Lessons Taken from the Top
The following article featuring Harvard head coach and former Crimson standout Ted Donato appeared October 8 on the Boston Globe Web site.
By Nancy Marrapese-Burrell
Globe Staff
When you’re a hockey player, as Ted Donato was for many years, all you have to worry about is yourself. Your concerns are about your mental preparation, your fitness, your nutrition, and your health. You arrive at the rink when you’re supposed to, you practice and play hard, and then you go home to make sure you get your rest.
But when you become a coach, that all changes. Your responsibility is an entire roster full of players. You’re concerned about their fitness, their mental preparation, their health.
Last year was a trying one for Donato and the Harvard men’s hockey team. It started out well enough, with two wins in the first three contests, before quickly spiraling downward.
Complete article can be accessed via the Globe Web site by clicking here.
