E Town
02-23-2007, 02:03 PM
Talk about a monumental loss and some truly breaking news.
Brittany Lindhe’s resignation as Skyline College women’s basketball coach Tuesday not only was a major downer for the San Bruno junior college but a defeat for the coaching profession in general. In my dealings with Lindhe, she exuded nothing but class and a positive energy that was infectious. On the sidelines, I never heard her swear, let alone raise her voice.
Which only goes to show that you don’t have to be a hardass to be a good — or great — coach. Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy proved that on the world stage as his team whipped the Chicago Bears in the Super Bowl. Nice guys — and women — don’t finish last. On the contrary, Dungy proved that you don’t have to act like a curmudgeon — hello Bill Belichick — to get to the top.
In much the same vein, Lindhe showed tremendous professionalism in the way she treated her players and everyone around her. She is decency and dignity, a swan rising above the snakes. The world would be a much better place if there were more people like her in every profession. With her departure, the coaching world took a major hit.
“It would be like someone who was a gifted surgeon, doctor or newspaper writer and they had to walk away from the profession,” said Skyline Athletic Director Joe Morello. “It’s a loss to everyone. Will she coach again? I hope to God she does, and that I would be there to see it.”
CCS basketball playoffs
The ruling to allow no more than 16 teams in each division has served its purpose. In past years, nearly 60 percent of the schools in the section that fielded basketball teams made the postseason. That’s simply way too much. Not only did it lead to a number of catastrophically horrific blowouts, it watered down the tournament. And while there were still some lopsided games on Wednesday, the number paled in comparison to past years, because there were fewer teams with sub .500 teams in the tourney.
Soccer fever revisited
When Aragon High golf coach and soccer referee Guy Oling returned from the World Cup last summer, he soon became a familiar face on the streets of San Mateo.
“Every Latino I came into contact with on the street came up to me and said, ‘Dude, I saw you on the tele (TV).’”
When Oling was in Germany, he was interviewed by a newspaper in Argentina and Rosanna Franco, a TV personality for Univision.
“I was so psyched to be there, even though I was there less than 40 hours,” Oling said.
Emanuel Lee can be reached by e-mail: emanuel@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: (650) 344-5200 ext. 109. What do you think of this story? Send a letter to the editor: letters@smdailyjournal.com.
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Brittany Lindhe’s resignation as Skyline College women’s basketball coach Tuesday not only was a major downer for the San Bruno junior college but a defeat for the coaching profession in general. In my dealings with Lindhe, she exuded nothing but class and a positive energy that was infectious. On the sidelines, I never heard her swear, let alone raise her voice.
Which only goes to show that you don’t have to be a hardass to be a good — or great — coach. Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy proved that on the world stage as his team whipped the Chicago Bears in the Super Bowl. Nice guys — and women — don’t finish last. On the contrary, Dungy proved that you don’t have to act like a curmudgeon — hello Bill Belichick — to get to the top.
In much the same vein, Lindhe showed tremendous professionalism in the way she treated her players and everyone around her. She is decency and dignity, a swan rising above the snakes. The world would be a much better place if there were more people like her in every profession. With her departure, the coaching world took a major hit.
“It would be like someone who was a gifted surgeon, doctor or newspaper writer and they had to walk away from the profession,” said Skyline Athletic Director Joe Morello. “It’s a loss to everyone. Will she coach again? I hope to God she does, and that I would be there to see it.”
CCS basketball playoffs
The ruling to allow no more than 16 teams in each division has served its purpose. In past years, nearly 60 percent of the schools in the section that fielded basketball teams made the postseason. That’s simply way too much. Not only did it lead to a number of catastrophically horrific blowouts, it watered down the tournament. And while there were still some lopsided games on Wednesday, the number paled in comparison to past years, because there were fewer teams with sub .500 teams in the tourney.
Soccer fever revisited
When Aragon High golf coach and soccer referee Guy Oling returned from the World Cup last summer, he soon became a familiar face on the streets of San Mateo.
“Every Latino I came into contact with on the street came up to me and said, ‘Dude, I saw you on the tele (TV).’”
When Oling was in Germany, he was interviewed by a newspaper in Argentina and Rosanna Franco, a TV personality for Univision.
“I was so psyched to be there, even though I was there less than 40 hours,” Oling said.
Emanuel Lee can be reached by e-mail: emanuel@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: (650) 344-5200 ext. 109. What do you think of this story? Send a letter to the editor: letters@smdailyjournal.com.
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