Ravin April 2012 Times - Riverfield Country Day School

Interview with Coach Bogle
By James Morley
6TH GRADE
S
ince spring sports
have started, I
wanted to interview
someone who is coaching
one of the Middle School
teams. Coach Jason Bogle
is Riverfield’s Athletic Director,
and he is also the
head coach of the boys’
and girls’ golf teams. I
spoke with him a few
weeks ago, and here’s our
interview!
James: Hi, Coach! I was
wondering if you could
answer a few questions
about Golf for the newspaper.
Coach Bogle: I am always
happy to talk about
any of our sports at Riverfield!
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Cactus League Teams:
1. Arizona Diamondbacks
2. Chicago Cubs
3. Chicago White Sox
4. Cincinnati Reds
5. Cleveland Indians
6. Colorado Rockies
7. Kansas City Royals
8. Los Angeles Angels
9. Los Angeles Dodgers
10. Milwaukee Brewers
11. Oakland A’s
12. San Diego Padres
13. San Francisco Giants
14. Seattle Mariners
15. Texas Rangers
J: How long has Riverfield
offered golf as a spring
sport?
CB: Five years.
J: Have you coached Riverfield
Golf from the start?
CB: Yes.
J: Who is currently on the
team?
CB: We are still putting
the team together, but
right now the Middle
School team consists of
Matthew Bogle, Zack Davenport,
Kyle Ensey, Bailey
Gower, Stephen Holland,
Ben Smith, Addison Standley,
James Taylor, and
Garrett Wheeler. We have
one girl playing on the
Middle School team this
year, Elora Wymore.
J: Where is the team currently
practicing?
CB: We practice on Mondays
and Wednesdays
from 3:20 to 4:30 at Page
Belcher Golf Course.
J: When do you start playing
games?
CB: Most competitions are
during April and May.
J: Do you coach all the
teams? Or does another
teacher or faculty member
help you out?
CB: I coach all of the Golf
teams. Mrs. Goodwin,
Kate’s Mom, helps us out
during the season. She is a
golf pro at the Oaks Country
Club, and she does a
great job with all the players.
J: How long have you been
coaching golf?
CB: Six years.
J: When you were in middle
school, did you play
golf?
CB: My school did not
have golf in middle school,
but I did play during the
summer.
J: How often do you play
golf now?
CB: During the summer, I
try to play a couple of
times a month.
J: Thank you for your
time.
CB: You are welcome.
Thank you for your interest
in Riverfield Golf.
PHOTO BY JAMES MORLEY
MLB starting up again
Grapefruit League Teams:
1. Atlanta Braves
2. Baltimore Orioles
3. Boston Red Sox
4. Detroit Tigers
5. Houston Astros
6. Miami Marlins
7. Minnesota Twins
8. New York Mets
9. New York Yankees
10. Philadelphia Phillies
11. Pittsburg Pirates
12. St. Louis Cardinals
13. Tampa Bay Rays
14. Toronto Blue Jays
15. Washington Nationals
I
f you play a professional
sport, most of
your time will be donated
to that sport to practice
and play games. But
some sports require more
time than others.
For instance, in basketball
you don’t have to practice
three hours every day.
But in baseball, you must
practice every day just to
stay on the roster. If you
want to become an all-time
great, you will probably
have to practice about four
hours a day. The season for
major league baseball’s
season lasts for about
seven months.
There is a reason for
this. Baseball has the second
longest season in pro-
fessional sports behind
hockey. For example, this
year when the Saint Louis
Cardinals won the World
Series, just a couple of
months later they had already
started practices again.
Then in a couple of weeks,
Spring Training started up
again.
There are two leagues in
Spring Training: the Cac
tus League in Arizona, and
the Grapefruit League in
Florida. Spring training
started on January 31, but
opening day for the actual
season for all teams will be
March 30.
Whichever team you are
rooting for, good luck! I
know I will be rooting for my
Redbirds!
RAVIN’ TIMES April 2012