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Q&A with Spring Creek girls soccer coach Kami Crowe
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Q&A with Spring Creek girls soccer coach Kami Crowe

SPRING CREEK, Nev. — A Q&A with Kami Crowe who is the girl’s soccer coach at Spring Creek High School.

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How long have you been coaching?

Kami Crowe: 10 years.

What is your background in this sport?

Crowe: I’ve been playing soccer since I was 4 years old. Played club soccer on Nevada Blue. Played high school soccer at Elko High School. Played 4 years at Eastern Oregon University. I was also the soccer graduate assistant for the EOU women’s team.

What are one or two things that the team does in training that are keys to their success?

Crowe: One thing that I like to focus on with the girls soccer team is team bonding. I think that giving the girls opportunities to have fun and learn more about each other is a critical part of coaching girls sports.

Another thing that the team focuses on in training is accountability. I believe that holding yourself and your team accountable for mistakes or work ethic is one of the best ways to be successful. Accountability is tough and uncomfortable to own up to, but once they can hold themselves and their teammates accountable, the level of play improves.

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Please describe the most memorable games/tournaments/championships your team has won.

Crowe: One of the most memorable games that I’ve ever had, didn’t actually end in a win. It was regionals in Truckee versus Truckee. Truckee is a team that always makes it to state and tends to win it often also. This group of girls I had, was one of the hardest working teams I’ve had the pleasure of coaching. We knew we had a chance to win, but we also knew that it was going to be a fight. In the first half our team actually went up 1-0.  They ended up scoring and tying the game 1-1. We had to go into overtime, but the complex didn’t have lights and it was getting dark. We remained tied after the first half of overtime. We were over half way into the 2nd half time when one of the defenders on the team got hurt and had to be taken off the field. The very next play, Truckee ended up scoring and winning the game, but it was one of the best games of soccer I’ve been able to be a part of.

As for the most memorable game that my team has won, it would definitely have to be our regional game against North Tahoe. North Tahoe had beat us early in the season, so we knew it was going to be a tough match up.  North Tahoe had a 1-0 lead on us the whole game, with just 20 seconds left in the game, one of our girls scored the game tying goal, forcing overtime. We made it through the first overtime round, still tied 1-1. Over half way through the 2nd overtime, one of our players scored the game-winning Golden Goal. Watching the players storm the field and cheer, hug and smile, would definitely have to be my favorite winning memory to date.

How do you encourage the team after a disappointing loss?

Crowe: At the end of the day, I want my team to love the game, even if it doesn’t produce the result we hope for. Everyone wants to win, but every team needs to lose to grow, learn and get better. I tell my team all the time that soccer is a game of mistakes, how you adjust and work after the mistake is made is the most important part.

Describe your proudest coaching moment.

Crowe: One of my proudest coaching moments was when a junior player came to after being placed on JV, when most of her friends made varsity. She came to me and my JV coach and let us know she was disappointed, but took accountability and said she understood why we made those decisions. We told her to work on JV and prove us wrong, prove to us that she deserved to be on varsity. By the end of her junior season, she had proved herself and was moved up and even earned playing time on varsity. Her senior year, she came out and was a completely different player, she was a leader, and she led by example. She was a major success story and ended up scoring the game winning goal in our double overtime game against North Tahoe to help our team advance to the regional semi-finals.

What is the biggest life lesson you’ve learned from being a coach?

Crowe: The biggest life lesson I’ve learned from being a coach is that what I do is more than just helping kids learn how to play soccer. I get to help these kids grow and mature in many different ways. I get to help teach them how to be good teammates, how to handle responsibility, how to set and reach goals, how to battle through difficult situations. This year especially our team was faced with an extremely difficult situation and as a team, coaches included, we had to go through real life struggles. This situation forced our team to work together, lean on each other and essentially become a safe space for each other. You realize that at the end of the day, soccer is the least important part of being a coach. The relationships I get to build and continue to have even after these kids graduate, is the best part of it all.

What legacy do you hope to leave as a coach?

Crowe: The legacy I hope to leave as a coach is that soccer is what brings us together and gives us something to focus on and goals to work towards, but at the end of the day, loving the game, growing as a player and a person is the most important part of each season. I hope to leave a legacy that teaches kids that you can go through extremely difficult life circumstances, but can push through and grow and be a better person through those struggles.

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