1) Why did you choose to coach swimming at St. Louis Park?

Actually I have coached here before. I am returning back to the team.

2) What are your plans on helping to improve the team?

I coached for five or six years with the girls, and I’ve been gone the last two years. I’m excited to be back, and I know that head coach Joe Yaeger has worked hard the last two years to maintain  the team and to help it really grow. I know the team has good numbers, and I’m excited to be working with him and the team again to have another successful year.

3) How do you plan to use the experience with the team before to help this year?

It is nice that I know some of the girls, so that coming in I know a little bit about the team and I know where they were and where their strengths are and it will be nice to get to know the other half of the team.

4) What are your expectations for this season?

We are going into a new conference so it is hard to tell where we will be at right away, but I hope that we finish towards the top. I know that there will be new competition for almost everybody because we will be going up against some good teams. As long as the girls are getting their personal best and slowly improving, then hopefully we will get to sections and send a couple kids to state.

5) What will you do to make this a memorable season?

I’m just excited to be back. For me just having two years off I can get back into coaching. It is something that I have missed and something that was very, very difficult when I left, because I’ve always enjoyed swimming, I love working with the team. I know it brings out the best in all of the girls and it is fun to watch them grow and mature throughout the year.

6) How will the students progress as players throughout the season with you as a new coach?

We will be training with strength and conditioning, I will run them through dry land, so they will get stronger and as the year progresses I believe that we will have success at the end and hopefully their fastest times will peak right at sections.

7) What new methods of coaching do you plan on bringing to the team this season?

It’s hard to know until I’m back into it. I don’t know yet what drills and skills we need to work on. We will determine that as we go along, and we will break it down with some videotaping to look at the technique.

8)  What plans do you and head coach Joe Yaeger  have to increase the success of the team?

I know that he has worked really hard the past two years with the team and I’m excited to be back with him, he has a very good background in strength and conditioning and with getting the team ready. He has been coaching now for five or six years.

9)  How will this season be different from your previous seasons coaching for the St. Louis Park team?

The girls’ team is the biggest I’ve seen it in a couple years  and being in a new conference is different because we are starting all over with the new teams.