Sports Coaches

Win or lose, a special baseball moment between players, coaches and fans

26 May 2012

Once in a while, every so often, you can encounter one of those memorable moments at a high-school game. There was one at All-City Field on Friday and it wasn’t as if it decided the game. It just sort of happened. Time seemed to stand still, slower than the crawling traffic headed in both directions [...]

Future of PHS athletics is an uncomfortable unknown

25 May 2012

Trying to make sense of what is occurring in Payson High School athletic offices and what will unfold for next school year’s sports teams and coaches is as baffling as Bigfoot, Stone Hinge or the existence of alternative universes. First off, two head coaches — Byron Quinlan in football and baseball’s Scott Novack — have resigned and must be replaced. Then there is the matter of the athletic ...

How To Deal With The Sports Parents Social Pecking Order

25 May 2012

One fortunate -- or unfortunate -- byproduct of having a child in sports is that you end up interacting with the parents of your child's teammates. At the start, at least, these other parents seem like nice enough people, but as time goes on and travel leagues get formed, the social dynamic can turn into something equal to the age level of the children playing. That means, dealing with other ...