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Who I am: Chris Lehmann

What I do: Principal of the Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia, PA (Opening 9/06).

What I did: Technology Coordinator / English Teacher / Girls Basketball Coach / Ultimate Coach at the Beacon School, a fantastic progressive public high school in Manhattan.

Email: chris [at] practicaltheory [dot] org.

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Gary Stager about New Year... New Challenges... New Goals... New Excitement
Tue, 31.08.2010 05:14
I may have linked to the
wrong Merrow article -
http://takingnote.learnin
gmatters.tv/?p=4433

Gary Stager about New Year... New Challenges... New Goals... New Excitement
Tue, 31.08.2010 05:05
Dear Chris:

We've had this discussion
privately, so I hope you
don't mind that I involve
the [...]

Julie Strong about New Year... New Challenges... New Goals... New Excitement
Mon, 30.08.2010 13:35
I'll be curious to see
how #5 evolves. In
independent schools we
rarely lack for parent
[...]

dcollins about New Year... New Challenges... New Goals... New Excitement
Sat, 28.08.2010 07:32
Those are great things to
look forward to! At my
alternative school, I'm
looking forward to seeing
[...]

Andrew Marcinek about New Year... New Challenges... New Goals... New Excitement
Sat, 28.08.2010 06:42
I am sure it will be very
weird vibe without your
original class in the
building, but now you
have [...]

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Wednesday, April 11. 2007

... the season finale of Friday Night Lights left me in tears.

I love what I am doing at SLA. It is exactly what I am supposed to be doing with my life right now, but I admit...

I miss coaching.

I loved every moment with my players. I loved 6:30 am. I loved the time-outs with 1:00 to go, down by two. I loved screaming as the kids ran the halls of the school at 7:00 am, yelling "Scarsdale doesn't run this early! Columbia doesn't run this early!" I loved driving to tournaments with kids, talking about Ultimate and school and life for hours. I loved lay-up lines and go-to drills and breaking down game film. I loved the anticipation of game-day, seeing the kids in the halls or in class and just smiling, knowing it was game day.

I loved the singularity of purpose. I loved everyone working toward one goal.

I would have loved a National championship, a city championship, but in the end, I just miss coaching.

Posted by Chris Lehmann in Sports / Coaching at 21:52 | Comments (3) | Trackbacks (0)

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I have coached for 12 years... high school and middle school. This year I took the year off for reasons that I wasn't exactly sure of, but made the decision nonetheless. The break has been good, but I miss it as well. There isn't really anything that replaces that feeling of being able to use words to guide a team of people towards a singular goal. Playing is one thing, but sitting on the bench is quite another ... and I also have missed the role that it played in my life. Next year... back to the hardwood!

#1 Diana on 2007-04-11 22:26 (Reply)

I agree. This is a great show and the ending was phenomenal. It is a great balance to show that we are all different with different goals, and that sometimes you have to compromise. I hope the show is back next season.

This is why, despite other's urging, I maintain my work as a Science Olympiad coach and yearbook advisor. Yes, it does eat time, add stress, and sometimes complicate life. Being able to work together, struggle, and come together towards an end is exhilarating.

#2 Vinnie Vrotny (Link) on 2007-04-12 08:37 (Reply)

Glad we're aligned on at least one issue of importance, Chris. That being the greatness of FNL.

#3 Dan Meyer (Link) on 2007-04-13 18:59 (Reply)

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