By Mike Herbert (June 23, 2021) Coaches need to recognize that the role of the
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Dr. Mike Herbert’s 20+ years in education have been focused on teaching and coaching which has led him to his current position as the Director of Athletics at Southwestern Oregon CC in Coos Bay, OR. He started his career in athletics as a basketball coach and has coached as well as taught at several different levels including middle school, high school, junior college and NCAA Div. 2. He currently teaches a movement education course for Southern Oregon University and has developed courses such as the theory of coaching, sport psychology and sociology of sport for Southwestern. In his time away from his duties as the Director of Athletics, Dr. Herbert spends his time conducting coaching and parent clinics for youth sports organizations and school districts. He also spends his free time supporting his own 2 student-athlete sons and his accomplished wife, Megan Corriea, head softball coach at SWOCC. His Facebook page, Supporting Student-Athletes, is a resource for all coaches, parents and administrators trying to be the best they can be for their kids. Mike earned his Ph.D. in HPE with an emphasis in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of New Mexico and a minor in educational psychology in 2007. You can also follow him on Twitter @DrCoachHerbert.
