Coach Feature: Tennis looks Bright
Coach Bright has been having a great time at Armijo. He has been coaching as
a tennis coach at Armijo for two years and before Armijo he has coached for an
Australian swim school in CA. Coach Bright became a coach as the school needed a
coach and he wanted to help. He really enjoys coaching for the tennis team as he
explains that he gets to learn more and also gets to know a lot of new students and
parents.
Coaching is not the only thing he does at Armijo. He is also a teacher for Honors
World History and US history. I had his class during my freshman year and it was
one of my favorites!
Besides coaching, he has worked at many other places. He started working as
a sales associate selling phones and then he became a leader for an afterschool
program. Before working for Armijo he was working for an independent study
program.
Besides teaching and coaching, he likes doing outdoor things like hiking,
snowboarding, camping and bird watching. He really likes to travel and take day
trips with his girlfriend.
Even though he has never attended Armijo before, one thing he would like to
change would be the students as they should pick up their trash after lunch.
When asked for one advice that he would like to give someone who wants to get
in coaching, he said, “to do it and volunteer first and see if they like it and it is great to
share your skills with a younger player”. At the end, he wants to encourage all
students and families to come and watch the tennis games as they are very intense
and fun.