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August 22, 2012

Jennifer Pollnow: Teaching Leadership Also A Lessons For Coaches

Jennifer Pollnow, Girls Swimming   Jennifer Pollnow, Arrowhead’s varsity girls swimming coach, sees more to her job than simply helping her athletes trim seconds off their event times. She wants to help them become better peop...


August 22, 2012

Arrowhead: What Keeps Arrowhead Coaches Awake At Night?

High school coaches juggle a variety of duties throughout the year—parents, budgets, game plans. While on the surface it often appears that everything operates smoothly, coaches admit there are facets of their jobs that constantly present challenge...


August 22, 2012

Truttschel: Strong Student-Athlete Academic History

Tom Truttschel, Head Girls Lacrosse Coach at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), tells us about the traditionally strong student-athlete academic history that exists at Arrowhead....


August 22, 2012

Truttschel: Finding Space For Every Sport

Tom Truttschel, Head Girls Lacrosse Coach at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), says that finding practice space in a program as large as Arrowhead’s presents challenges and discusses how they manage the "space" obstacle....


August 22, 2012

Truttschel: Lacrosse’s Growing Popularity

Tom Truttschel, Head Girls Lacrosse Coach at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), is proud to be coaching a sport that is growing more each year and enjoys sharing his passion for lacrosse with individuals new to the sport....


August 22, 2012

Truttschel: Coaching: Large Programs Vs. Small Programs

Tom Truttschel, Head Girls Lacrosse Coach at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), explains how coaching in a larger program is beneficial to his goals and success....


August 22, 2012

Jenkyns: Staying On Top, Staying United

Bob Jenkyns, Head Boys Swim Coach at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), discusses how he keeps his team united, avoids complacency and strives to maintain a high level of talent year after year....


August 22, 2012

Herriot: Building Team Camaraderie In Individual Sports

According to Chris Herriot, Head Boys Track Coach at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), building team camaraderie in an individual sport like track and field can be a challenge. The coaching staff has adopted a very team-oriented way of selectin...


August 22, 2012

Herriot: Managing A High Volume Of Athletes

Chris Herriot, Head Boys Track Coach at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), talks about how his staff manages a high volume of athletes. The goal is to make sure every athlete on the team competes in at least one meet a week....


August 22, 2012

Herriot: Having The Resources To Host Big Meets

Chris Herriot, Head Boys Track Coach at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), talks about the importance of the athletic department in lending a helping hand to host big races....