of six questions. 1. What were the characteristics of your favorite coach?Coach Sherman talked about his high school coach, Bob Messina. Some of the characteristics he listed off were he worked well with the athletes; he showed that he really cared about them, he was very involved with the races and he was very knowledgeable in the area of running. He didn’t just concentrate on the number one runner. He pulled you aside and recognized how you felt on the runs. Coach Sherman said he had had coaches before who had favorites and that made him feel alienated but this coach did not.2.What made you decide to coach?Coach Sherman said he loves sports. He has been playing sports since he was four years old. He used to want to do engineering but did not see it as fun. When he helped out as a counselor at a running camp he said it felt like second nature and he was able to apply everything he had learned. He also stated that he loves to interact with people and loves to help them do something they want to do. He loves to know that he has helped somebody out and the highlight of his jobs is when previous athletes come back to tell him what kind of impact he has made on their lives.3.What is a challenge in coaching that you did not anticipate?Coach Sherman said that there were many challenges he did not anticipate. For one, everything is new but he kind of likes that challenge. Another is when athletes get injured. It is a challenge trying to figure out how to keep their spirits up. Another was all the various roles that he h...
