![]() Friday Program: Jim McLaughlin, UW Woman’s Volleyball Coach | Preliminaries | Student of the Month: Sara Reed | Valentine Dine Around | Rotary International Foundation | Rotarian of the Month: Don Chandler | Focus on Youth Committee | New Member Proposed: Erik Paulson | New Badges | Rotary Walks! Hike for Healthy Children | BBRC Turns out for Rotary First Harvest at Food Lifeline | Web Fun |
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FRIDAY's PROGRAM:
Coach McLaughlin recently completed his seventh season as Washington's head woman’s volleyball coach and has compiled an impressive 170-49 record for a .776 winning percentage. Over the last four seasons, McLaughlin's UW teams have won 88 percent of their matches, advanced to three NCAA semifinal appearances and won the 2005 national championship game. Over the past three seasons, Washington's 90-10 record is the third-best among all Division I institutions. Prior to assuming the head coaching position at the UW Jim coached at Kansas State for four years and seven years at USC. He is a 1985 graduate of UC Santa Barbara, where he was a two time captain of the Gaucho men’s volleyball team.
President Phil opened the meeting and acknowledged the morning’s surprise guest, Jack Frost, who was hovering just outside the window with the ambient temperature of 23 degrees. Diane led the invocation, reminding us to learn from our mistakes and keep a clear view of our future. Morris introduced visiting Rotarians and guests.
Student of the Month: Sara Reed
Sara is a senior with a 3.96 GPA. She is the Senior Class President, Captain of the tennis team, Vice-president of the Honor Society, and a member of the cheer squad. In addition she has organized student fund raisers for the Aidan Leffier Trust Fund. contributing $5,000 from last year’s car wash. She is currently organizing a walk-a-thon. College is in Sarah's future following graduation, with applications submitted to UDub, Stanford, Occidental, and others. The Student of the Month Plaque was presented by Manfred. Rotary International Foundation
Ruben Ladlad and Tom Miller became Paul Harris Fellows and received framed certificates for reaching the $1,000 level. A sapphire PHF pin was awarded to Jonathan Koshar for reaching $2,000. Chris Ballard was awarded a double sapphire for $3,000. Receiving three sapphire pins for contribution levels of $4,000 were Bill Spencer and President Phil Salvatori. Thanks to all of you for supporting this very worthwhile effort.
Rotarian of the Month: Don Chandler
It was a special moment for this charter member and former President. (Please note Purple and Yellow badge bar.) New Member Proposed: Erik Paulson Erik Paulson is a co-owner and general manager of Toyota of Bellevue. His office is located on 148th Avenue, near Eastgate. He has been in automotive sales for over 20 years and has been active in community service through organizations such as Detlef Schrempf Foundation, Cystic Fibrosis of Seattle, Youth Eastside Services, just to name a few. Erik lives in Samammish with his wife Teresa and their three sons, Michael, Hunter and Connor.
How to read the color bar:
Since we are now using a bar code scanner to keep track of your attendance, it is important that your badge is returned to the badge box when leaving the meeting. If not, the spider monkey will be called into action. This is not an idle threat!
Sayoko received a standing “O” for her effort on this project. The BBRC is again at the head of the leadership line for innovative use of technology and efficiency. Rotary Walks! Hike for Healthy Children
Before we even got to hear the first notes, John realized he had called upon the wrong Bob. It was Bob Holert. NO! Wait! It was none other than Bob Dylan. With that cue, in came Bob. Most of you probably remember him from his wilder hippy daze, but Bob assure us that he and Valet were close and had shared some of Bobby V’s home grown, opps, home brew. Mr. Dylan than commenced with a customized version of “Blowin’ in the Wind” followed by a short rendition of: “The Times They Are-A-Changing” (To the tune of "Blowin' In The Wind")
Next song (to the tune of "The Times They Are A-Changin'")
Walk-A-Thon kick off is scheduled for February 15th. There is still time to sign on as a corporate sponsor!! Don’t delay. Contact Jonathan Koshar. BBRC Turns out for Rotary First Harvest at Food Lifeline
The group made short work of frozen carrots and fresh oranges. The staff was very impressed with the efficiency of the group and surprised that all the fresh oranges were packed. With almost an hour and a half to go, the frozen corn-on-the-cob was pulled out of the freezer to keep these eager workers busy.
FRIDAY's PROGRAM:
Coach McLaughlin recently completed his seventh season as Washington's head woman’s volleyball coach and has compiled an impressive 170-49 record for a .776 winning percentage. Over the last four seasons, McLaughlin's UW teams have won 88 percent of their matches, advanced to three NCAA semifinal appearances and won the 2005 national championship game. Over the past three seasons, Washington's 90-10 record is the third-best among all Division I institutions. Prior to assuming the head coaching position at the UW Jim coached at Kansas State for four years and seven years at USC. He is a 1985 graduate of UC Santa Barbara, where he was a two time captain of the Gaucho men’s volleyball team. Couch McLaughlin thanked Bob and introduced Frank Zaccari, a booster and strong supporter of the woman’s volleyball program at the university. Coach McLaughlin went on to say that has been a privilege to be the coach of this program for the past seven years and thanked the BBRC for the opportunity to speak. The three stated goals of the program: 1) Graduate all of the players, 2) Win the Pac 10 Championship, and 3) Place Husky players on the US National Team.
Jim went on to say that it requires a very special mind set for players to perform at a consistently high level. He cited a couple of ideas from the book, Fooled by Randomness. 1) Some times you think a thing will never happen, but it will. 2) When it does, don’t panic, be prepared. The Husky women ended their 2007 season with a record of 27 wins and 4 losses. His conclusion: they were not well enough prepared for the losses. They had such a positive mental attitude and physical ability that they did not think they could possibly loose. But they did. Awareness is needed when performing at a high level and that means paying attention to details and routines. Work hard on your preparation. Work hard when times are tough. All journey’s to the top are interrupted by down, or hard times. There will be dimensions of doubt. It is then that one must focus on improvement and not on the win/loss record. Maintain the pace of learning based upon the ability of the students. The mindset and skills necessary to stay on the top are an even greater challenge.
Jim’s program has been recognized as one that does achieve success and has been noticed by a University in Japan that is sending two PhD’s to Seattle to study the program for a year. Jim cited the comments of a seventy-year old Japanese coach, “If you work very hard you will win great prizes. But, sometimes you don’t.” Jim received inspiration from legendary coaches John Wooden of UCLA and Don James of the UofW. Both men emphasized attention to detail and the importance of preparation. Natural skills are often the basis for a student being recruited to the university, but the top picks do not always turn out to be the top performers. Peak performance is often more a result of work habits rather than natural ability. A good example is that of a hard working athlete that was once a backup quarterback at Michigan and a sixth round NFL draft pick. Today Tom Brady is the NFL’s most valuable player. Jim is impressed with the level of high school talent in Washington and feels if they can get the top two kids each year from the high schools they will have a winning program. An additional two years is then required before you know if the kids you recruited will develop into top tier performers. In the mean time you are coaching and teaching skills that will not only last for their college career, but for a lifetime. The importance of Jim’s approach to coaching is evident in last week’s announcement that the University has extended Jim’s contact for five additional years until 2012. That is certainly good news for the program and the student athletes. Web Fun Sometimes, when I look at my children, I say to myself, "Lillian, you should have remained a virgin." I had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalog: "No good in a bed, but fine against a wall." Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people only once a year. Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher. I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury. My wife has a slight impediment in her speech. Every now and then she stops to breathe. I have never hated a man enough to give his diamonds back. Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat. My luck is so bad that if I bought a cemetery, people would stop dying. I don't feel old. I don't feel anything until noon. Then it's time for my nap. We could certainly slow the aging process down if it had to work its way through Congress. Don't worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older, it will avoid you. |
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