Not only is the coach a Woman, but she is a Sistah!
I do not keep up with high school sports as I once did, but I found this story really inspiring............
Keisha Brown of Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart became the first woman to lead a team to the Michigan high school state finals.
By Terry Foster, Detroit News
EAST LANSING -- History slipped through her fingers. But Keisha Brown wanted to make sure the accomplishment of playing in the Class D state final did not.
Brown failed to become the first woman to coach a boys basketball team to a Michigan state championship on Saturday. In the aftermath of Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart Academy's 65-51 loss to Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian in the title game, Brown grabbed some of her seniors and reminded them of the great run they had enjoyed.
She wanted them to get through the pain of losing and embrace the moment of accepting their championship medals and the runner-up trophy.
She talked to senior center Pat Theisen during a long embrace and reinforced the positives of a long, successful season. Brown thought it was more important to go out the same way she came in three seasons ago -- making sure to stress the positives and brush away the negatives.
Brown did not chase history. She simply embraced a team and hung on for a magic carpet ride that put Sacred Heart (25-2) in its first championship game in 31 years.
It seemed as if history chased her and she was a reluctant participant. She kept downplaying her role as a woman who was leading boys.
She wanted the spotlight on her players.
"If I did not downplay this we would not be here today," Brown said. "As a coach you should not be in the spotlight. The kids should be because they are the ones who are out on the floor and playing the game -- not you. This is not about me. It is a story for everyone else. It is a story in society for the young women to look at and be motivated."
Actually we did get a slice of history, just not the whole pie. Brown became the first woman to coach a boys team in the Michigan state finals. But she failed to become the fourth woman in United States high school basketball history to win a title.
(Rest of the story is at: The Detroit News.com)
Dale G. Young/The Detroit News
Keisha Brown of Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart became the first woman to lead a team to the Michigan high school state finals.
Woman's touch benefits Irish
Coach won't take credit for team's run
March 26, 2006By Terry Foster, Detroit News
EAST LANSING -- History slipped through her fingers. But Keisha Brown wanted to make sure the accomplishment of playing in the Class D state final did not.
Brown failed to become the first woman to coach a boys basketball team to a Michigan state championship on Saturday. In the aftermath of Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart Academy's 65-51 loss to Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian in the title game, Brown grabbed some of her seniors and reminded them of the great run they had enjoyed.
She wanted them to get through the pain of losing and embrace the moment of accepting their championship medals and the runner-up trophy.
She talked to senior center Pat Theisen during a long embrace and reinforced the positives of a long, successful season. Brown thought it was more important to go out the same way she came in three seasons ago -- making sure to stress the positives and brush away the negatives.
Brown did not chase history. She simply embraced a team and hung on for a magic carpet ride that put Sacred Heart (25-2) in its first championship game in 31 years.
It seemed as if history chased her and she was a reluctant participant. She kept downplaying her role as a woman who was leading boys.
She wanted the spotlight on her players.
"If I did not downplay this we would not be here today," Brown said. "As a coach you should not be in the spotlight. The kids should be because they are the ones who are out on the floor and playing the game -- not you. This is not about me. It is a story for everyone else. It is a story in society for the young women to look at and be motivated."
Actually we did get a slice of history, just not the whole pie. Brown became the first woman to coach a boys team in the Michigan state finals. But she failed to become the fourth woman in United States high school basketball history to win a title.
(Rest of the story is at: The Detroit News.com)
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