This year, there will be a new face on the girls basketball bench: new varsity coach, Scott Mitchell.  Mitchell is also a Probability and Statistics teacher at the high school. A former high school player himself, Mitchell has high hopes for a successful season.

Q: Have you coached girls basketball before?

A: Yes, I’ve coached the girl’s basketball team for the 7th grade Wilson/Lamberton middle school combined team. I also coached at Chambersburg.

Q: What are your goals for the program?

A: To continue to build on the success of the program from the years before. Short term goals make it easier to achieve long term goals.

Q: What are the challenges of coming in as a new coach?

A: Getting to know all of the players and seeing where they will be able to improve.  Also, building your coaching staff and being new to the community and school.

Q: Why do you coach?

A: I enjoy being around kids and I had a lot of good coaches growing up so, I wanted to be just like them and wanted to help kids improve in their game.

Q: How do you manage your time between coaching, teaching, and family life?

A: I have certain schedules and it’s sometimes a challenge when you have multiple things going on. But whether I’m coaching, teaching, or at home I try not to intertwine them. For example, when I’m at home I don’t talk about coaching and when I’m coaching I don’t talk about things at home.

Q: How do you define success?

A: Just seeing people get better. Success is not based on wins or losses.  As long as I’m helping them to prepare for their future, I feel that I’ve done my job.

Q: What king of players are you looking for other than their playing abilities?

A: I’m looking for players that are hardworking and positive.