Promotion

Nominee: Coach Yussef Hawash, Churchill HS, Winnipeg MB

Nominated by: Matt Kruchak, Wilfrid Laurier

I remember my first practice with the Churchill Bulldogs. It was the first day of the Bulldogs' 1994 training camp and I was fresh out of grade 9. I was placed with the linemen and quickly found that I was one of the smallest players in that group. I was anxious and nervous because I had always played linebacker and never the line. That feeling did not last long, however, because Line Coach Yussef Hawash made me and every other rookie lineman feel like part of the team.

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Coach Hawash has coached at Churchill High School in Winnipeg, Manitoba, for 16 years. Since 1985, Churchill linemen have been awarded the most Kas Vidruk Most Outstanding Linemen Awards (four).

Coach Hawash uses positive reinforcement and patience to teach skills to emerging players. His knowledge and coaching ability has resulted in Churchill High School being nationally recognized for its quality offensive and defensive lines.

Coach Hawash goes above and beyond in his role as a coach. For example, when I was in grade 11, he loaned me the money for a gym membership. It is the little things like this, that make Coach Hawash a great coach.

Coach Hawash instilled in me a strong work ethic and a sense of pride in myself. He also stressed that these characteristics were also important in the classroom. If it were not for Coach Hawash I would not have had the skills or the drive to make the jump from high school to University football.

Matt Kruchak Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawk and former Churchill Bulldog 1994-1996