I like it Here.

New RED Coaching Shirt

The problem with joining a program late is the lack of coaching gear for the new guy.  That does not seem to be an issue at Vero Beach High School (VBHS) however.  Coach Bethel has been great at  hooking me up with shirts and shorts since I joined the program...now Coach Lenny Jankowski (Head Coach) is hooking me up with new shirts as well.  I really like this one... starting to love the whole red, white and black thing. My daughter Kristin can verify that I literally had no clothes to wear after I boxed up all my blue and black from Sebastian River High School (SRHS) I did not even have a pair of coaching shorts to wear at my first day of practice...not even a tee shirt to put on.   Randy has always taken care of me with clothing over the years....and I guess this year was no different.  I guess it pays to be one of Bethel's boys even if we are at a different school.  

I am starting to feel right at home with the new staff.  This is a good group of guys, and they have accepted me into the fold.  Coaches are generally pretty brutal towards one another, and this staff is certainly no different.  My intentions are sincere...I have no desire to become a head coach or take anyone's job.  I just want to share my 30+ years of experience with the players, and maybe I can help one of the young coaches while I am at it.  Coaches are going to make their own mistakes, but they do not have to make the same ones I have already made.  I find myself quoting my dad, Coach Wilson, and Coach Livings quite often.  The game of football has completely changed over the past few years, but the basics of the game has not changed in years and years.  Football is really just running, blocking, tackling, and throwing.  The modern game is just repackaged and presented in a different manner.  Just watch...the game will someday come back around to the old-school ways.  I will probably be dead by then...

My knee is very sore...but the swelling is going down.  I am soaking in the hot tub here. I know I am walking on it too much, but I can't help it.  I waited for two years to get back on the field, and I can't let a little thing like a torn ACL keep that from happening.  I try not to show weakness or pain in front of the coaching staff, because these guys are like piranhas, for once they smell blood in the water  it is going to be a long day...or a long season.  Most of my complaining is done at home.  

New JUMBOTRON is up and running.  Pretty Cool 

We won our game Friday night 49-7.  The offense is starting to click, and we threw the ball much better.  The defense stepped up and had a great game.  Lenny did a great job of distributing the ball around the field, so we gave our future opponents something else to prepare for.  I know first hand how frustrating it is to prepare for VBHS, because there is so much to prepare for.  I am very happy to be on the VBHS side of the field.  We are starting game preparation for Palm Beach Gardens this week.  They should be tough.  

More later 

GZ