interviews

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

Jennifer Pollnow: 24-Hour Relay Builds Team And Character

Jennifer Pollnow,Girls Swimming   Coaches love team-building exercises. With high school programs that involve athletes competing at multiple levels, they help promote team unity, develop leadership and increase community awar...


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...


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Watt: Common Goals As Director Of Programs For Ice Center And Coach

Mike Watt, Head Boys Hockey Coach at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), talks about the common goals he pursues in his duel role as coach and director of programs for the ice center....


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Watt: Advantages Of Having The Ice Center On Campus

Arrowhead High School benefits from having its own ice center. Many high school hockey programs struggle to obtain sufficient ice time for training. In this video, Mike Watt, Head Boys Hockey Coach at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), explains ...


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Watt: Competitive Disadvantage Of Limited Contact

Mike Watt, Head Boys Hockey Coach at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), talks about the competitive disadvantage public schools, like Arrowhead, have to overcome because of rules limiting contact with outside athletes....


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Watt: Running The Hockey Program

Mike Watt, Head Boys Hockey Coach at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), talks about all of the elements involved in running a hockey program....


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Watt: Dedication To Both Education And Athletics

Mike Watt, Head Boys Hockey Coach at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), talks about how the strong commitments to education and athletics create a unique environment at Arrowhead High School....