Two Schools, One Coach, in Finals~ Hmm !!!
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Two Schools, One Coach, in Finals~ Hmm !!!
Two schools, one coach in District #3 swimming finals........
2/28/2007,
The Associated Press:
(AP) — John Kesler will be a busy man at this weekend's District #3 swimming championships at Cumberland Valley High School. He will be coaching two schools.
Many coaches handle one boys team and one girls team from the same school. Kesler is different — he coaches both the Central Dauphin and Central Dauphin East girls and boys teams.
The unusual role has not been without logistical and emotional challenges.
In December, both schools opened their dual meet schedule on the same night, but at different venues. Central Dauphin was at Boiling Springs while Central Dauphin East was at Milton Hershey, about an hour apart.
Kesler spent the first half of the Central Dauphin meet at Boiling Springs, then drove to catch the second half of Central Dauphin's East's meet at Milton Hershey. Assistant coaches handled whichever team he wasn't coaching.
At a December invitational in which both teams participated, Kesler had to wear something that represented both teams' school colors. He wore a green Central Dauphin polo shirt and a black cowboy hat. East' colors are black and white.
"I was the only person wearing a cowboy hat on the pool deck that day," Kesler said. "It looked odd, but I wanted to show I was equally with both teams."
Practice is not a problem. Neither high school has a pool, so both practice at a township-owned facility that is about halfway between the two schools or at a local community college.
"Both teams practice together in the same pool," Kesler said. "The swimmers are divided into A, B and C levels. The A-level swimmers swim with the other A-level swimmers in the same lanes, and you can push them to get better."
The biggest conflict came when both schools had a dual meet. Kesler said his only option was to set the lineups ahead of time and then make no adjustments during the meet, something coaches do frequently.
Both schools are part of the same school district, and Kesler was hired as the district's swimming coordinator.
The Chops....
2/28/2007,
The Associated Press:
(AP) — John Kesler will be a busy man at this weekend's District #3 swimming championships at Cumberland Valley High School. He will be coaching two schools.
Many coaches handle one boys team and one girls team from the same school. Kesler is different — he coaches both the Central Dauphin and Central Dauphin East girls and boys teams.
The unusual role has not been without logistical and emotional challenges.
In December, both schools opened their dual meet schedule on the same night, but at different venues. Central Dauphin was at Boiling Springs while Central Dauphin East was at Milton Hershey, about an hour apart.
Kesler spent the first half of the Central Dauphin meet at Boiling Springs, then drove to catch the second half of Central Dauphin's East's meet at Milton Hershey. Assistant coaches handled whichever team he wasn't coaching.
At a December invitational in which both teams participated, Kesler had to wear something that represented both teams' school colors. He wore a green Central Dauphin polo shirt and a black cowboy hat. East' colors are black and white.
"I was the only person wearing a cowboy hat on the pool deck that day," Kesler said. "It looked odd, but I wanted to show I was equally with both teams."
Practice is not a problem. Neither high school has a pool, so both practice at a township-owned facility that is about halfway between the two schools or at a local community college.
"Both teams practice together in the same pool," Kesler said. "The swimmers are divided into A, B and C levels. The A-level swimmers swim with the other A-level swimmers in the same lanes, and you can push them to get better."
The biggest conflict came when both schools had a dual meet. Kesler said his only option was to set the lineups ahead of time and then make no adjustments during the meet, something coaches do frequently.
Both schools are part of the same school district, and Kesler was hired as the district's swimming coordinator.
The Chops....