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Episode 17 – Billy Chumbler – A Standout Player with an Outstanding Coaching Career – Part 1

Posted by shanecosby on December 29, 2015
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BillyChumblerBilly Chumbler as a basketball player the Greatest Lowes Blue Devil of all-time.  He set the Louisville Invitation Tournament (LIT) scoring record.  He was recruited by Adolph Rupp of the University of Kentucky but chose to play college basketball at Mississippi State University and was the team captain at Murray State University.

As a coach, Chumbler was inducted into Illinois Coaches Hall of Fame with an Illinois record of 492-196. He coached at Cairo High School and Century High School in Illinois. He coached at Paducah Tilghman and Trigg County with a Kentucky record of 288-93 compiling an overall high school coaching record of 780-289.

He is a current Dawahares / KHSAA Hall of Fame Nominee as a Player and Coach.  http://khsaa.org/httpdocs/hallfame/ScreenedNominees/Chumbler,%20Bill.pdf

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Episode 16 – Caroline Steele – Lone Oak Tennis to UMass Record Holder – Part 2

Posted by shanecosby on December 24, 2015
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Caroline Steele played basketball from a young age but selected tennis as the sport to pay for her college.  Caroline was coached by Larry Heflin and had other great influences such as Bennie Purcell, Mel Purcell, Judy Dixon and Billie Jean King that inspired, honed and developed her skills and person.  She discusses the lifelong bonds and lessons that she developed through competing at the collegiate level.

 

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Episode 16 – Caroline Steele – Lone Oak Tennis to UMass Record Holder – Part 1

Posted by shanecosby on December 22, 2015
Posted in: Basketball, Character, Coaching, Development, High School Girls, Life Sport, Tennis. Tagged: , , , , , , , .

DaxCaroline-Fathead

 

Caroline Steele played basketball from a young age but selected tennis as the sport to pay for her college.  Caroline was coached by Larry Heflin and had other great influences such as Bennie Purcell, Mel Purcell, Judy Dixon and Billie Jean King that inspired, honed and developed her skills and person.  She discusses the lifelong bonds and lessons that she developed through competing at the collegiate level.

 

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Episode 15 – Steve Beckett – Mountain Biking Coach a Three-peat State Champion – Part 2

Posted by shanecosby on December 9, 2015
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Skills + Confidence + Fitness = Championships

Steve and Carson Beckett, photo used with permission from Klix photography.

Steve Beckett helped start the Mountain Bike team at Marshall County High School as a way for his son Carson Beckett to have opportunity to ride and race with  his friends.  Steve’s coaching skills combined with the team work ethic has developed into a program that consistently finishes on the podium, winning its first three attempts at State Championships.  “There is no bench, there is no starting five… if you are willing to come to practice and put in the time, you are going to get to play in the game.”  MCHS competes in the Tennessee league of NICA.  To learn more about the league visit www.tennesseemtb.org

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