Sabrina Bartholomew was a graduate here at Struthers High School, and now coaches two of our teams, soccer and track. This is her 4th year coaching track this season.
As track season is approaching fast, the coaches are trying their best to set the runners up for success. Keeping their head up and focusing on getting better each day will help them achieve their goals. Bartholomew tries her hardest to keep the runners motivated and ready for each track meet.
Going practice by practice will help the team reach their goals and be the best that they can.
“The team needs to work on keeping their confidence up and working on reaching small, achievable goals over the season,” says Bartholomew.
Being a coach can be very rewarding, watching your athletes succeed and improve throughout the year. It might also be stressful at times, but many would say the good outworks the bad in this situation. She has the drive to want her athletes to get in every way, not only on the field, but off also.
She coaches soccer and loves being able to see athletes succeed in both sports. Many of the soccer players also run track, so she likes being able to have more time with those athletes.
“I love working with high schoolers. It is beyond rewarding to see their hard work pay off on and off the track. I also coach soccer, so being able to coach two sports that go hand in hand is a great asset to our athletes,” says Bartholomew.
A coach that cares wants more than their players to just be good on the field or court. They motivate their players to be better people and students. Sports are a very important way to learn a lot of life lessons. Many athletes will use things they learn playing sports for the rest of their life.
Being a coach is so much more than just teaching them lessons when playing, but also teaching them about life.
“I want the athletes I coach to know that sports impact everything they do in life. The skills you develop as an athlete can be carried into college and the work world. Being an athlete is something to be proud of. Cherish every moment you get to compete because one day, it’ll be gone,” says Bartholomew.
