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Nikkie Pryce is an author, speaker and transformational life coach who focuses on womens empowerment.

A graduate for Florida A&M University, Pryce has a bachelors degree in broadcast journalism and worked in television as a reporter, host and digital content producer before moving into life and career coaching.

In 2017, she published her first book, Dreamers, Take Action!, which challenges women to take the necessary steps to realize their dreams of becoming published authors in less than 90 days through her coaching program.

She has spoken and taught her self-love workshop for the Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders and Miami Heat Dancers.

Rolling outspoke with Pryce about her forthcoming book, The IN-Powered Woman: A Guide to Activating and Materializing Your Personal Power, which is scheduled to be released on Nov. 11, 2019.

What inspired you to write this book?

The inspiration behind my book is to get women to own who they are. Power has everything to do with showing the fun, vulnerable and loving side of us as we get to complete lifes tasks in excellence. I get to rewrite the idea of how we see women who hold a sense of power and dominance.

What is the story behind the title?

The organization I founded, I AM Community, went on our annual womens empowerment retreat to Nassau, Bahamas. We had an amazing connection and bond. On my way back to the States, I heard God say, Its time to write your next book, and I clearly heard The IN-Powered Woman as the title for my next book. So, I got to work. Sometimes, power can be interpreted as dominant, frightening and aggressive. However, an IN-Powered woman knows who she is and is confident in serving others all the while having her cup on full.

Name three things the reader should walk away with from the book.

The reader will be able to understand how to activate their power if they feel powerless, thrive in high-achieving environments and inspire women to know that they matter and can be their higher selves.

Who or what motivates you and why?

I am one of my greatest motivations. Just to see how far Ive come with conquering the challenging parts of my life. Being knocked down on so many occasions and still having the resiliency to trust God in the process. I see myself as a great inspiration for women everywhere.

What was the hardest part of completing this project?

The hardest part of completing this project is finding the inspiration and sitting still to write it all out. Sometimes, I lack inspiration and have to get out there and ask other people about what theyre going through. Getting over that hump and tapping into my creativity produces my greatest work.

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Theres much to do ahead of this weeks official start of whats widely considered a fresh start for the Timberwolves, never mind the fact that players have been working out in the facility for weeks.

For Saunders its organized chaos. On the whiteboard in his office is a massive checklist of things he needs to do before the Wolves open practice Tuesday, Oct. 1 in Mankato.

From playbooks to hotel visuals, rookie-night plans to drill books, Saunders has already thought of it all because, over the past 10 years, he wrote it all down. At 33, hes the NBAs youngest coach, but hes been preparing for this moment since college, and he has the receipts to prove it.

Or, rather, the notebooks.

Ive got a box of em, he said.

Each contains notes, ideas and lessons that have helped mold Saunders into a man he believes is ready for this job, and this moment.

Flip through a few of Saunders notebooks and youll find something entirely different on each page. On one might be a list of things Saunders wanted Josh Okogie to work on this offseason. The next is a drawing of an inbounds-play coming out of a timeout.

There is a page containing principles for defending the Warriors. On another is the phrase hot sauce and sugar, which describes the balance players need from their coach.

Altogether, its an inside look at a basketball coachs stream of consciousness. He almost always carries a notebook Moleskine brand only in his pocket, so hes ready to jot something down whenever he sees or thinks of something he believes will be useful.

When I say Ive got hundreds back home, Saunders said, I mean Ive got hundreds.

Proof that a coachs mind never truly leaves basketball.

Theres always some form of basketball, like, in the back of your head, especially in this role, Saunders said. Theres a lot to be done, and theres a lot of responsibility, which I welcome because I love it.

Saunders has been taking notes since he was a student at the University of Minnesota, although he said he cant remember a day when he didnt jot his thoughts down daily.

You know this is what you want at some point in your career. I knew that pretty quick, he said. But I wanted to make sure it was done in the right way, where I didnt skip steps.

Having grown up with a dad who was a head coach, I understood that it was going to take a lot of work, a lot of confidence in yourself. But also you have to have confidence from other people to give you that opportunity. But youve got to earn it.

Not every idea hes ever written down was a good one, far from it. Some of those pages are filled with what not to do, much of which he has learned from personal experiences.

You might see something that didnt work either from somebody else or (yourself), Saunders said. I have plenty of different situations where I feel that I didnt do a good job in terms of interactions, or how Ive dealt with an interaction or a confrontation.

Saunders coached the Timberwolves Summer League team for three consecutive seasons, making him an elder statesman of sorts in the Las Vegas exhibition league. He used the experience to learn and grow. Immediately after the final game of his first season, Saunders hit the notebook, charting what worked, what didnt, what he perhaps wasted too much time on.

So then, over the next few years, I feel like I got better and better, because Id refer to those, he said. It helps me be more efficient.

Early in his time as an assistant coach in Washington, Saunders felt there was a certain Wizards rookie who wasnt being respectful of others time. Saunders made a point to talk to the player, only to realize later that the timing was bad.

I wrote that down, and I havent done it that way since, Saunders said. That was 10 years ago.

After his interview with Gersson Rosas for the Timberwolves full-time head coaching position, Saunders wrote about how it went and what he was asked. He wanted to learn from the experience to be ready for the next opportunity in case he did not get this job.

He tries to gain something from every day, even the bad ones.

I think everybody has a lot of room for growth, just in general, Saunders said. I understand that I have a number of things that I want to get better at, but I think thats just the growth mindset.

He pointed to his notebooks.

Thats where this plays into things, he said.

You can learn a lot from your failures.

And then conversations with people who are better than you, Saunders said.

After attending a Gophers practice, Ryan Saunders sat down in P.J. Flecks office to chat with the football coach. When Fleck started really talking, Saunders started writing.

His notebooks are filled with the thoughts of more than 1,000 people from all sorts of backgrounds.

It can be my pastor, it can be a mental skills coach, it can be whoever, Saunders said.

Even a reporter?

You havent said anything insightful yet, Saunders said.

Hes had conversations with various coaches from different sports all across the country, specifically from those known for doing things differently. Some of those conversations have turned into good friendships.

Then, of course, there are the past lessons he leans on many of which came from his late father, Flip, who coached and ran the Timberwolves on and off from 1995 until his death in 2015.

For me now, its fun for me to look back, since he cant speak to me, to look at some of the things, the quotes that he said, things that he taught me that I thought were important enough to write down, Saunders said. Because I didnt know they were lessons until he was gone.

Saunders notebooks chart his evolution as a coach. The ones from his days as a Gophers player, or even a graduate assistant under Tubby Smith, are filled with more elementary concepts. Over the last decade, they advanced exponentially.

Over the past five years, the ideas have slanted heavily toward analytics and new approaches to old problems. But he also pays attention to the past. Some are labeled HC, marked so Saunders could refer to them when he became a head coach.

Many were reminders of beliefs hes held near and dear for years being honest with yourself, getting to know your players as people and empowering assistants. The football-like coordinator system the Wolves are employing this season is also written down somewhere in the depths of Saunders notebooks.

Years of note-taking, learning and adapting helped Saunders get the job he always wanted.

Im really excited, but Im so focused on the team. I love being part of a team and the camaraderie and trying to get better, he said. Thats part of what these (notebooks) were for me, to help me get to a point like this, where I have this opportunity at a young age, which I think helped speed up the process for me a little bit.

I knew that I wanted to be ready for it.

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Life coaching emerged as a concept in the 1940s and began to boom in popularity in the 1980s. Today the field is an immensely expansive one, filled with a range of services, techniques, and credibility. The question is: How do you know what type of life coaching is right for you? And how do you know if what you actually need is therapy?

If you look for a life coach online, you could find a group of individuals including, but not limited to, social media influencers, people accredited by the International Coach Federation, and psychotherapists who also work as coaches. Dr. Melanie Badali, a registered psychologist, belongs to the latter group.

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At her clinical psychology practice, she helps people with a wide range of mental health problems. Meanwhile, as a Psychological Health & Safety Leadership Coach, she helps people harness, build, and optimize their strengths as leaders. She explained to me that while both psychotherapists and coaches can help clients achieve goals, build skills, increase confidence, respond to challenging situations effectively, and take control of their lives, they often go about doing that in different ways.

In general, a psychotherapist will help people who have mental health problems become healthier by talking with them. Different types of psychotherapists have different approaches. For example, cognitive behavior therapists aid clients by teaching them new ways of thinking and acting. Meanwhile, coaches typically have experience in a particular area and offer training and guidance as a means to help their clients achieve specific goals. While life coach is a general phrase, these individuals could be, for example, a health coach or a leadership coach.

What unites these professions is the fact that both have clients who want change, and both professions say their services have the potential to help make that change happen. But they are not interchangeable services. In therapy, the focus is often on interpersonal health. Badali explains that if you have a mental health problem, like a level of anxiety thats interfering with your daily life, then you would benefit from seeking help from a mental health care professional trained in an evidence-based treatment.

But if what you want is help identifying what your professional potential is, and then achieving it, a life coach could be a better choice.

If you are so anxious that you are experiencing a lot of distress or are having trouble with daily activities, then I recommend seeking help from a qualified mental health professional after you have ruled out other issues with your medical doctor, Badali says. If you are doing okay in life but would really like to excel or have particular goals you would like to achieve, then a life coach could be very helpful.

And while the topic is somewhat understudied, some research does show that working with a life coach can create positive effects. In a 2003 study that evaluated a small sample size of 20 participants, completion of a life coaching program was linked to higher levels of personal insight. However, levels of self-reflection also decreased after the program was over. In a 2007 study, researchers analyzed a group of 63 people who underwent a 10-week program, either with professional or peer life coaches. Researchers determined that, compared to having a peer coach, coachees of pros demonstrated greater goal commitment and progression and a better sense of well-being.

That study touches on a problem with life coaching unlike a psychiatrist, psychologist, or licensed clinical social worker, a life coach does not have to have a specific license to work with clients. There are a handful of accreditation programs that offer training and certification, but these are still not required before a person starts selling their life coach services.

If you go see a psychologist or psychiatrist, they have met a certain standard of training and they are responsible for a standard of practice, Badali explains. If you see a coach you dont have this same protection.

She points out that this definitely doesnt mean that coaching is bad but it is something to think about. She is concerned, however, that a lack of regulation around coaching, combined with the ease and cost of creating a professional-looking website selling coaching services, has contributed to a wild west situation. Lately, Badali has seen more advertisements for life coaches and for becoming a life coach than she has at any other point in her career but the general publics understanding of their services has remained murky.

For example, shes seen clients who came to her with their anxiety problems after a life coach couldnt help them.

In most instances, they started out with a life coach because the initial hour rates and wait times were lower than that of mental health professions, Badali says. This does not mean that coaching does not have its place, or that there are not some great coaches out there.

Since life is a pretty big area to be an expert in, she recommends that people interested in coaching should look for coaches who focus on a specific area. If youre unsure, a good place to start is asking your family doctor or general practitioner what they would recommend. Theres space for both therapists and life coaches but what youre going to get is not going to be the same.

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A decade ago,Chip Kelly a decade ago was footballs preeminent innovator and coach. Oregons head coach paired modern science with a lightning-fast system to produce 46 wins in four seasons at Oregon. After that run, he jumped to the NFL where he found moderate success with the Philadelphia Eagles. Kellys career track matters little to the Big Ten outside of any games against UCLA but its worth pondering leading into a Saturday evening showdown (6:30 p.m. CT, ABC) between No 5 Ohio State and Nebraska.

Theres a strong argument to be made that game, featuring a pair of Kelly disciples, represents the future of Big Ten football. Well get there in a minute, though.

First, lets meet the lead actors in this Big Ten East vs. West drama.

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day will likely always be placed in the Urban Meyer coaching tree; he was a graduate assistant under Meyer in 2005 at Florida and later joined him in Columbus. But Days coaching career began in 2002 under Kellys direction at New Hampshire, where Kelly served as the teams offensive coordinator. Day previously set records as Kellys quarterback from 1998-01. Day later joined Kelly in the NFL with the Eagles and the San Francisco 49ers.

Scott Frost crossed paths with Kelly later in life, coaching under Kelly from 2009-12 at Oregon as the teams wide receiver coach. When Kelly left for the NFL, Frost stayed and became the Ducks OC under Mark Helfrich.

Thats a long preamble, but its good context to have.

Day (40) and Frost (44) are both about the age Kelly was at the start of his Oregon run. Theyve never worked together meeting initially at a Chip Kelly golf event in Maine many years ago but theyre potentially going to be connected in the Big Ten for an extended period of time.

Frost, due to his UCF tenure, is viewed as one of the nations elite coaches. Day, for his part, has long been considered one of the top young offensive minds in the country. With these Kelly disciples at Nebraska and Ohio State, they could set off an intriguing cross-division rivalry.

Ohio State is much further ahead of the Huskers.

The Buckeyes have won 10-plus games for the last seven seasons, winning a trio of Big Ten titles in that stretch; Day helped the Buckeyes win the Big Ten as an offensive coordinator a year ago. Now, as Meyers successor, he leads a 4-0 team. Looking at his competition for the week, Frost sees a program thats taken a step from the group that Nebraska pushed to the final minutes a season ago.

Hes done a good job everywhere hes gone, climbed the coaching ranks and landed in this spot, Frost said to reporters this week. Theres no question in my mind Ohio State is a better team this year than they were a year ago.

Nebraska is more of a reclamation project. Frost returned to his alma mater after two years in Orlando in an effort to restore the Huskers to glory. Year 1 didnt go great at 4-8 overall, but the Huskers won four of their final six. Theyve started 2019 at 3-1 overall with a top 40 offense and defense, a unit thats made a major step in 2019.

Scott has done a great job here of building this team up, Day said to reporters. He's increased the talent, picked up some really good players, both sides of the ball.

This game, while important, is sort of notwithstanding when it comes to the big-picture future of this matchup.

The Big West has long been the domain of Wisconsin and Iowa, programs built on development to help overcome a lacking blue-chip ratio, a talent floor needed to compete for championships. That might sound harsh, but consider the West is yet to win a division championship under the Big Tens current divisional format.

The Huskers havent factored into the Big Tens championship formula since 2012 when they were blown out by the Badgers. Yet you cant help but point out Nebraska is actually the most naturally gifted team in the division, sitting at No. 24 in the 247Sports Team Talent Composite; Wisconsin is 33rd and Iowa 43rd. For perspective, the Buckeyes are second in the Team Talent Rankings.

When you just consider ceiling, Nebraskas is the highest of anyone among the Big Ten West. That the Huskers signed the No. 18 class in the country following a losing season suggests theres plenty of remaining room for upward mobility in Lincoln.

Im not suggesting Wisconsin, Iowa and Northwestern will just fall away. But the Huskers have the foundation and head coach to fill a power vacuum in the West, much like the Buckeyes have become the alpha in the East. Thats what Nebraska was supposed to do in the first place. Theres a reason the Huskers got pushed into the West away from Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State.

With a pair of young head coaches fronting blueblood programs, its easy to see this Saturday matchup being only the second act in a rivalry that has a chance to truly blossom.

It could well be a glimpse at the future of the Big Ten.

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What is Recovery Coaching?

A Recovery Coach works with clients and provides non-clinical coaching services for private pay.

A coach uses unique skills and understanding to work with individuals to set goals and work towards removing obstacles to live their best life.

Coaching is not therapy, and coaches do not assess people. Coaching is strengths-based and action oriented with a focus on the present and the future.

The relationship between coach and client is collaborative, with coaches acting in a guiding, not directing role. Coaches can provide reality checks and serve as a change agent to assist you in identifying and achieving the goals that you have chosen for yourself.

Recovery coaches do not offer primary treatment for addiction, meaning I do not diagnose, and I am not associated with any particular method or means of recovery. I believe in many pathways and patchworks, which are as unique as the individuals seeking.

Recovery coaches support any positive change, helping people coming home from treatment to avoid relapse, building community support for recovery, or working on life goals not related to addiction such as relationships, work, or education.

Recovery coaching is action-oriented with an emphasis on improving present life and reaching future goals.

Recovery coaching is unlike most therapy because coaches do not address the past, and do not work to heal trauma.

Recovery coaches are unlike licensed addiction counselors in that they are non-clinical and do not diagnose or treat addiction or any mental health issues.

Recovery coaches are unlike sponsors because they are trained in coaching, so they offer more knowledge than a friend. They can also address other areas of your life such as work or relationships and dont focus only on the substance use disorder.

The way I see it is, if you want help with changing your diet, you see a nutritionist. Or you go to a Weight Watchers or a Jenny Craig group. You follow a Whole 30 diet plan or something like that.

You get help from someone that knows and someone who has been there before. You accept guidance from someone who has successfully gained health or lost weight or lowered their blood pressure or whatever your goal is.

Same with fitness. If you want to build strength, lose fat, increase endurance or whatever you get a trainer. You get someone to work with you one on one.

Someone to look at your unique body composition, lifestyle and interests and work alongside you to come up with a plan and some goals that are specific to you.

You would get a coach. A coach works with you to create your plan. A coach has expert knowledge on resources available. A coach gives you guidance and support.

A coach acts as a mentor and is exhibiting the kind of body and behavior you want to see in your own life.

If you are questioning your drinking. If drinking is showing too many negative consequences and you want to evaluate the role alcohol plays in your life, why wouldnt you get a coach?

Someone who has been there before and has resources, experience, education, and knowledge to share. Someone who is an expert on ditching the drink.

Someone who can help you define your goals and show you the roadmap to get there.

Thats what I do.

Now if you are like me, you might not want to admit you are an alcoholic in a room full of strangers. You might not want or need an inpatient stay somewhere. You might not want to take time off work to evaluate alcohol in your life. You might not want to commit to a life of sobriety either. You might want to explore all of this privately from the comfort of your own home.

Thats what I wanted to do.

But I could not find the type of support I wanted when I was getting sober. So I created it. Its called Ditched The Drink and its an online resource for anyone who is curious about their drinking.

I offer a 6 week digital class which includes a member only log in on my website.

You get a daily video, downloadable resources, actionable steps, and an invite to an optional private FB community. The lessons are every day for 6 weeks/ 42 days, and 1000 hours dry.

I also offer 1X1 coaching support that can be done by email, text, phone, web meeting or in person. I offer a suite of services for corporate wellness as well. The goal is always to reduce the stigma of addiction and mental health and remove the stigma of getting help as well.

The Benefits of my services are:

Its private you dont need to tell anyone in your community. You can remain anonymous. You can explore without anyone knowing, even your family if you wish. Its private.

Its accessible for busy schedules and family life. The class is self paced. Email and text support are as needed for you, on your schedule, not you mine.

Its cost Effective as compared to rehab, therapy, or the cost of continuing to drink

I am non-biased in recovery resources. I support all pathways and patchworks of recovery and discovery. You can use a coach like me, alongside any other program including AA, psychotherapy, SMART Recovery, or you can utilize my services on their own with no other formalized program. The key is finding the right combination of support that works for you.

My Digital Class is a holistic approach. Lessons include the science behind alcohol and how to address triggers and cravings. Lessons also include teaching new coping skills and strategies, stress management, and relaxation techniques.

Its more about discovering who you are than recovering. Recovering means to go back to who you were before alcohol took over. Discovery means finding who you are now after your life experiences.

Many of us drink to numb and escape the voice inside, the class is designed to tune into the voice inside instead, to live in harmony and peace within.

This transformation disrupts life as you know it. The class provides a tool box of resources to deal with change, including the changes that happen in relationships when you stop drinking and start listening to yourself.

You dont have to hit rock bottom, you can quit at anytime.

Does it work?

Yes.

All research supports the benefits of recovery coaching services. In addition using technology that allows people to be in touch with sources of support increases the success rate.

Recovery success rates improve with a plan for long-term recovery.

My recovery coaching teaches you not only how to quit drinking, but also how to navigate the sources of stress that led you to drink in the first place.

100% of my students would recommend to a friend or family member.

100% of my students felt better after evaluating their drinking habits. have decided on long term sobriety and are still considering moderation.

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Phil Cohen is making his return to the Valley Regional-Old Lyme (VR-OL) football team in an assistant coachs role this fall. A graduate of Old Lyme High School, Phil played for the Warriors from 2010 through 2013, helping VR-OL reach the Class M state semifinals as the starting quarterback in 2013. Now, Phil rejoins the Warriors as an assistant offensive coach and scout, and hes hoping to help Head Coach Tim Kings club make a deep run in 2019.

Its a dream come true for Phil to be back with the Warriors. When Phil was a freshman at Old Lyme, he figured out what he wanted to do for his career: become a physical education (P.E.) teacher. Knowing that, Phil had an easy decision when he chose his major at Westfield State University in Massachusetts, where he continued to play football. After graduating from college earlier last year, everything seemed to fall into place for Phil.

My freshman year of high school, I said that wanted to come back to Old Lyme and be a P.E. teacher. I was a substitute teacher to get my foot in the door, and a full-time position opened up this summer, says Phil, who lives in Old Lyme. When I got it, I was pumped. I knew right away I wanted to coach football. Coach King was pushing for me to do it, too. I got my coaching certification, and here we are.

Instant success seems to be a theme for Phil, who had a notable first game with VR-OL during his freshman year. As he gained more experience, Phil continued working his way into a more prominent role within the Warriors offense.

The coaching staff threw me into a game against Old Saybrook as a freshman, and I got a touchdown in that game. I was always young for my grade, so I was 13 when I scored that touchdown, Phil says. I was on special teams my sophomore year, and that helped me get used to the speed of high school football. My junior year was when I started at quarterback. I never played quarterback before that, but I always had a solid arm. The whole coaching staff really helped me out big-time.

Phil is taking on a lot of responsibility as a member of the VR-OL coaching staff. Phil has plenty of on-field duties during each game. Off the field, he is constantly scouting Pequot Conference rivals and helping to develop the Warriors game-plans.

I would say that Im an offensive quality control coach. Im scouting ahead and watching as much film as I can. On the field, I get the plays called into me, and I signal them to the field. Im in charge of some of the personnel changes in the backfield on offense, says Phil. We were a bit rough around the edges in game one, but game two, we had no personnel penalties or delay of game penalties. Were looking to limit the penalties that we can control as a coaching staff.

Phil also functions as the point of contact on the sidelines for Warriors quarterback Jack Cox. Phil says that the two of them have already developed a great rapport, and he believes the future is bright for the junior QB.

During the game, I have the direct connection with Jack Cox. Jack is amazing. I think he has the ability to be an All-State quarterback, Phil says. Jacks going to get better week after week. I told him that hell even be able to see it play after play. Hes understanding his role in the offense. Jack is really great at managing the game.

Coach King is already seeing the benefits of bringing Phil into the fold on his coaching staff. Its important to welcome new points of view in any successful organizationand a football team is no different.

Phils young, energetic, and has a great football mind. Quarterbacks have to be students of the game, and Phil was that with us. Then he went off to Westfield and played four years there, says King. Phils learned a lot at both levels. Hes really helped us with some route concepts. Hes brought some fresh air to the staff.

So far, so good for Phil and the Warriors, who are off to a 2-0 start to their season. Phil thinks that some of this success comes from the environment that the players and coaching staff are fostering this year. The Warriors are a close-knit group, and that makes it much easier to play hard for one another.

I am just so fortunate that weve developed such a great bond, and the staff has really welcomed me with open arms, Phil says. I think the players notice that and see how the coaches interact. They see that this is a really tight family that were trying to push at Valley.

Phil had a great time competing for the Warriors week after week. As he begins this new endeavor, Phil hopes that he can help his athletes have the same type of positive experience that he had in the program.

My high school career playing quarterback was the best time of my life. I loved playing at Westfield, but it doesnt compare to high school football and the Friday night lights atmosphere, Phil says. The family bond is so much greater than at any other level. High school football days are the best. So, I just love being back at this level and being able to coach.

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During his wrestling career, Adam Santees accomplishments, beginning atPerry High School in Ohio and extending to his time at Brown University, areimpressive by most anyones standards. Selected as a captain for the PerryWrestling team, he twice received All-Ohio honors and finished second in thestate tournament as a junior, matching the schools all-time record. Twice aqualifier for the state meet, Adam also became a District Qualifier on fourseparate occasions and a Chagrin Valley Conference Champion. Although theUniversity of North Carolina, Michigan, Penn State, Penn and Brown were alleager to recruit him, Adam opted for Brown University, where he received anathletic and academic grant. For three years, he was a starter and letterwinner for the Brown Wrestling program who also had the role of team captainbestowed upon him. Capping off his list of achievements was an All-Ivy Leagueselection and being a recipient of the Marvin Wilenzik Award, which is awardedto the athlete who gave the most back to Brown.

Adam Santee was on an Academic All-American team at Brown en route towardsgraduating with a degree in Political Science & Comparative Politics.Currently working in the financial sector at Wells Fargo Securities, it seems Adamhas taken many of the lessons that he has absorbed from wrestling and appliedthem to his work and everyday life.

I believe that Adam credits his coaches at Perry for most any and allsuccess that he has had. Coach BobRitley and Coach Mike Ryan at Perry high school were mainstays in hisdevelopment. Coach Ritley brought on amentality and mantra that many use for the rest of their lives. Those who staywill be champions meaning those who stay the course, those who choose not toquit and stay the course will eventually be rewarded. They believed in a mantraof Team then Me that the larger collective group, was much more powerful andsuccessful than the individual. CoachRitley played at the University of Michigan and taught players like Adam thevalues and skills it takes to be successful in life. Coach Ritley made playerslike Adam and his teammates believe in the process and the program.

Perry Coach Mike Ryan lived by the credo send a message. Whether this was to your opponent, or anyonein life that you come across, it is essential that you let your opponent knowthat you are a formidable almost immediately. Mike Ryan coached Adam inbaseball, football and wrestling. He wasnot afraid to call someone out or humble someone when needed. Mike is what I call the embodiment of thecharacter ethic. That is those whocontinue to do the right thing at all times and work to their absolute limits,will eventually prevail. The characterethic differs from the personality ethic, where the loudest guy in the roomwins. The character ethic is quiet, butsteadfast. It eventually wears othersdown and allows them to expose their true self.In life or in athletics.

Coach Dave Rowan has served as a pillar in the community for over 20 years.He had a dramatic impact on many athletes and students in the Perry schoolsystem. Many student athletes includingAdam owe a great amount of credit to Rowans training and teaching. He preachedhard work and instilled a work ethic in his players that is hard toreplicate. Dave was an All-Americanhimself, and many would argue one of the best coaches the state has ever seen.

Perry is a special place for athletics because of the coaches in thecommunity. They are highly skilled,qualified and dedicated. Scores ofstudent athletes have gone on to have success because of the experiences andlessons taught to them at Perry. Many doubt the role and importance ofathletics in the development of peoples lives.I believe in Adams case and others it is of the utmost importance tolearn how to work on team, be independent and self-reliant. It not only takes incredible coaching but acommunity which supports such coaches.You can learn more from athletics than you can in any classes in somecases. More about life and yourself whenyou are truly tested.

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. This is when the beautiful hell he willingly walked back into becomes real.

And this is when the promise he made his wifehow it wouldn't be so all-consuming this time aroundmust save him from the road he seems destined to travel.

"I told him it can't be like it was before," Sally Brown says.

Then North Carolina lost to Appalachian State this past weekend, and everything that felt so right for Mack Brown in his second tenure at UNC instead feels eerily familiar.

He's a coach again, all right, at 68 years young. The body is a '57 Chevy; the engine has hundreds of thousands of miles of life.

Even after what it endured not so long ago.

"It got to the point the last time, at Texas, where every loss was a tragedy and every win was exhaling," Mack says.

He looks at his wonderful wife of 26 years, the woman whose passion for renovating homes inspires him. An architect, Sally says houses will talk to you and tell you what they need.

There was no doubt what Mack needed. The only question was how to get there.

"Can't be like that again," Mack says softly, and then he says it again to no one in stern affirmation. "It just can't."

It can't be how it was two decades ago, when Brown accepted a behemoth of a job at Texas, and Darrell Royal, the legendary Texas coach of years past, told him what he was in for was like having a box of BBs spill onto the floor and the only way to make it right is to get every one back in the box in the exact same spot it started.

It can't be how it was when Brown won double-digit games in nine straight seasons, won conference championships and a national championship and played for another national title, and sonofagun if it wasn't enough.

It can't be how it was when after 16 years in the meat grinder, winning at least nine games 13 times, having two eight-win seasons and onefor the love of all things pigskin, onelosing season, it all ended when Brown's close friend chose to save his own ass over Brown's.

"The day before I resigned [at Texas], Bill Powers begged me to stay another season," Brown says of the late Texas president. "We took vacations together. We traveled together as families. We were close friends. I agreed to stay one more year, and the next morning, the new athletic director [Steve Patterson] came into my office and said, 'I need you to resign today.' Apparently Bill had changed his mind, or someone had helped him change his mind. And that was that.

"Never spoke to him again."

Five years later, this carnival of the absurd is what Mack Brown willinglyand really, eagerlysigned up for again. A business built on the ideal that only one team wins at the end of the season, and everyone else is waiting to be fired. A business that eventually sucks the life from your soul, its tentacles providing just enough give to allow you the thought of leaving, though its fuel will never stop coursing through the veins.

Just when you think you're finding a groove at your new gig, getting back-to-back upset wins over South Carolina and Miami to begin the season, along comes a gut-punch loss to Wake Forest (including a horrible officiating call to end the game) and then a shocking home loss to Appalachian State.

And before you can even begin to figure out how in the world it went from that to this, you get to host defending national champion Clemson on Saturday.

"You learn, and you move to the next week," Brown says.

He's back in coaching mode. Win or lose, you forget it and move on.

Just don't let it eat you alive like the last job.

Sally likes to tell the story of all those summer trips to North Carolina over the years, when she and Mack would hop in the car on vacation and drive from Austin to their home in North Carolina.

When they'd stop for fuel, she'd refuse to let Mack get out of the car and pay because, invariably, he'd stop to chat up someone. And when Mack stops to chat, it's like the years of growing up in east Tennessee flow out of him uncontrollably.

"He's friends with everyone," Sally says with a laugh, and there's a whole lot of truth to that joyful jab.

There's a reason Mack earned the nickname "Coach February" early on at Texas, and it had nothing to do with how the team was performing on the field (the Longhorns won nine games in each of his first three seasons, but at Texas that's not enough to earn any affection).

The nickname came from how he performed after the seasonthe way he'd relate to mothers and fathers and grandmothers and grandfathers, and to those high school stars they're protecting. And boy, can he recruit.

"Let me tell you something, if Mack Brown was in that house before you, forget it, you lose," says former Florida State coach Bobby Bowden, who earned a reputation as the game's best recruiter during the golden age of FSU football. "Everything else in football might have changed, but recruiting hasn't. Mack will still recruit better than anyone."

Recruiting elite players (Brown's 2020 class is ranked No. 19 by 247Sports' composite) leads to increased expectations, and in the case of the Texas job, unrealistic expectations.

By his fourth year in Austin, Brown began his run of nine straight double-digit-win seasons. The Longhorns started winning big, and the more they won, the stronger the monster grew. And the stronger the monster grew, the more Brown would stalk the sidelines with the look of a man who just swallowed a bag of knives.

"You're right," Brown admits, "I did look like that."

That's what this game does to coaches and why the grind at this level is more demanding than any other football job.

In the NFL, the game is truly a business. It's coaching and managing a salary cap and X's and O's and finding mismatches. It's an accounting sheet in which the numbers simply have to add up. In college football, it's recruiting and getting kids to go to class and massaging 100 different personalities who may or may not be fighting with their significant other or worried about their mom's gas bill that's overdue or dealing with the reality that, for the first time since Pop Warner, they're no longer BMOC.

Why in the world would anyone want to be part of this again?

"I worry about him as a brother because I just want him to be happy and healthy," says Watson Brown, Mack's older brother by two years who also spent more than four decades coaching college football. "Nothing else matters to me."

Watson stops here because this is important; this is his little brother. They were as inseparable growing up in Cookeville, Tennesseeplaying high school ball for their granddad Jelly Brownas they are now.

Mack interviewed for the Oklahoma job after the 1994 season, and he likely would've gotten it had he not pulled out. The reason he walked away: Watson was the offensive coordinator at OU, and Mack believed Watson had a chance to get the job.

"We talked many times before he took the [UNC] job," Watson says. "He's a great coach, and he's going to do it right. He goes in with a plan, he sees what's there, sees where it has to go and he doesn't deviate. He sticks to it through good and bad. That's his best trait.

"They're getting his best shot, believe me."

He tried to stay connected through analyst work on television, and that didn't work. He tried traveling for a full yearanywhere Sally wanted to go, because she put up with his job all these yearsand that didn't take, either.

He wanted back in the game, but Sally insisted any return would only happen at one of two jobs: back at North Carolina, where he coached from 1988 to 1997, or at Hawaii.

"The Hawaii job wasn't open," Mack deadpans.

More than 20 years ago, Sally designed a state of the art football-only facility at North Carolina. Every room, every square foot, had a purpose.

The cost was $50 million, and to get an idea of just how enormous that undertaking was back in the mid-1990s, understand that Clemson built a wildly hyped (see: bowling alley, player slide, etc.) football facility in 2017 for $55 million.

On the day he was supposed to move into his new office at North Carolina in 1997, Brown accepted the job offer from Texas and never got a chance to use it. More than two decades later, he sits in the office that overlooks the beautiful stadium shrouded in pine trees and marvels at an old adage.

"The more things change," Mack says, and his voice tails off.

The more it's like you've never left.

Their friends are still around. So are their doctors and those great little restaurants they loved. Rick Steinbacher was a linebacker on Mack's team, and now he's an associate athletic director at UNC.

Dre Bly, one of Brown's All-Americans from those years, now coaches cornerbacks for the Tar Heels. Tommy Thigpen, a team captain of years gone by, coaches linebackers.

"When I heard Mack was coming back, the first thing that went through my mind is, this is going to work," Bly says. "We will get elite players here. Make no mistake about that. We will win."

It took Brown all of two weeks to get 4-star quarterback Sam Howell, 247Sports' No. 1 recruit in the state of North Carolina and a player who could be Brown's most important recruit for years to come. Not only does getting Howell give UNC the chance to win now, but it also shows the rest of the players in the state that Brown is building something again.

Most of the coaches who spent all that time with Brown long ago are still around or connected to those state programs in some way. None were shocked when Brown, days after he was named coach on Nov. 26, 2018, hopped in a car and drove two-and-a-half hours south on I-85 to Monroe, North Carolina, where Howell had developed into one of the nation's top dual-threat quarterbacks.

"Mack's going to shake things up," a coach at one of the state's top high schools tells Bleacher Report. "Hell, I'm excited about it, and I have no dog in the hunt."

Howell had been committed to Florida State for eight months. Not long after spending time with Brown, he switched his commitment to North Carolina. A week before the end of summer camp, Brown named Howell his starting quarterback. And Howell is already showing why he was such a highly regarded recruit, with nine passing touchdowns, 1,024 yards and a 64.1 completion percentage.

"Coach Brown brings it in this building every single day. Everything about him screams positivity," Howell says. "There's never an off day for him."

Brown is driving a powder-blue golf cart across the bucolic campus, waving and smiling at everyone. Students, faculty, groundskeepers.

Everybody knows Mack, everybody loves Mack.

It's a long way from the daily grind in Austin, a city Mack and Sally adore and had a harder time leaving than you might think. Mack had other job offers but never really considered any of them until UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham called and asked him to come home.

For weeks after he arrived in Chapel Hill, his new team tried to get him to dance. You know, something to break up the long, monotonous days of camp in the hot and humid North Carolina summer. When everyone is dragging through the fourth week of camp, there has to be some release. So the players jumped in cold tubs and danced and laughed and bonded.

Mack had no problem getting in those cold tubs, but dancing? If Sally can't get him on the dance floor, he sure wasn't going to randomly bust a few moves.

So he dangled a carrot: beat South Carolina in the season opener, and I'll dance.

Walking through position meeting rooms during game week, Brown eased into a corner of the defensive backs room. The DBs, the last level of run defense.

"I'm concerned that South Carolina is going to line up and run it right at us," Brown softly admitted while the group went through preparations.

South Carolina ran for 128 yards on 31 carries but never did enough damage in the run game. Two fourth-quarter touchdown drives engineered by Howell in his first game gave Brown his first victory in his second tenure at UNC and forced an uncomfortable moment in the postgame locker room.

He was dancing. All arms and very much a 21st-century version of the robot, but he was dancing, nonetheless.

"He brought life back into the room, back into the program," says UNC safety Myles Dorn. "He brought fun back to the game. Every day he chooses to have fun. It makes all the difference in the world."

It can't be like it was before. Except when it has to be.

"You ask me why I'm in this, and it's not as complicated an answer as you think," Brown says. "I love football, always have."

The golf cart stops mid-drive, and one of the game's best recruiters leans over and sells stone cold truth.

"Football isn't the drug," Brown says. "Seeing a player return to campus 20 years later with his family and he tells you, 'I'd never be where I am today without this university and this team.' That's everything.

"That's why you coach."

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The seventh-annual Paris Electronic Week kicked off Wednesday at Gat Lyriquewith a day full of panels and workshops discussing the topics at the forefront of electronic music. Supplemented by nightly interactive performances taking place throughout the city, the conference caters to both the industry professional and everyday electronic music fan.

The first days lineup included panels on electronic music in video games, how to integrate emerging artists with headlining acts and audiovisuals as the future of electronic music performance.

However, one dialogue that stood out from the rest was Focus on The Mental Health of Artists, presented by the Association For Electronic Music. After the tragic death of EDM powerhouse Avicii in April of last year, the electronic and dance music community as a whole has started to reevaluate the ways in which mental health is duscissed as well as treated within thecommunity. Including this discourse at an event like Paris Electronic Week, where professionals are able to directly connect with artists and fans, is certainly a testament to that effort.

Moderated by AFEM regional manager Tristan Hunt, the panel featured DJ and producer Louisahhh, music industry life coach Ariane Paras of Olympia Coaching and Tamsin Embleton, a psychotherapist from the Music Industry Therapist Collective.

Below, find 10 key takeaways from the discussion.

Understanding Mental Health Is Essential to Sustainable Careers

It is clear that mental health is an ever-present issue in the music industry. Embleton advocated for a proactive approach in order to foster a realistic and rewarding career.

The work that [Music Industry Therapist Collective] does is really about building sustainable careers, Embleton said. How to develop resilience, how to predict what the difficult areas are and how we can support artists through that.

The Dichotomy of Success

Throughout the panel, Louisahhh was extremely open about her own battles as an artist, including addiction and feeling ashamed to be struggling despite success.

Theres no feeling of loneliness quite like coming back to a hotel room sober at 7 a.m. and feeling the euphoria of being connected to a bunch of people wear off, Louisahhh said. But thats what living the dream looks like. Thats success. Theres a lot of people who want this job, but at the same time, its hard.

Due to this dichotomy, Paras encourages artists to define what success means to them, instead of what it may mean to others.

Everyone wants success, but what I find is that no one spends even one minute to define what success is to them, Paras said. People are forever chasing an idea of success, but if youre miserable 99% of the time until you get there, you can miss the point.

Mental Health Is An Industry-Wide, Global Crisis

Although this panel focused specifically on the electronic scene, concerns about mental health in the music industry and in general are nothing new. As Louisahhh pointed out, it affects not only artists but everyone involved, down to the listeners.

I dont know if its necessarily unique to electronic music, Louisahhh said. But I think that, because it is an issue in this industry, we have to gather our resources and make it important to discuss not only for our artists, management and booking, but also for our fans.

Musicians May Have Underlying Vulnerabilities On Top of Occupational Stresses

Its no coincidence that mental health is an important topic to discuss in the music industry, as artists are often more prone to struggling with it than the average person. Embleton gave the shocking statistic that in the UK, men are three to four times more likely to die by suicide than women, and male musicians are another two and a half times as likely.Therefore, a male musician is nine times more likely to die by suicide than the average woman.

This suggests that people who are drawn to the music industry for its transformative effect and the joy of playing at clubs or festivals may have underlying vulnerabilities, Embleton said.They have the highest levels of childhood trauma. This makes them vulnerable to addiction and to high levels of psychological difficulty.

The Industry Is Rooted In Pressure and Fear

Due to the advent of streaming diminishing artist revenue, Paras said that artists are under more pressure than ever to tour constantly, using DJ Fresh as an example.

DJ Fresh had several health scares throughout his life and eventually he was diagnosed with terminal cancer, Paras said. But he still found himself negotiating the amount of off days he would have to take with his doctor."

Managers and Artists Should Have An Ongoing Dialogue About Mental Health

After thoroughly addressing the mental health struggles many artists face, the panel turned to solutions. They emphasized that having an open line of communication concerning mental health between artists and their management teams as well as trying to cultivate a collaborative relationship rather than a parental one.

Regressive behavior can be encouraged by the parental dynamic often experienced with managers, Embleton said. This is a little bit like what you see in the Avicii documentary. His whole body is saying I cant do this, and he verbally says it again and again, but everyone around him is like, Its okay! Its just a party."

Artists Must Learn to Balance Work and Play

Within the industry, there is an issue of boundaries, further blurred by drug and alcohol use.

Youve gotta remember that its your job," Embleton said. "What do you need to do to do your job? If its popping pills or doing a gram of coke, thenyouve got a problem."

Dont Shame Self-Care

On tour, Louisahhh tries to make her routine as structured as possible, even if that involves rituals others may find strange. As soon as I dropped the shame of what I needed for self-care, my life got a lot easier, Louisahhh said. Working on having a deep anchor for self-love will carry me through the surely turbulent seas.

Self-Awareness Is Key

Along with self-love and self-care comes knowing ones own weaknesses and watching out for them in sensitive situations.

Get to know your sore spots; the parts of you that are difficult or get hurt in certain scenarios, Embleton said. You are a separate being from the industry and need to figure out what that part of you needs.

A Ripple Effect Is Possible

There is a bright side: Paras insists that once ones mindset toward mental health is changed, others will naturally follow suit.

Invest in yourself and your health. Not only will you benefit immensely, but you will have an effect on everyone around you, Paras said. As you feel happier, healthier and more fulfilled, youre going to have this ripple effect. This is how we transform the industry, by transforming ourselves first.

Paris Electronic Week continues at Gat Lyriquetoday (Sept. 27) through Sept. 29. See the complete schedule here.

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BY DON BEANE

News + Record Staff

PITTSBORO The Northwood High School Athletics Hall of Fame will gain five members prior to the Chargers football game against Cedar Ridge High School at 7 p.m. Friday.

The 2019 class includes Ronald Brooks, Kathryn Dispennette, Bill Hall, Tobias Palmer and Will Shambley.

Brooks was a standout offensive tackle for Northwood, distinguishing himself as an all-conference performer for two years, all-county for two years and all-state during his senior season.

Also a star on the baseball diamond as a third-baseman for Northwoods baseball squad, Brooks made the all-conference team for three years, all-county for three years and was the conference player of the year in 1977.

I took great pride in wearing the green and gold, Brooks said. I wanted to represent my school, town and community to the best of my ability. Northwood athletics taught me toughness and to compete with great intensity in everything I do. I was also very fortunate to have great men as coaches in my life. Coach Horton, Coach Tilley, Coach Arthur and Coach Shaw were all great men that had a positive effect in my life.

Brooks graduated from Northwood in 1977 and matriculated to what would become Chowan University. The school was a junior college when Brooks was there playing both football and baseball. At Chowan, Brooks was all-Region 10 in football and participated in the North/South Region 10 All-Star Game in 1979.

In baseball, he was Chowans most valuable player and made the all-region team.

Brooks moved on to Campbell University, emerging during his senior season in 1981 as the baseball teams most valuable player. He finished his career with a .375 batting average.

In 2016, Brooks earned a bachelors degree in biblical studies from Bethel Bible College.

The former Northwood star has coached the junior varsity baseball team at Northwood and for two seasons was the assistant coach for the varsity baseball team. He spent 12 years coordinating the football teams offense and coaching its offensive linemen.

Brooks, a dispatcher for Pilgrims Pride in Sanford, said he plans to continue serving his community, which could include establishing his own ministry in the near future.

Dispennette was a standout for Northwood in soccer, cross country and both the indoor and outdoor track teams. Her Northwood records in the 5K, 3,200-meter and 1,600-meter races still stand and she was all-state in cross country in 2007 and was the indoor track state-champion in the 3,200-meter run in 2009.

After graduating from Northwood in 2009, Dispennette matriculated to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, where she was an Academic All-American in cross country and both outdoor and indoor track.

In 2013, she graduated with a bachelors degree in exercise science and also earned one in psychology. Dispennette earned a masters degree in kinesiology from Western Kentucky University in 2018 and is pursuing a doctorate in that field of study from Ohio State University.

Northwood athletics has opened many doors for me, specifically allowing me to run cross country and track at UNCW, where I then discovered my love for academia and research, Dispennette said. Being on a team every year in high school gave me the dedication, confidence and teamwork skills needed to succeed in life.

Bill Hall won more games as Northwoods head football coach than anyone in school history with a 114-64 career.

For 14-plus years, not a day went by where I didnt take the time to think and write down what I could do to make the Charger football program better, Hall said. Northwood football was my life. I was consumed with it. To this day, the Charger football program means the world to me.

He served Northwoods director of athletics for eight years, coached the varsity football team for 28 years, coached the softball team for two years, coached the girls basketball team for two years and coached the golf team for a year.

But the football field is where Hall set himself apart. The Southern Pines native was one of the most successful head football coaches in the history of Chatham County. He said his teams never lost in overtime or in the rain because he regularly had his guys practice for those situations.

Halls Chargers won three conference championships and for five consecutive seasons made it to the third round of the state playoffs while his players competed in the Shrine Bowl and the NCCA East-West All-Star Game.

A 1988 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Hall was selected to coach with the NCCA West staff in 2016 and prided himself on positioning his student-athletes to play college sports and earn degrees.

In 2006, Palmer set Northwood records with 35 total touchdowns including 28 rushing touchdowns. In 2005, he had 503 all-purpose yards against Carrboro High School, is Northwoods career rushing leader with 4,708 yards and 82 touchdowns 70 of those scores on the ground.

Palmer also excelled in track and field, in 2006 legging it out for a state championship in the 100-meter dash.

Northwood athletics was a start to create my platform and gaining a positive image of myself, family and friends, said Palmer, who in 2019 returned to Northwood as an educator and assistant football coach. Northwood made an impact on my life to continue to strive and go get what I want in life.

Following his career at Northwood, Palmer played football under head coach Tom OBrien at North Carolina State University, where he set a single-game Atlantic Coast Conference record with 496 all-purpose yards against Clemson. That mark ranks third in the NCAA. Palmer also is the second all-time leading kick returner in the NCAA and is first in the ACC with 1,396 return yards.

Palmer would graduate from N.C. State and sign as an undrafted free agent with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He also had stints with the San Diego Chargers, New Orleans Saints, Buffalo Bills, Pittsburgh Steelers and Carolina Panthers. His last season of professional football was with the Birmingham Iron in the Alliance of American Football.

Shambley is a 1993 Northwood graduate who distinguished himself as a state champion in wrestling. During his senior season, he emerged as state champ with a 34-0 record in the 189-pound weight class. For his career Shambley was 97-22.

Shambley said Northwood coach Darrel Bradshaw was influential in his development.

Coach Bradshaw went above and beyond the call of a teacher or coach, he said. He drove us all over the state and spent countless hours and used his own gas to take us to camps. I credit him with instilling the values that enabled me to succeed at Northwood, Penn and life.

Shambleys hard work and dedication both on the mat and in the classroom landed him an opportunity at the University of Pennsylvania. He wrestled four seasons in the Ivy League, even grappling as a heavyweight for the Quakers, before graduating with a degree in mechanical engineering.

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