CONK'S WAYS PAY OFF; CANYON PLAYERS BELIEVE IN COACH.Byline: Lee Barnathan Daily News Staff Writer The Canyon High School Canyon High School can refer to:
All ofthese hokey hok·ey adj. hok·i·er, hok·i·est Slang 1. Mawkishly sentimental; corny. 2. Noticeably contrived; artificial. hok sayings? The three-hour practices six days a week? What is this new coach about? Players rolled their eyes and mumbled, ``Whatever.'' Conk was undeterred undeterred Adjective not put off or dissuaded Adj. 1. undeterred - not deterred; "pursued his own path...undeterred by lack of popular appreciation and understanding"- Osbert Sitwell undiscouraged . He asked the players to identify their goals for this season. They responded with the desire to win the Foothill League with a perfect record and advance in the Southern Section playoffs. Conk said, ``OK, here's what you'll have to do.'' Everyone now thinks Conk's methods were worth it. The Cowboys cowboys, in American history. 1 Tory marauders, adherents to the British cause in the American Revolution, who fought in the contested area of Westchester co., N.Y. unseated Hart as league champion with a perfect 10-0 record (12-2 overall). Today, they open the playoffs at home against Buena at 7 p.m. ``We wanted the results and he made it clear, `This is what you'll have to do,' '' outside hitter Crissy Driggs said. Conk had been the women's volleyball coach at The Master's College History The Master's College was founded as Los Angeles Baptist Theological Seminary on May 25, 1927 to meet the need for a fundamental Baptist school on the West Coast. for nine seasons before taking over the Canyon jobabout a week before the season started. Some wondered whether Conk could reach these kids. He went from coaching serious collegians in a religious surrounding to a secular world with less-serious high schoolers. Conk knew he could adapt because of his education background. ``Some stronger coaches are your better teachers,'' he said. ``At this level, you go overboard o·ver·board adv. Over or as if over the side of a boat or ship. Idiom: go overboard To go to extremes, especially as a result of enthusiasm. with the instructing and educating. I went overboard with my anecdotes, but it helped.'' Conk gave his players a handbook at the start of the season with such gems as, ``If it's important enough to you, you'll find a way. If not, you'll find an excuse'' and ``Be the great player, not the good player.'' He continued to hand out sayings almost daily. ``We know they're true, but we think it's funny he does it,'' setter setter: see sporting dog. setter Any of three breeds derived from a medieval hunting dog that would set (lie down) when it found birds so that it and the birds could be covered with a net. Setters have long hair on the ears, chest, legs, and tail. Marci Diaz said. Driggs remembered a time she didn't do a drill correctly. Conk made her do it until she got it right, which was five times. Then he told her, ``You should be saying, `Hey, coach! I want to go five times!' '' Diaz mentioned Conk's ABCD's to volleyball success: Always do your best, Ball Control, Communication and Discipline. Each part took time to learn. With ball control, players needed to know how to pass and not let the ball play them. With discipline, they needed to learn to do the same thing every single time and not get too high or low emotionally. Communication took the longest. Early in the season, the players went to take team pictures and arrived 10 minutes late to practice. Conk was angry and questioned their commitment. Conk insisted his players tell him when something was bothering them. He also encouraged them to question why they were doing a particular drill if they didn't understand. Above all, he showed he cared about them. ``There's nothing wrong with asking why,'' he said. ``I'd never say, `This is what we'll do.' I'd say, `This is why we do it.' When you show somebody something and it works, that's the proof.'' Slowly, the players started to understand. ``He wanted his team to be the most dedicated,'' Driggs said. ``He wants us to have that kind of attitude.'' After winning league, the players gave Conk a tribute to his work: They covered his house in toilet paper and wrote many of his sayings in chalk on the driveway. ``In reality, they had a new coach, new offense, new defense, new philosophy. That's a lot of newness,'' Conk said. ``The girls welcomed me with open arms. I communicated my belief in them. This (league title) is icing on the cake Icing on the Cake is the seventeenth episode from the dramedy series Ugly Betty. Overview As Grace and Daniel chit chat in bed before they start the day, Daniel panics when she informs him that she needs to speak with his mother, but tells her that Claire has .'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: First-year Canyon High School girls' volleyball coach Dean Conk has turned the team into a champion. Tom Mendoza Tom Mendoza joined Network Appliance, Inc. in 1994 and has served as its President since 2000. Mr. Mendoza has more than 31 years as a high technology executive and has served in an advisory capacity on the board of directors of Netscreen (acquired by Juniper), Rhapsody (acquired by / Daily News |
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