Introduction

In my six years of coaching, the question I’ve received the most is ‘What do you do when you’re not in season?’ The short answer is that we get ready for the upcoming season, largely through recruiting, but if you want more detail, here you will have it. I will be making several trips through California to do some recruiting, and through this blog, you can get some of the nitty-gritty of what coaches do when they aren’t pacing the sideline.

For a little background, we concluded our season on Saturday, February 17th with a great home weekend. The day started with a women’s alumnae game followed by the men’s alumni game, both proving to be a lot of fun. After that, the women’s team pulled out a win and we concluded the day with a three-point victory of our own. After a week in the office to tie up some loose ends (along with seeing a couple of local high school games), I’m in California visiting family and friends, unwinding from the long season.

With Oberlin being a D3, liberal arts college, we don’t have the same budget as Ohio State or UCLA, so you won’t read about my chartered flights and seven-course meals at the five-star restaurants. It will probably be more like a rented Kia Rio with stops at local favorites In-N-Out Burger, Del Taco and Carl’s Jr., and national staples like Arby’s and Subway. I won’t be giving podium speeches in hotel lobbies, but probably sitting in a cafeteria side table, dodging tater tots, trying to describe the prestige of Oberlin. It might not be glamorous, but it’s fun and all in the name of finding quality student-athletes that will help us reach the top of the NCAC standings.

Keep checking in with this blog as I plan to make my first trip this weekend towards the Bay Area. I’ll give you the general itinerary in a couple of days, and as always, it probably won’t work out at all like I planned, but hey, that’s the fun of it!! I’ll try to put up pictures as well, but I’m not the most gifted guy in the world when it comes to technology. I’ll do my best.

Well, I wish I could tell you that I’m off to the pool, but despite my plan of coming back to cold and snowy Ohio with a bronze glow, it’s actually pretty wet and gloomy in the Fresno area. I guess I’ll try to sneak my way into a gym somewhere and work out so I can do some buffet eating tonight. Have a great couple of days and I’ll talk to you soon.

Go Yeo!