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Renowned motivational speaker plans talks for parents, coaches and athletes
By Staff Reports
Wednesday, August 20, 2008 | No comments posted.
Renowned motivational speaker Bruce Brown is returning to the South Coast this week for three free talks at Marshfield High School.
Brown, a former coach who spoke at North Bend last summer, will give talks geared toward parents, coaches and athletes. All three sessions are free and open to any South Coast residents.
“Bruce is an outstanding speaker and has messages that are positive when it comes to sportsmanship and leadership and being a team player — all the things that are necessary, not only in athletics, but in being a good person,” said Marshfield athletic director Greg Mulkey.
The first session, Friday night, is on the parent role with student-athletes.
The 50-minute presentation starts at 7 p.m. and will be followed by a question-and-answer session.
“He has an outstanding message that is good for all of us to hear and be reminded of,” Mulkey said.
On Saturday, Brown will give two talks to coaches and athletes on how athletes can lead their teammates. The first session starts at 9 a.m. and the second at 10:30. All SouthCoast coaches and athletes are encouraged to attend both sessions.
“It doesn’t just have to be high school coaches,” Mulkey said. “We’d like to have Little League coaches, and Boys & Girls Club coaches and middle school coaches.”
North Bend is hoping to have 150 athletes at the talks.
The talks tentatively are scheduled to be held at Marshfield’s auditorium.
Brown is a nationally recognized speaker on coaching and athletics and first came to the South Coast last year as part of the Oregon Athletic Directors Association’s Sprit of Champions program.
Brown is touring the state again this summer as part of the program, which is cosponsored by OADAand Bi-Mart.
In addition to his talks on sports, Brown will stay in the Bay Area through the weekend and talk to the entire teaching staffs for the Coos Bay and North Bend school districts in an assembly Monday morning at North Bend High School.
Brown, a former coach who spoke at North Bend last summer, will give talks geared toward parents, coaches and athletes. All three sessions are free and open to any South Coast residents.
“Bruce is an outstanding speaker and has messages that are positive when it comes to sportsmanship and leadership and being a team player — all the things that are necessary, not only in athletics, but in being a good person,” said Marshfield athletic director Greg Mulkey.
The first session, Friday night, is on the parent role with student-athletes.
The 50-minute presentation starts at 7 p.m. and will be followed by a question-and-answer session.
“He has an outstanding message that is good for all of us to hear and be reminded of,” Mulkey said.
On Saturday, Brown will give two talks to coaches and athletes on how athletes can lead their teammates. The first session starts at 9 a.m. and the second at 10:30. All SouthCoast coaches and athletes are encouraged to attend both sessions.
“It doesn’t just have to be high school coaches,” Mulkey said. “We’d like to have Little League coaches, and Boys & Girls Club coaches and middle school coaches.”
North Bend is hoping to have 150 athletes at the talks.
The talks tentatively are scheduled to be held at Marshfield’s auditorium.
Brown is a nationally recognized speaker on coaching and athletics and first came to the South Coast last year as part of the Oregon Athletic Directors Association’s Sprit of Champions program.
Brown is touring the state again this summer as part of the program, which is cosponsored by OADAand Bi-Mart.
In addition to his talks on sports, Brown will stay in the Bay Area through the weekend and talk to the entire teaching staffs for the Coos Bay and North Bend school districts in an assembly Monday morning at North Bend High School.
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