My thoughts on Northwest’s Hofer-Holdeman
Jan. 22, 2008 @ 4:28 p.m. by JoannaI had a parent e-mail me regarding my comments on Carl Taylor in a previous post and wanted to know what my thoughts were on boys coach Eric Hofer-Holdeman.
He’s one of the coaches I truly like and I’ve always been impressed with his ability to not freak out. At least on the outside. I’ve been around waaaay too many coaches in my lifetime to not be fully aware that they all freak out about games, players, strategies. Some let the world know, some internalize, some are a mixture of both.
I once wrote a story on Hofer-Holdeman and talked about his quiet nature, yet in the past few years, he has become more vocal. Now, he’s nowhere near as vocal as the majority of coaches, but more vocal for him. And he does own the loudest clap in the area.
On a personal level, what I’ve always liked about Hofer-Holdeman is he’s just as quick to talk basketball with me as he is to ask after my husband and kids.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:23 am
Does he coach each kid fairly and equally? Does he really give each kid an equal chance and care genuinely about each young man? If so, then he is a coach who has his priorities staight. Reward kids for working hard and doing their job, not for who their parents are or who they work for or how much they volunteer. Even as outsiders, we all see it happening with the Eagles.
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