This AD Insider LIVE | Thursday 30, presented by the NIKE Coach of the Year Virtual Summit, was a 30-minute sit down with Debbie Brown, the Athletic Director for Saint Joseph HS (IN). In this conversation, we discussed:
- Fighting Irish Philosophies for HS Sports
- Helping Teams Cope with the Loss of a Season
- Evolving HS Sports for Tomorrow
Materials from this interview:
Debbie's blog post about losing seasons
The WE Gear: How Good Teammates Shift from Me to We
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00:13:15 Richard Kemper: Turning in from Midlothian, Virginia.
00:13:22 Darryl Nance: Darryl Nance, CMAA Greenville, SC
00:13:28 Adriana Borek: Peoria, AZ
00:13:29 Brad Hollingsworth: Brad Hollingsworth
00:13:30 Reid McFadden: Pourers are great! You should try the Aeropress…even easier and just as tasty!
00:13:36 Steve Roush: Steve Roush, Washington DC
00:13:41 flo hyman`: love it patrick for deb being on.. to hear
00:13:57 Andrew Crisafulli: Andrew Crisafulli, AD at Dartmouth HS in Massachusetts
00:14:01 David Schopf: David Schopf from Williamsville, NY
00:14:06 Jean Ashen: Jean Kinn Ashen, CMAA; Beautiful California and the mocha frap from Costco:):):)
00:14:06 David Fox: David Fox Iowa Latte
00:14:07 Holly Farnese: Hi from snowbound Philadelphia.
00:14:08 Adam Loria: West Liberty, IA - Diet Pepsi
00:14:08 Eric Persyn: Eric Persyn, Keller ISD Texas
00:14:11 Chris Franklin: Chris Franklin, Pullman, WA.
00:14:12 Jennifer Wiedemeier: San Diego
00:14:12 Paul Sipes: Paul Sipes, Mercersburg Academy, Mercersburg, PA——Live in the Keurig
00:14:13 Justin Edgell: Justin Edgell, St. Francis de Sales School, Toledo, OH... no coffee, ever
00:14:14 Jenny Bandow: Jenny Bandow, AD, Luxemburg-Casco, WI
00:14:16 David Schopf: Tim Horton's
00:14:17 Alan Burt: Alan Burt, AD @ Westlake Academy, Westlake, TX
00:14:18 Robin Cummings: Robin Cummings, Jesuit Sacramento
00:14:21 Julie Dayton: Julie Dayton, St. Catherine’s School, Richmond, VA
00:14:21 Richard Kemper: Dick Kemper Midlothian, Virginia Do not drink coffee
00:14:23 Adrian Pete: Adrian Pete, AD Rehoboth, NM
00:14:26 Richard Whitelaw: Sun Valley, Idaho
00:14:27 Emily Cookson: Emily Cookson from Charlottesville, VA. Coffee preference: Yes.
00:14:29 Vicki Nelms: Vicki Nelms, Adrienne C. Nelson High School, Happy Valley, OR. Not a coffee drinker
00:14:30 Deb Savino: Deb Savino, Miami, Chemex
00:14:33 Matthew Wilder: Matthew Wilder, Trigg County High School, Cadiz, KY
00:14:35 Jaclyn Becker: Jaclyn Becker, Salem, OR, Notre Dame Alum!
00:14:35 Bunky Dow: Bunky Dow, AA at MDI High School, Bar Harbor, Maine…not a coffer drinker
00:14:35 kyle Vacanti: Kyle Vacanti - East Irondequoit CSD - Rochester NY - Cold Brew
00:14:40 Robin Cummings: Pour Over coffer for sure
00:14:41 Reid McFadden: Reid McFadden - Currey Ingram Academy, Brentwood, TN - Aeropress from roasters around the world! (former coffee barista here!)
00:14:41 Sheila Pauley: Sheila Pauley, AD @ Marlborough, Los Angeles
00:14:44 Victoria Stewart: Victoria Stewart, AD at Amherst High School MA. Any coffee especially this year!
00:14:44 Holly Farnese: My choice is Coke Zero Cherry!!!
00:14:45 Mike Edwards: Richland, Washington
00:14:47 Kristie Ann Tokushige: Kailua, Hawaii (Nof a coffee drinker)
00:14:50 Matthew Wilder: Coffee is LIFE!!!!!!
00:14:59 Nicole Rodrigues: Nicole from Turlock, Black Rifle instant coffee
00:15:02 Sheila Pauley: Green tea
00:15:04 Vicki Nelms: Opening up a brand new high school for the fall of 2021.
00:15:06 Patrick Brown: Patrick Brown, CAA, Robertson County AD,TN
00:15:07 casey Gant: Kennewick Washington
00:15:08 Jim Koenigsberger: Jim Koenigsberger St.Catharines , Ontario...Lack of direction from all levels of government
00:15:11 Michele Easton: Michele from Goffstown, NH... all the coffee
00:15:13 Jennifer Mann: Black Rifle Coffee fan too!
00:15:17 Brooke Johnson: Peoria, AZ ***I prefer Iced Tea
00:15:32 David Schopf: Keeping everyone safe for winter sports.
00:15:36 David Fox: We would like to develop an instructional framework for all coaches.
00:15:38 Richard Kemper: Participation for Indoor sports with positive Covid numbers going you in parts of Virginia
00:16:12 Lisa Langston: Lisa Langston, Fort Worth (TX) ISD; French press dark roast
00:16:30 Paul Sipes: We are having a hard time actually being allowed to have interscholastic sports. We have boarding students (400) and our medical director is concerned about bringing COVID on campus.
00:16:30 Steph Mathu: Steph Mathu - Green Bay East -No coffee 🙂 How will we play our fall sports in early spring in WI?
00:17:03 kyle Vacanti: Starting High Risk Sports this past Monday after receiving approval from the Governor without any warning 8 days ago
00:18:01 Bunky Dow: Kevin is the former AD at UMO…outstanding person
00:18:10 Sheila Pauley: How to best manage the ever changing potential schedules with COVID - are we going to have any competition in LA County this year?
00:18:29 Arlisa Williams: Hi Debbie! Love seeing your face. Thanks for doing this!
00:18:45 kyle Vacanti: Starting High Risk Sports this past Monday after receiving approval from the Governor without any warning 8 days ago
00:20:31 Richard Whitelaw: Haven’t played any varsity basketball yet due to high Covid numbers- players still practicing with masks on.
00:23:29 David Fox: What was the title of the book she just mentioned?
00:23:48 Pat Kohan - AD Insider: https://www.amazon.com/WE-Gear-Good-Teammates-Shift-ebook/dp/B081FYP3DJ
00:24:08 Richard Kemper: VISAA Invitational basketball tournament in February has a face mask for players and testing protocol for all team personnel
00:24:35 David Fox: Thanks, Pat.
00:26:03 Arlisa Williams: We are about to start spring sports in March. We did not have fall and winter sports in DC. Any suggestions for getting our coaches prepared?
00:29:46 Jamie Tallman: good question Pat! we here this a lot! some coaches have quit because of this
00:29:54 kyle Vacanti: I'd say communication is key to getting them prepared. Provide them with as much info as you can on how you will make it safe for them. Also, informing families, the School Board and the community of what you are doing to protect everyone from athletes to parents to coaches is a must. If people know you are being safe it will take a lot of pressure of the coaches which will take the pressure off you.
00:30:02 Denny Squibb: Jeremy Boone who was on AD Insider few weeks ago has great stuff Winningleader.com
00:32:53 Jean Ashen: Always assume positive intent:):)
00:35:09 Darius Long: Constant Encouragement! Even the best coaches like to have support. Having difficult conversations that lead towards growth and development for both their program and themselves. As Kyle said, communication is truly key with all of your stakeholders. I’ve had a lot of coaches take courses via NFHS on mental health support. As a lot of students around the nation really need additional support when they get back to playing many missed 7-11 months of their interscholastic experiences. Just be open to adjusting..
00:37:25 Pat Kohan - AD Insider: Article Deb wrote about the 1980 Boycott - https://saintjoehigh.com/apps/news/show_news.jsp?REC_ID=627618&id=0
00:38:58 Arlisa Williams: thank you!
00:40:29 kyle Vacanti: https://sway.office.com/yuthQp9qEZDUrwtG?ref=Link
00:40:48 Jean Ashen: We have had 0 students compete or practice since March 13, 2020. Finding the joy in the past and looking to the future.
00:41:00 kyle Vacanti: That was a newsletter we shared with families
00:41:23 Bunky Dow: Very nice newsletter
00:43:54 Arlisa Williams: Amen! Thank you for that. Love the sport. only about 3% of high school athletes will play in college. Love the sport.
00:45:08 Todd Vesely: The High School experience!
00:46:41 Steve Roush: We are in it for the kids. We provide the venue, who comes this year is simply who comes.
00:47:31 Arlisa Williams: We have an opportunity to work with the club and AAU coaches. Having great communication with the club coaches about practices and competitions could be beneficial.
00:48:23 Jeaney Garcia: Thank you for good suggestions all! This is an atypical year at best. Stay safe and positive all!
00:48:41 Arlisa Williams: Join the NIAAA
00:49:58 David Perrone: Thank you
00:50:02 Jennifer Wiedemeier: Thank you!
00:50:05 Bunky Dow: Thank you..great insight
00:50:06 Patrick Brown: Thank you!!
00:50:06 Denny Squibb: THANK YOU DEB
00:50:11 Sheila Pauley: Thank you
00:50:12 Richard Kemper: Thank you. Great interview.
00:50:17 Darryl Nance: Thanks Deb. Great job.
00:50:25 Vicki Nelms: Thank you.
00:50:28 Jeaney Garcia: Deb and Pat, another fantastic webinar! Appreciate you!
00:50:43 Jon Isaac: Thanks Coach Brown
00:50:43 Julie Dayton: Great interview! Thank you. Impressive person & AD
00:51:24 Darius Long: I’ve always dealt with this during Basketball Season, many kids play on AAU/Select Teams Etc. And those athletes are the same athletes that would play for the school. I’ve always talked to my athletes on the importance of playing school sports, creating a legacy for you school that will live on through the young athletes that will follow you. AAU/Club is great and has given a lot of chances to kids. This is a difficult time for the nation. If your school is allowing kids to compete , kids should play for school. If school is not in session, kids could play AAU/Club. Above all they should have an avenue to play! Thanks Deb! Great Info!
