Gen X Interviews
When did you start playing football?
I started playing flag football in elementary school and started tackle football in 7th grade.
When did you join the Trinity University Team?
-I was hired to coach at Trinity in July of 2012.
How many years have you played football?
-I played tackle football for a total of 11 years. I played 2 years in middle school, 7th and 8th grade. Played 4 years of HS football. Played 4 years of college football. Played 1 year of arena football.
How many winning seasons have you had as a player?
-I have been fortunate to be on a winning team all 11 years as a player. We lost 2 games in middle school. We lost 3 games in 4 years of high school. We lost 6 games in 4 years of college. I believe our arena team in 2010 was 10-6.
Have you ever been apart of a team that did not have a winning season?
-I missed 1 game in high school as a sophomore, I had mono.
Have you ever been injured for a 1 game or more?
-I played with several shoulder injuries or stingers in high school and college. I also played with some minor hand/foot/ankle injuries.
Have you ever played through an injury? If so please explain.
Were you ever peer pressured or felt like you had to get back into that game? If so please explain.
-I've had coaches explain the difference between being hurt and injured which made a lot of sense to me. I feel like good teams realize the necessity to push through some of the physically demanding aspects of the game but also understand when they are physically unable to perform. A lot of it has to do with mental toughness in addition to physical toughness.
In your career, have you heard a coach tell a player to play through an injury? If so please explain.
-I have never been diagnosed with a concussion.
Have you ever been diagnosed with a concussion?
-Since I have never been diagnosed with a concussion it is hard for me to tell. But, I suspect that I have had a concussion.
Have you ever had a concussion in a game?
If so, did you come out of the game?
-No.