PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE- THAD LEAR As I reflect on the past two years serving as the CHSCA President, I am struck by how many great coaches I have been able to speak to at clinics, meetings, banquets, and the All State Games. I have met so many new colleagues and reconnected with many old ones as well. One thing I am struck by is even though many things have changed in coaching over the years, coaches always remind me of what has not, the kids. It seems like in almost every conversation, speech, or clinic talk, the focus of what we do is kids. Let us never forget that they are what makes this a great job, success cannot be measured when it comes to having an impact on the life of a young man or women. As coaches we all want to win games, but never doubt your biggest legacy is how you impact your athletes, and I am proud to have had an opportunity to serve you all as president, knowing that you all have left a huge mark on your athletes. Before I am done as president I look forward to seeing many of you in Alamosa at the 2019 CHSCA All State games. Coaches I implore you to come to the games and support your student athletes that have been selected. I know many of us are busy with summer camps and activities, but don’t forget these are the young men and women who gave you four years of their time and effort to help build the programs that you have wanted to develop. They have fundraised, dedicated themselves in and out of season to help you achieve the mission you set forth and I ask you again to make the trip to Alamosa to honor them one last time as their High School careers are celebrated at the 2019 All State games. I also look forward to seeing you all at the 2019 MultiSport Clinic, we are thrilled to see what great speakers our sport presidents have put in place for this year’s clinic. I am also excited to say that we will have the wrestling coaches back with us this summer. I am looking forward to that one last event before the 2019-20 school year kicks off. See you all there. Finally, I want to thank all the directors and board members for their work and cooperation as a board over the last two years. We made a lot of progress as a board in moving the organization forward and setting ourselves up for great things in the future. Coaches I assure you, the people you have representing you are working hard to make things better and finding ways to better serve coaches in Colorado for years to come. To all of the board members thanks for all you do, and for your support of Colorado coaches. As I finish off my last article for the Colorado COACH I want you all to know how honored I have been to have been the CHSCA president, it has been a great experience and I look forward to continuing to work for CHSCA doing work for all of you Colorado Coaches. Have a great Summer, look forward to seeing you at upcoming events.