I began this self-study with the hope of putting language to my experience building this team for the school. Partly, it was important to document the history of the program, to show how it quickly grew, and to take the time to plan for the future. The rewards I reaped from doing this inventory were what I expected: I’m proud of having performed this magic trick of creating something from nothing. It’s constant, sometimes gruelling, and largely private work. So it felt good to write it all down and acknowledge how much has happened in a relatively short span of time. Continue reading Putting Language to My Experience →

We have completed our second season as a team, and my second as the head coach. I was able to better predict the schedule and I kept parents and administrators in the loop in my weekly emails. There was a much better showing at the end of the year’s NYS qualifier. In our first year, all but one of our athletes lost both of their matches and went home empty-handed. This year we had almost all of our athletes in the medal rounds, which was a remarkable improvement. Continue reading Continuing the Foundation Work →