Congratulations to Rick Ramsay, our latest Elite Sportswear Coach of the Week. Below is the nomination email we received from Trent.
Rick Ramsay Interview
Nomination email:
I would like to nominate Rick Ramsay as a candidate for Coach of the Week honors.
Rick is the coach of my daughters U-14 A+ Sherwood Park Rock ringette team. We have had the pleasure of having Rick coach our daughter for 6 of the 8 years she has played ringette.
Rick has this unusual gift of getting the most out of his players while having them all still love him by the end of the season. He is the ultimate player’s coach with a line in the sand the players know they can’t cross. He is a coaching coach and not a spectator coach. What I mean by that is he doesn’t just watch the game and coach between periods, he coaches the girls right away during the game letting them know their mistakes as well as celebrating their good play. He NEVER yells at the girls, he talks to them at their level and looks them in the eye to see they understand him. He is extremely prepared when it comes to practices and our girls are ALWAYS better players at the end of the year than they were at the start. I’ve been close enough to the bench on more than one occasion and everything on the bench is so positive it’s no wonder he’s so successful. We have had a lot of success over the years as far as the wins and losses go with this past year being our best. We went undefeated with only 1 tie being our only blemish and were crowned provincial champions in Medicine Hat.
Rick has taught our daughter so much about the game of ringette as well as plenty of life lessons along the way. Jenna, our daughter, absolutely loves Rick Ramsay and really hopes he’s her coach every year. We appreciate all that Rick has done for not only our daughter but also for everyone who comes in contact with him. He has given SO MUCH back to ringette in Sherwood Park and I believe for this as well as everything I said previous he should be considered for coach of the week honors.
Thank you for your time.
Trent
