Coaches Mantras
FIRST | LAST | SCHOOL | SPORT | MANTRA |
JAN | Jensen | Merit College Preparatory Academy | Basketball | “Every single day you have as a coach you have the ability to change a life. Be a positive role model for your players.” |
JON | Kuhnz | Merit College Preparatory Academy | AD | “I can’t be beat! I won’t be beat! I pity any fool who try and take what I got!” Mr. T |
JEFF | Turpin | Herriman | Basketball | “I do not cheat, lie, steal, or do anything to bring embarrassment to myself, team, or family.” |
Dave | Excell | Retired coach and athletic director | “Win with humility. Lose with dignity. Be grateful for the ride.” | |
Van | Parker | Union High School | Track & Field, Basketball | “You can’t always be the strongest or most talented or most gifted person in the room, but you can be the most competitive.”-Pat Summitt “Here’s how I am going to beat you. I’m going to outwork you. That’s it. That’s all there is to it.” -Pat Summitt |
Dave | Knowles | Green Canyon | Volleyball | Belief determines behavior |
Dallas | Randall | Westlake High School/Cedar Valley High School | Volleyball | -Coaches work in the business of behavior management, not physical manipulation. If players can’t or won’t buy into your philosophy and team culture, you will never reach potential. -Mental strength can make up for physical limitations; physical strength cannot make up for mental limitations |
Kayce | Hill | West Jordan High School | Soccer | Cupcakes are just muffins that believed in miracles |
Casey | Meyer | Brighton High School | Tennis | Every team member deserves a chance at success. Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much. |
Matt | Bennett | Dixie State University | Basketball | Example: “Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can.” |
Evah | Bennett | Dixie State University | Basketball | Example: “Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can.” |
Jessica | Peck | NORTH SUMMIT SCHOOL DISTRICT | Cross Country, Track & Field | GIVE EVERYONE A CHANCE TO SUCCEED |
Steve | Stuart | Rich High Randolph Utah | Volleyball | Hey Another Great Day! You GET to play Volleyball today! You Don’t know if you Don’t Go” (To the floor on defense) Enjoy the Journey Deserve the Victory! |
Haylee | Gines | South Summit High School | Volleyball | I want student athletes to learn life long lessons while playing volleyball. I want to make a difference in their lives and teach them they can do hard things. Our quote is you can control your Effort and Attitude always! |
Rob | Sadler | Rockwell Charter High School | Basketball | Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop to look around once in a while, you could miss it. |
Joseph | Hoch | Syracuse Arts Academy | Baseball, Athletic Director | My mission is to provide a broad-based educational experience for student athletes focused on promoting success while upholding standards of academic and athletic integrity at all times on and off the field. |
Jamie | Stevens | South Summit High School | AD | Stay Humble – Stay Hungry |
Sandi | Wells | Rockwell High School | Basketball, Track & Field | Success = Story x Strategy x State of Mind x Accountability |
Doug | HUNT | Bear River High School | Basketball | The passion for the game of basketball, the players I coach and the competition we prepare for drives me every single day. I believe in the grit and the grind that molds and defines the character that we display every day both on and off the court. I love the toughness, both mental and physical, that is required to be successful at basketball and in life. I love teaching the correlation between the requirements necessary to excel in athletics and excel in life. Each player making a personal resolve to stand up and be accounted for and take the personal responsibility to make a positive difference to the team, sacrificing the personal agenda, is what I strive to coach into each player. |
Shad | Park | The reason most people fail rather than succeed is they give up what they want most for what they want at the moment. | ||
Deb | Labrum | Union High School | Baseball, Basketball, Football | Trust and Respect the Process. |
Deb | Taylor | Union High School | Softball | Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with SMART people who will argue with you. -John Wooden |