Mahoney still coaching, and loving it
Posted: September 15, 2012 at 1:14 am
Rob Mahoney got a letter in the mail at the end of the 2011-2012 school year and the 39-year-old Billerica resident was shocked with what was inside.
Mahoney was named the MIAAs girls volleyball Coach of the Year for his work with the girls team at Notre Dame Academy in Tyngsboro in the fall and with the boys team at Lowell Catholic in the spring.
According to the official letter sent my MIAA Assistant Director Dick Baker, the selection of Mahoney was based on excellence of character, impact upon students and community and coaching quality.
Mahoney was also automatically made a nominee for the National Coach of the Year award
For Mahoney, it was a defining moment in a career that has spanned 14 years, officially anyway. Mahoneys actual coaching career started when he was 12 and decided to coach an under-8 soccer squad with a friend.
Yes, its safe to say, Mahoney and coaching are in a long-term relationship.
I love coaching, said Mahoney, a 1992 graduate of Billerica High. I love everything about it. If my wife gives me permission, Im usually at a volleyball game every single night. Im a very lucky person.
But it wasnt luck that earned Mahoney his coaching award.
In 14 years with Notre Dame, Mahoney has led the Lancers to the state playoffs every year. Last year in Lowell Catholics first-ever season as a varsity program, Mahoney brought that team to the postseason too.
The year before Mahoney took over at Notre Dame, the team finished 1-19.
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Notebook: Pat Calhoun Wondered If This Day Would Ever Arrive
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Jim Calhoun was still playing basketball when he married Pat 46 years ago and their life together has been defined by the game.
There was his time coaching in high school before he ascended to a college job in 1972. For more than 40 years, the calendar has revolved around Jim's coaching.
So what will this winter be like in the Calhoun house?
"That's the big question," Pat Calhoun said. "That's the question that I keep asking myself. Basketball has always been very much a part of our lives and I cannot imagine what it will be like to not have a season. I have no idea what it will be like. You'll have to ask me that in April."
Pat Calhoun said she has wondered how her husband will handle sitting on the sideline during a game. Jim Calhoun has missed games for health-related reasons in recent years, but this year he'll be watching games with less of a vested interest.
"It remains to be seen," Pat Calhoun said. "He's never been in that position, as crazy at it seems. Of course, it's not the worst position to be in, certainly."
The Calhouns will now have the freedom of retirement. It's something they've discussed in recent years.
"But going back many years ago, he always said, 'I won't coach when I'm 50,'" Pat said. "And I used to always think it was when he was 50 years old. Then I used to say to him, I didn't realize you meant you were going to be coaching for 50 years. I guess I didn't listen.
"So once we got past that 50 years of age, I realized he was never going to stop coaching. Who am I kidding? So nothing surprises me."
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Life without Sean Payton is tougher than New Orleans Saints expected
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Overreaction Monday has yielded to Acceptance Tuesday and Turn-the-corner Thursday at New Orleans Saints camp as the team prepares for Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers.
And yet around the Who Dat Nation, the fallout from the demoralizing 40-32 defeat to the Washington Redskins still lingers, like storm debris on our city's curbs.
By all accounts, the setback was one of the most shocking in recent memory, not so much for what happened but how it happened. The Saints were almost unrecognizable in their lack of discipline and sense of urgency, anything but the irresistible force we've come to expect at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
The Saints were penalized 12 times for 109 yards. That's happened exactly one other time in the Payton-Brees era, and not since 2008.
They committed three turnovers. That has hasn't happened at the Superdome since 2010.
And Drew Brees completed less than 50 percent of his passes. The last and only times that's happened in the Payton-Brees era was 2006.
Fluke? Perhaps.
Coincidence? Maybe.
Or is it a sign of things to come?
The Saints knew they faced a big challenge without Coach Sean Payton on the sideline and in the game plan meetings this season. They now know it might be even tougher than they expected.
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Mighty Mouse ready for a tall task: facing the Huskies
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While starring as an undersized defensive back at Washington, Nigel Burton envisioned a life as an accountant.
At 5 feet 9 and 180 pounds, he never seriously entertained playing beyond college and prepared to leave football behind after graduating with a business degree.
But those around him believed Burton could have a long career as a coach because the two-time captain and academic standout had unique leadership skills and understood UWs complex defensive schemes like few others.
"After his first year in the program, I would have guessed he would make a fine coach someday," former UW coach Jim Lambright said. "It was always the matter of does he have bigger and better plans."
Burton earned an MBA and dabbled briefly in the private sector before returning to football. After 12 years in coaching and now three as head coach at Portland State the former UW standout dubbed "Mighty Mouse" leads the Vikings against his alma mater at 1 p.m. Saturday at CenturyLink Field.
"Its not about me in any way, shape or form," Burton said. "Im not planning on suiting up on Saturday.
"If I do, I told (Portland State players) I could give them about one good play. That would be about it. Id probably blow a hamstring. Its always great being in Seattle, but this isnt at all about me."
In some ways, hes right.
This game is about the battered Huskies (1-1) rebounding from a 41-3 defeat last week at Louisiana State and looking to rebound impressively against a FCS opponent.
Its about the Vikings (1-1), who fired defensive coordinator Eric Jackson on Wednesday following a performance in which the defense surrendered 401 yards.
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Ellie Kemper Becomes a "Life Coach" in Hilarious Nescafe Memento Campaign
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Ellie Kemper is ready to share her words of wisdom with the world!
The hilarious star of The Office and Bridesmaids, 32, recently filmed a series of videos where she plays a "certified life coach" on behalf of Nescafe Memento. "I've just completed my online life coaching course at lifecoachforlife.org.com.biz," Kemper says in the first clip (above). "They even gave me this amazing new certificate! Ahh! Cool, right?"
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Kemper -- who wed comedy writer Michael Koman in July -- will gather information using a questionnaire via Nescafe Memento's Facebook page. She will then respond to a select number of fans with personalized messages.
Actress Ellie Kemper arrives at the DoSomething.org And VH1's 2012 Do Something Awards at the Barker Hangar on August 19, 2012 in Santa Monica, California. Credit: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic
"We're doing is this Facebook app where I play a life coach and I am coaching the users through their answers," Kemper told Us Weekly while shooting the campaign in June. "They're given a questionnaire and I coach them and help them improve their lives by remarking on their answers. It's a very fun character to play, actually!"
"It's kind of like Choose Your Own Adventure -- once you answer, I am there to give advice to you," Kemper added, laughing. "Only coffee advice! No, I'm just kidding."
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US school fitness program gets overhaul
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In the US, it's out with percentile scores and in with "healthy fitness zones." A new presidential youth fitness program for schools now tests a student's physical abilities based on what current research shows promotes good health, rather than rating them against their peers.
Announced this week, the program is shifting its focus to health rather than athletic performance (how many sit-ups you can do, for example) in response to the changing times and obesity epidemic in the country. The original presidential test was developed almost 50 years ago and was designed to measure children's athletic abilities, especially in the event they were called into military service.
In the new program, children will be analyzed based on five different criteria: cardiovascular fitness or aerobic capacity, body composition, muscle strength, muscular endurance and flexibility. Each score is then evaluated using the new "healthy fitness zone" standards. Kids who rank in the zone in five out of six categories are eligible to receive the Presidential Youth Fitness Award. For kids who fall below the ranks, they'll be tutored on ways to achieve better health and fitness.
Officials say that most children who exercise at least 60 minutes a day should be able to score in the healthy fitness zones.
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Petaluma Health Center offers fitness classes to everyone
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Instructor Andrea Gonzalez leads, from left, Molly Thompson, Serena Codiroli and Vicky Mira during a Zumba class at the Petaluma Health Center on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012.
In a move that illustrates how health-care facilities are evolving beyond their age-old mission of treating illness, the Petaluma Health Center has opened its new exercise facility to the general public.
This month, the health center began offering fitness classes to both patients and local residents. Offered at discount prices, the courses include two Zumba classes and two yoga classes, with more offerings on the horizon.
"We're going to be open to anyone in the community," said Luke Entrup, the health center's newly hired wellness program manager.
Entrup said other courses being considered include Tai Chi and Qi Gong, aerobics and 5Rhythms dance classes.
"We're going to start yoga and Zumba classes, but we're going to build many more classes," he said.
The Petaluma Health Center is one of the largest health care providers in southern Sonoma County, with 18,000 patients. Its new "movement room" is part of the center's new 53,000-square-foot facility, which is expected to serve some 35,000 southern Sonoma County and northern Marin County residents.
Fitness classes are part of the health center's wellness program, which is aimed at promoting healthy living and helping patients improve their condition while dealing with chronic disease such as diabetes.
Other health care providers in the county offer similar programs.
In west Santa Rosa, a health program for children called "Muevete!" is offered at the Southwest Community Health Center and the Roseland Children's Health Center, which are part of the Santa Rosa Community Health Centers.
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Madison YMCA issues challenge for health, fitness, cash in eight-week program
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MADISON The Madison Area YMCA, 111 Kings Road, beckons the public to get back into a fitness routine this fall with its Healthy You Challenge.
The eight-week health and fitness challenge is designed to motivate participants to work out and make healthy food choices, said Jennifer Casanova, associate health and fitness director of the YMCA. Those who take the challenge will experience a lifestyle transformation, have fun and reach goals, Casanova said. We cant wait to be a part of your success.
The Healthy You Challenge is comprised of:
Weekly weigh-ins from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. each Tuesday;
Two body assessments;
Two one-hour personal training sessions, and
One 30-minute nutrition session.
Also part of the program, Casanova added, is a big dose of support and encouragement.
Cash Prizes
Cash prizes will be awarded to the person who loses the highest percentage of body weight; the person who loses the most inches, and the participant who demonstrates the most effort.
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