Player, but considering the lack of proper coaching (ie HS and a few others) one could say I was a player/coach at the others. For example in HS I formed a winter indoor practice regime to allow us to practice year round. At ISU, when I joined they were miserable. Not to be racist, but the majority of the team were Iranian. Even the Americans sported dark black beards. Some of the players were very good, but I could see a good ol boys club there which had to be parsed out and allow newer players in based on quality, not nationality. Rough at first, but 6 years later (yes, but I got two degrees
) we sported a different nationality at every starting position. VERY cool to even say that. And, then the B8 title. As a side, the long road trips allowed me to learn a tremendous amount about other cultures ... and some not so nice things about our own.