A summer of fun and flag football is coming to end as the 2021 Bruin Football Association Flag Football season winds down with some big end of season match-ups.
Just as we have in the prior weeks, we spent some time with another member of Coach Bavaro’s Bruin Football Association coaches, former BHHS quarterback Ethan Hooper. We asked coach Hooper to share his coaching experience.
“I have been involved in our Bruin Flag Football for years as a referee and then a commissioner of the league, so moving to be a coach wasn’t a step too far.” Ethan told the Compass. “It’s a very fun challenge when you have kids from all different levels of the game making it a daily challenge to meet each kid where they are at to help them grow into the game of football.”
“For me, I have experience on what the high school runs and the drills they do to practice so I tried to incorporate the same ideas into my practice plan so the kids did not have to relearn anything as they get older. We even ran some plays they use at the high school so in a few years they can see it and remember it.”
“I really wanted to leave the kids with a deeper appreciation for the game itself and new knowledge of the “why” we do things in football and in the process, they taught me how to really reach each kid individually and the joy it is to pass on knowledge.”
It was a really enjoyable year with the kids and I’m excited to see them next summer as they get older!”
– Coach Ethan Hooper
