9781594330292 - Wolfe, Steve
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Fresh out of college, Steve Wolfe comes to the little town of Homer, Alaska, and begins his wrestling coach career. Homer, Alaska, is at the end of the road. Coach soon finds that Alaska is full of unbelievable characters--kids and adults alike--students, teachers, and neighbors. Coach's interactions with these characters make for nonstop humor and inspiration. Call Me Coach is a story of rare experiences of struggle and failure but ultimately triumph. Alaskans and wrestlers have a common spirit--the spirit of adventure and overcoming all adversity. Call Me Coach is a humorous story of motivation and the spirit of Alaska and wrestling.…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
Fresh out of college, Steve Wolfe comes to the little town of Homer, Alaska, and begins his wrestling coach career. Homer, Alaska, is at the end of the road. Coach soon finds that Alaska is full of unbelievable characters--kids and adults alike--students, teachers, and neighbors. Coach's interactions with these characters make for nonstop humor and inspiration. Call Me Coach is a story of rare experiences of struggle and failure but ultimately triumph. Alaskans and wrestlers have a common spirit--the spirit of adventure and overcoming all adversity. Call Me Coach is a humorous story of motivation and the spirit of Alaska and wrestling.
Autorenporträt
Steve graduated from Brigham Young University and received his Masters from Alaska Pacific University. He has been an active teacher and coach for more than 30 years. He is a member of the Homer High School Wrestling Hall-Of-Fame, and the Alaska State Wrestling Hall-Of-Fame. At the age of 56 he continues to wrestle competitively. In 1991 he won his 9th consecutive State Championship in the Open Division and won the National Championship in Las Vegas for his age and weight. Although he is retired from teaching, and no longer coaches at Homer High School, he continues to lend his support to wresting by coaching the students at a local Russian village, Voznesenka, at Anchor Point Jr. High, and is President and Coach of Popeye Wrestling Club. Steve and his lovely wife, Nina, are the parents of seven children and one foster son. All are alive, healthy, and happy.