Chris Petersen

Believer, Father, Husband and Educator

[Chris Petersen @chrisp_7]

Coaches need to remember that supporting multi-sport athletes requires multi-sport cooperation. Don’t schedule events, practices, etc that force kids to choose & then use it against them. #walkthetalk

[Iowa's AEAs @iowa_aea]

AEAs are proud to partner with educators to meet their current and emerging needs. Students continually excel and overcome obstacles because of strong collaboration and partnerships between AEA employees and school staff. #EveryDayatAEA

[Brad Buck @DrBradBuck]

If you haven’t had a chance to reach out to Legislators about SSA, please do so in the next couple of days. Inflation measures are running 3-4% & the Governor’s proposal was 2.5%. If the response is money is tight, remember, there are literal piles of money in the state coffers.

[Chris Petersen @chrisp_7]

Extremely excited for the opportunity to discuss COVID and returning to learn/sports with @Co_OpStrategies tomorrow!

[Cooperative Strategies, LLC @Co_OpStrategies]

It's #backtoschool time, when many turn their attention to fall sports. How about your #schooldistrict? Rob Olsen, Iowa Dept. of Ed. and Chris Petersen, Principal/Coach join us tomorrow at 3 pm EDT to discuss #COVID19's effect on #schoolsports. #CSSpeaks https://t.co/tG6H7yxuXa

[Chris Petersen @chrisp_7]

@RichStoffers1 @mark_schafer @arweva_rockets @DarinSchurke @austinstoelk @AWVRocketNation You will be the Dick Vitale of HS FB!

[Chris Petersen @chrisp_7]

Being a trauma-sensitive school doesn’t mean we shield kids from stressors. It means we try to avoid triggers while building resilience in our kids.

[Chris Petersen @chrisp_7]

If you want to know where you stand as a coach, ask yourself one question: would you want your own kid to play for a coach like you?

[Chris Petersen @chrisp_7]

Day 1 of the Oklahoma Drill did not go as planned. A lot of coaching and reps ahead for these two!

[Chris Petersen @chrisp_7]

The best coaches are those that not only understand their players would “run through a wall” for them but also protect that fact by pouring themselves into their craft and caring for their athletes as individuals.

[Chris Petersen @chrisp_7]

Don’t poison the well and then complain about the water.

[Chris Petersen @chrisp_7]

“Sometimes we are so focused on what’s behind us and so anxious about what’s ahead of us that we miss the presence of God in the middle.”
-Steven Furtick

[Chris Petersen @chrisp_7]

As a leader, you can operate in the black and white of handbooks and policies, or you can operate in the grey, where human empathy and individualization live. Equity and equality are not equal.

[Chris Petersen @chrisp_7]

God will let you go down low enough to know that you need him and bring you up high enough to let the world know that He is with you!

[Chris Petersen @chrisp_7]

Extremely proud of my kids once again for continuing to put the student in “student-athlete” first!

[Chris Petersen @chrisp_7]

@Nate_Podey Thanks @Nate_Podey...tough SEW team coming to Westside! We will need all the luck we can get!

[Chris Petersen @chrisp_7]

It’s more than just a game. The bonds you establish with your teammates & coaches transcend any game. The life lessons are bigger than the competition. The love shown often times is “tough”, but it’s love nonetheless. Football creates a family for a lifetime.

[Chris Petersen @chrisp_7]

Couldn’t be prouder of the group of young men I GET to coach this year. Smallest school in the state with a FB team and still no excuses. 2-0 and outscored opponents 109-6 with 17 kids out. Blessed with the best kids in the state as I have been ever year!

[Chris Petersen @chrisp_7]

Nice article on a great young man and fantastic role model for all student-athletes. Privileged to have been able to coach him for four years.
https://t.co/WCZCJuHvUt

[Ken Spangenberg @KenSpang]

Average coaches think they win games or “make” players.

Elite coaches understand that players win games & “make” themselves.

We’re consultants. #coaching