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Local high school coach gets national recognition
Lakewood Ranch High's softball coach is one of only 100 national recipients.
Katie Foley – Mustangs Ahead
(LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL) – Lakewood Ranch High School (LRHS) softball head coach T.J. Goelz was named a 2022 Double-Goal Coach from the Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA).
A “Double-Goal Coach” is a coach who takes a mastery approach to a sport, teaches athletes with maximum effort, and who continuously learn and improve.
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Only 100 coaches across the nation won this award.
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Goelz said, “When I received this nomination, I was tremendously honored as well as extremely excited for our staff. This is a win for all of us and recognizes the incredible amount of time and dedication it takes to be invested in your players and the PCA.”
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Goelz was nominated by an athlete and will be considered for the national award.
“With this award, I want to improve as a coach for my team. I want them to know this is a family they will have for a lifetime, that’s what’s most rewarding,” Goelz continued.
Goelz will be recognized at 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 28 at the LRHS softball game against McKeel Academy for his award.
