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Coaching opportunity allows brothers to work together Story by Zach Gish The smell of fresh cut grass is in their air during practice. Mr. Josh Cole, Mr. Todd Stewart, and Mr. Jordan Cole are on the field for another year here at Clay, coaching the eighth grade football team. These coaches are not just ordinary coaches, Clay has a pair of brothers on the coaching staff. The Cole brothers grew up in different times according Mr. Josh Cole. Coach Josh Cole and Coach Todd Stewart stand on the sidelines during a home game. Photo by Max Engelkin “When I was 13, (Mr. Jordan Cole) was going into kindergarten," he said. They didn’t interact a lot as kids. They have a unique situation with their teaching jobs that have enabled them to coach together for Clay. “When there was an opportunity to coach with my brother, there was no thinking about it,” Mr. Josh Cole said. Mr. Josh Cole played quarterback in high school, and at Taylor University in college. With all the coaches’ experience, they have lead their seven teams to a 41-15 overall record. Mr. Josh Cole explains to the players over and over again that the coaches at Clay like to win games. “As a coach, it’s my job to push the team harder and get better day in and day out,” he said. Mr. Josh Cole wants the team to understand that life is short and that you will remember middle school games for a long time. “The coaching is very helpful,” Peyton Brown, eighth grade, said, adding that their feedback is always consistent with each other. Eighth grade players reflect on season so far Story by Will Pippen Westfield, Noblesville, Carmel, Creekside, Fishers, Riverside you better buckle up and hold on tight because the 8th grade Trojan football team is coming for you. "We have worked hard so far this season, practicing about 11 hours a week," Clay QB, Peyton Brown explained. Eleven hours a week is a lot of practice. Brown said that he needs to work on his feet work a lot during practice. Brown has been working all summer and still is today. Zach Gish, cornerback and wide receiver for Clay, explains that he wants the younger kids to look up to his record and wants his legacy for middle school to end on a good note. Gish says that Coach Cole pushes the team hard and expects good things out of them. Time management is hard for Zach but he does well and works hard. Sam Saliba, wide receiver and linebacker for Clay says that his favorite part of football is stapling people to the ground. The team has 8 games this year and are hoping for a winning record. Peyton says that he wishes to go 7 and one this year. Gish also says that coach Cole takes coaching very seriously and is good at what he does. Jake Weaver, linebacker for Clay explains, “it's 0-0, we are losing.” He says the quote means that if the team isn't winning, their losing. Gish and Saliba say that that the quote Jake came up with is very inspirational and really gets them motivated. So far, the Trojans have won against Carmel Middle and Noblesville East. They have lost to Riverside. The Trojans look forward to having a good season under a coaching staff that takes pride in their work and they think it'll be a ton of fun.
Seventh grade football coach joins Clay’s staff By Peyton Brown He coaches football. He is the special education department chair, and he is a very familiar face to Clay, his name is Mr. Jeff Nass. Nass has taught at the high school for Story by Caitlyn Burns and Jessica Mackey The weather of the last week of August wasn’t too intense, but the seventh grader’s G #1: Good Numbers football practices definitely were. Player Danny Rhoad said that practices were going really well, but are filled with conditioning and many other new drills. Dominick Padjen, one of the team captains, said, “The practices are tough, but we learn plays and get good technique.” At practice, they do a lot of conditioning. They just started brand new tackling the past nine years but now he's right here in Clay Middle School. Nass joined Clay this year as the Special Ed. department chair. Nass is also the head coach for the Clay Middle School seventh grade football team. As with most teachers, he teaches and coaches because he enjoys interacting and working with students on a daily basis. "Teachers and coaches can have an fundamentals. The fundamentals are the same ones the Seattle Seahawks do. After that, they do position groups. At the end, they play 11 on 11. Mr. Derek Dial, seventh grade football coach, has been coaching for a total of seven years. He coached for two years at Carmel Middle School and this is his fifth year coaching at Clay Middle School. Last year, the seventh grade team didn’t do very well. “Having low numbers was a big challenge. When you don’t have many kids that are interested in football, it’s hard to have a great opportunity to make a lasting impact on students and athletes both in and out of the classroom. I hope I can be a small cog in the wheel that leads them on a path to success and happiness," he explained. Nass plans to continue with both coaching and teaching next year, as he leads the Clay Trojans on and off the field. The 3 G’s of the Season G #2: Good Players team,” Dial explained. Compared to last year, Coach Dial thinks this G #3: team is going to do good things. Great Team “We have good talent on both sides of the ball, on offense and d e f e n s e , ” D i a l said. The team is working great together through all of it. “Overall, I’m really excited,” he said. “We have good numbers, good players, and we have a really great team.”
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