GILROY – Anchorpoint Christian football coach KC Adams was one
of 13 coaches from around California to be honored with the Model
Coach Award, handed out by the California Interscholastic
Federation.
GILROY – Anchorpoint Christian football coach KC Adams was one of 13 coaches from around California to be honored with the Model Coach Award, handed out by the California Interscholastic Federation.
Adams, who led the Warriors 8-man football team to an undefeated 9-0-1 season in 2009, was instrumental in establishing the football program at Anchorpoint three years ago. Since then, the Warriors have registered a 21-4-1 record.
The Warriors concluded the ’09 season ranked first in the Central Coast Section and 14th in the state.
“I know how big of an award this is so for me it’s an honor. I appreciate it and I’m still in shock about it all,” Adams said. “God gave me a gift and I’m just working it His way.”
The CIF has been handing out the Model Coach Award for nine years. According to CIF Web site, the distinction is given to coaches who “have served as positive role models in their schools and communities, and who have exhibited the traits apparent in the 16 principles of Pursuing Victory with Honor.”
Adams, who also serves as the school’s athletic director and basketball coach, demonstrates a no-nonsense coaching style, and credits many of his instructional philosophies to coaches that helped shape him as a teenager growing up in Oakland.
“The reason I got into coaching was because of one of my coaches,” Adams said. “He taught us a whole lot about life.
“I guess if you ask anyone, I’m kind of a disciplinarian as well as a coach. What I’m doing right now may not make sense to the kids now, but it will when they get older.”
Adams said that coaching isn’t all about winning, but about having dignity and respect for sports and all who are involved. Adams expects the best from the athletes who decide to participate on his teams.
“My approach has always been the same,” Adams said. “To be honest, I’m not a walk in the park. I am very, very demanding but at the same time I love what I do. The kids have got to be willing to buy into the program. I get some kids that manners weren’t exactly the first priority in their lives. But the first thing they hear from me is Pursuing Victory With Honor.”
Adams points to a moment this past season where his seniors on the football team shared their Senior Night with the opposing team’s seniors and also cooked them dinner after the game.
That behavior is what Adams said he wants the kids to carry on with them after leaving Anchorpoint.
“That’s what it’s all about,” Adams said. The program works. It turned them from selfish people into caring people. That’s how you want your kids to be when they are off on their own and mom and dad aren’t looking.”
Adams led the Anchorpoint basketball team, with only six guys on the roster to a 4-4 league record.
