Trinity coach’s passion for motivating pays off
By Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org | twitter: @josephkenny2
Trinity Catholic High School's Cory Patterson mixes praise, blunt assessments and encouragement at football practice.
"Make it look good, fellows," the coach shouted before one play. "Too deep, come on," he barked after a busted play. "Good," he yelled while applauding a catch.
The team mowed through its regular season schedule this fall, going 8-0 while scoring more than 40 points in every game except one. The team posted three shutouts and gave up more than six points just twice.