{"id":4414,"date":"2015-12-15T07:23:28","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T07:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/?p=4414"},"modified":"2015-12-14T16:27:10","modified_gmt":"2015-12-14T16:27:10","slug":"coaching-in-their-dna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/2015\/12\/15\/coaching-in-their-dna\/","title":{"rendered":"Coaching in their DNA"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_4415\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4415\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/rusty-2030.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4415\" alt=\"Rusty Nichols '63\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/rusty-2030.jpg\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/rusty-2030.jpg 540w, https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/rusty-2030-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4415\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rusty Nichols &#8217;63<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I caught this photo of Rusty Nichols &#8217;63 at our most recent basketball game versus Wooster. \u00a0Rusty found a space up behind the students where he could watch&#8230;and pace&#8230;and do a little mental coaching, I&#8217;ll bet. \u00a0He spent the first half up there&#8230;.doing what all coaches do.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4416\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4416\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/rusty-8896.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4416\" alt=\"rusty-8896\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/rusty-8896.jpg\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/rusty-8896.jpg 540w, https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/rusty-8896-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4416\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mac Petty H&#8217;82<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rusty wasn&#8217;t the only one there. \u00a0Mac Petty H&#8217;82 also attended&#8230;as he almost always does. \u00a0He has that same seat&#8230;last row next to the camera guys. \u00a0I caught this one as the team was finishing a time out. \u00a0I am pretty sure Mac was doing a little mental motivation as well.<\/p>\n<p>There is a part of me that feels like I was trespassing when I took those shots. \u00a0I thought back to the football team at Arlington&#8230;and standing to the side by myself at the Tomb of the Unknowns. \u00a0I was there&#8230;but I was occupied.<\/p>\n<p>Rusty and Mac were occupied as well. \u00a0But the bottom line is pretty simple &#8211; 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