October 8, 2011
Appert's Next Step: Letting Go
Photo by Lori Van Buren/Times Union
The following article appeared in the October 7 issue of the Times Union.
BY MARK McGUIRE
TROY — Like parenting, the hardest part of coaching can be learning how to let go.
RPI coach Seth Appert says he has to do just that with his hockey team. The culture he’s cultivated around the program in his five years there is “90 to 95 percent” in place. But the last piece is critical.
“I run our program,” he said, “but I want our seniors to run our team.”
Complete article can be accessed via the Times Union Web site by clicking here.
