By Cooper Chadwick
The motto for the Elyria Christian boys basketball team this year is “discipline in the details,” which head coach Zach Goodrich explains as learning how to do every little thing well as a unit.
Goodrich has coached at Elyria for 15 years and has hopes that this season’s tough schedule will prepare his team for more success in the offseason.
“We have a tendency to improve throughout the year, so I expect us to face some early challenges from a tough schedule and have an opportunity to evaluate our growth come January during tournament week,” Goodrich said.
Goodrich got into coaching due to the coaches he had and he hopes to inspire his kids the same way.
“The discipline required to be successful was a major part of my own development, and I want to share that with the young people I am privileged to coach,” Goodrich said.
Elyria is going to be young but will have two juniors; Nae Romero and Grayson Brodaus, step into leadership roles.
“The sub-varsity group has logged many minutes together, so there will be a strong sense of familiarity, which will be helpful as we continue to improve throughout the early part of the season,” Goodrich said.
Goodrich hopes that his unique coaching style will bring success to Elyria Christian again this season.
“I enjoy a disciplined approach and teaching players how to read the game, playing free-flowing offensively while developing a sound, fundamentally strong defense as a unit,” Goodrich said.
