Celebrating its 25th anniversary in June, it's not hard to measure the impact of the Roger Neilson Coaching Clinic held annually at the University of Windsor.

Over the years, many of the clinic's keynote speakers started out sitting in the audience listening before moving up hockey's ladder.

This year's clinic will be held June 8-10. "We've got a lot of requests from people wanting to speak at the clinic this year being the 25th anniversary," said Marshall Starkman, director of Roger Neilson Hockey.

"(Tampa Bay Lightning assistant coach) Dan Lacroix called us and really wanted us to have room for him to speak.

"He used to come and sit in the audience. Many of our speakers have been here in the audience and made the clinic a part of their evolution as a coach."

That desire to give back and share what they've learned on their hockey travels was the basis for Neilson, perhaps the greatest innovator hockey has ever seen, starting the clinic back in 1987.

A beloved figure in the hockey community, Neilson died after a long battle with cancer nine years ago but his legacy lives on.

"Roger started the clinic because he was always motivated to share," said Starkman, who attended his first clinic as a member of the coaching staff of Neilson's Tier II Junior A Lindsay Muskies team in 1997.

"He was an educator in hockey all his life from the time he was coaching two or three teams in Toronto as a teenager. He loved passing on knowledge."

Starkman said Neilson chose Windsor for his clinic because he had a connection to the university that helped him secure facilities and the proximity to the U.S. border made it a good fit geographically.

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Jerry Sloan has a 1,221-803 record in 26 seasons as an NBA coach.

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After talking to Jerry Sloan back in early January for a story about his potential return to the NBA, one thing was clear in my mind about the Hall of Fame coach: He wanted back in.

Sloan, who resigned as Utah coach midway through last season after 23 seasons, hadn't come right out and said that directly. The NBA's third-winningest coach (1,221-803) was still enjoying his time away from the game, whether he and his wife, Tammy, were living on his farm in Illinois or back in his Utah home. But the strong signs that he wanted to coach again were there, and they've all come true in recent weeks as he is officially back in the coaching mix.

The 70-year-old Sloan, who insists his energy has returned to the levels required to do the job his way, discussed his coaching candidacy as well as the NBA playoffs in an interview with SI.com on Thursday. As Sloan indicated, he has spoken with Bobcats owner Michael Jordan about Charlotte's coaching position and will meet with team officials on Friday in Utah for a formal interview.

SI.com: Where do things stand with your coaching future?

Sloan: I'm supposed to talk to Charlotte tomorrow, and beyond that I haven't talked to anybody else.

SI.com: Are you 100 percent interested in that job, or is this a two-way feeling-out process at all?

Sloan: I wouldn't talk to them if I wasn't interested. I wouldn't waste their time. That's not something I'm interested in doing. But I have no idea, and they probably have no idea about me, so I don't know. I guess that's why we're meeting.

SI.com: What about the Orlando situation? It was reported that you had interest there. Have you spoken to the Magic yet?

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21-05-2012 16:13 New Orleans Louisiana Life Coach, Burt Richard authored "Created For Success" and his no-nonsense, realistic approach is refreshing and eye opening. Not only is he a Life Coach, but a Motivational Speaker and Pastor answering some of those tough life questions like... Why am I here? What do I have to offer? Is there more to life? Inside "Created For Success", Burt reveals Success SECRETS and much more. Inside this book, you'll relate to the heart warming stories that will make you smile, laugh, and tug on your heart strings. You'll even hear an amazing story of an unplanned Life Coaching session and how it changed the life of that person...forever! Some the analogies that Burt uses, help us to understand more about who we are and how it applies to how we can understand that we are "Created For Success". Discover the Secrets of New Orleans Louisiana Life Coach Burt Richard

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John Olson has a passion for sports and coaching. Earlier in his life, he managed sporting goods stores in Merced, Modesto and San Luis Obispo.

But the best decision the 48-year-old Merced High School principal said he ever made was to go back to school and get his teaching credential. That has led to a 21-year education career and recent recognition as the top secondary school principal in Merced, Mariposa, Madera and Fresno counties.

"I'm thrilled with the award," Olson said. "It was a real honor and is an indication of the success of the school. I look at Merced High School as a beacon of hope. We do incredible things here, and I have a wonderful staff."

Olson comes from a family of educators. His dad, Robert Olson, was a longtime agriculture and science teacher at Livingston High School and his mom is a registered nurse who taught adult courses.

Olson's wife, Irma Ayala-Olson, is principal of Alicia Reyes Elementary School in Merced and his son, Tony, 27, is a flight instructor and helicopter pilot in Long Beach. The Olsons' daughter, Danielle Mahler, 25, is a senior at California State University, Stanislaus, and wants to be a physical therapist.

"My passion is teaching and coaching," Olson said. "Physically it's tough and you can work long hours. I get revived with athletics and extracurricular activities. Merced High School is a wonderful school, and I love it here. It's a great school, it really is."

Olson's love for Merced High impresses Stephanie Cowperthwaite, a campus security liaison.

"He's awesome; he's like a cheerleader for the kids and staff, too," Cowperthwaite said. "He's accessible, easy to talk to and really a nice guy. He knows more kids by name than any principal. He gets really involved with kids and that's really cool. We're really proud of him."

English teacher Michelle Dillon said Olson's leadership style reminds her of retired Merced High principal Tom Scheidt.

"Principal Olson makes us feel we are truly part of the Bear family," Dillon said. "He makes us feel like we matter and are valued. We know he cares about all of us. He exudes Bear pride and tremendous school spirit."

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GREEN BAY - John Barnes is taking the next step in his basketball coaching life after joining the Wisconsin-Green Bay women's program Monday.

The Escanaba native spent the past year as an assistant coach at University of Michigan under Kevin Borseth, who last month returned to UWGB as head coach. Barnes will be associate head coach.

Barnes, who pulled to the side of the road to talk while house hunting in Green Bay Monday, said the location and familiarity with Borseth were key factors in his decision to join the Phoenix.

"That was a very important decision compared to other jobs I was offered," said Barnes, who played at Michigan Tech during Borseth's tenure as head women's coach.

"That was a big selling point in coming to Green Bay. I know what he expects of me and he knows what I can do," Barnes said of taking a very attractive position. "There were a lot of people wanting the job."

He also interviewed recently for an assistant's role at Saint Louis University under Lisa Stone, who he worked for in 2010-11 at University of Wisconsin.

"I really liked it and I liked working for her," Barnes said. "They are really pushing to get the program headed in the right direction. Distance was a major factor (in declining the offer)."

He already knew of the UWGB opportunity and liked the idea of living close to his home town and Houghton, where he spent 2003-10 as women's head coach at Michigan Tech. He still owns a home there.

He also interviewed for the head coaching position at University of Northern Kentucky after his stint at Michigan ended. "I thought it went very well. It was a good experience to go through the process," he said.

"I was pretty picky as far as where I was interested in going," said Barnes. "I'm at the point where I want to work with someone I know I have a good relationship with. The area and distance all were factors."

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Prep sports Lehis Gladwell sought to retain traditional values.

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Dick Motta influenced his career choice and Nick Emery and T.J. Haws played against his last team.

Those names help define the coaching life of Lehi High Schools Craig Gladwell, whos retiring this month.

So do his age (65) and number of years (43) in the profession, although he hardly looks old and certainly could keep going.

Gladwell is a coaching marvel. In a way, his longevity tends to obscure his achievements. He holds a place in Utah basketball history, having won four Class 2A state championships at North Sevier in the 1990s. Yet with so few varsity head coaches of high-profile sports staying in the game for anything approaching his tenure, Gladwell is further distinguished.

"I just plugging along, and loving it, right up until now," he said.

This year became the stopping point not because of any driving forces, necessarily, and not accompanied by any regrets. Attending the state tournament in March was enjoyable for him. He didnt find himself longing for one last chance to coach.

Yet amid his satisfaction, hes mildly disillusioned about high school sports. While reflecting in a classroom at Lehi on a recent afternoon, Gladwell acknowledged being happy hes at the end of his career, not the start.

"I dont like the direction its going," he said. "Its all about recruiting. Its all about who can assemble the best talent, and then win. Its high school, education-based athletics. Its not college or pros. That part frustrates me."

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May 18, 2012 - Lone Star Football League (LSFL) Rio Grande Valley Magic By CHRIS ARDIS of yourvalleyvoice.com

McALLEN - When Tom Shawhan accepted a scholarship to play football and to wrestle at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, he saw it as a chance to enjoy, for four more years, the sports he loved. Then, with his bachelor's in pre-med, he would leave the pads and the mats behind for medical school. But life has a funny way of leading us down a different path than the one we planned.

Shortly after entering UNO, Tom's dual-sport scholarship was amended to a single sport, football, because the coach wanted this defensive end to focus only on the gridiron. That wasn't the only path that was diverted. During the summer between his sophomore and junior year, Tom coached a basketball team of fourth through sixth graders for a Christian league at the YMCA.

"I realized I loved coaching," Tom said. He loved it so much that he returned to UNO and changed his major from pre-med to physical education.

Shortly after he graduated from college, Tom went to watch the Omaha Mustangs, the city's first semi-pro football team, practice. The team's coach approached him and asked, "Would you like to play for us?" Tom tried out and made the team. (The team is now the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League.) It was a summer football league, and Tom played with the team for two years.

Now a college graduate, Tom worked as a substitute teacher for one semester. Then he got a call from Lawton Bronson Consolidated School District in Iowa. Lawton, Iowa has a population of roughly 1,000 and Bronson, 300.

"Three days a week, I would teach p.e. to seventh through twelfth graders," Tom said, "and two days a week I'd teach kinder through sixth. I coached football, wrestling and track at the high school and drove the team bus."

Tom later moved to South Sioux City High School in Nebraska. There, he met Coach David Lee. When Coach Lee left to South Sioux City to become a principal, Tom assumed the position of head coach.

Tom and his wife, Donna, missed Omaha, so they headed home. Tom became head coach at Omaha Bryan High School. He didn't stay long at Bryan. Deciding he needed to take a break from teaching and coaching, Tom took a job as manager at a McDonald's.

"The entire year he was at McDonald's," Donna said, "former players kept going in there and asking him, 'When are you coming back?'" Tom knew he couldn't stay out of coaching for long.

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A WOMAN who has dedicated her life to coaching disabled sports stars has been chosen to be a Paralympic torch bearer.

Archery expert Helen George from Seaton Delaval was selected to carry the flame for her tireless work in supporting the Paralympic archery team who will represent Great Britain at this summers games.

Her leg of the torch relay will start after the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics at Stratford and before the Paralympic games begin on August 29.

Helen, 67, said: I am so happy to have been chosen. It is extra special to me because I will be carrying it from Stoke Mandeville in Buckinghamshire, which is where my career in archery all began.

After a career in the Womens Royal Air Force, Helen took up archery on a whim after her husband Tony, 64, joined a local club when they lived in the South of England 20 years ago.

She then spent a weekend as part of the support team in Stoke Mandeville for the World Championships in the early 1990s which gave her the archery bug.

She said: Tony took up archery but it just took over and its our life now and all our friends are archers. Stoke Mandeville is where Paralympic sport really started and its a fabulous place so to carry it from there makes it really special.

Following the couples move to the North East she joined the Killingworth Archers and represented the county before an injury forced her to give up the competitive side of the sport.

My doctor said I would have to give up so I started on the coaching, added Helen. Ive been working as a team leader and running courses for soldiers coming back from Afghanistan and Ive met some incredible young people.

She now personally coaches Paralympic hopeful, GB archer Katy Murray, who will take part in this summers games.

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