Brett Mather, My Hero

Have you ever had someone that you look up to? There is somebody that lots of students at West Delaware look up to that teaches a lot of things. This hero has taught everybody in general many things involving, school, sports, and to be a good person in general. Brett Mather, my hero, is a coach and a teacher at West Delaware High School. Coaches strive to make students and athletes better people on, and off the court. Mather does an amazing job with that. Every coach is different with their methods, but they do have similar things they love about coaching. According to Brainy Quote, Vince Lombardi once said, “It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get up.” That quote shows what Mather loves to see when coaching volleyball. His favorite part of coaching is watching people fight hard to reach their goals. Athletes who love their sport should be committed, and work hard at it. Having good sportsmanship for the

Being a teacher shows heroism to lots of people. Lots of things started with teaching, in other words, we need teachers to help us make a living of our own. According to Coach and Athletic Director, it says “Am I preparing my athletes for the game of life,” (John Amtmann). That article goes for teachers as well. They have to get us ready for our future. If they didn’t do that job, then what are teachers for? The topmost influence that lead him to be a teacher is his older sister. Mathers older sister is a teacher and that was his reason to become a teacher. Teaching and coaching just tied together. Brett wanted to be a teacher, and he was already coaching volleyball. He ended up getting a good gig at West Delaware High School as a Math teacher, and a volleyball coach. There are not many reasons why Mather became a teacher; however, he enjoys his job working with students and workers. Since he is teaching and coaching, he has to help students and athletes every day of his life as his