She has taken the time to teach me the ropes, but I know that I still have a lot to learn to even compare to her. Learning has been the key to the transition from player to coach for Ochier. He has gone from a player who thought he knew it all to coaching where he has had to learn everything all over again. Rather than facing the situation with a negative attitude, he has stepped across the gap and is able to understand a coach's perspective. It does a lot of good to get the experience and see where the coach is coming from.
Coaches see the step that leads to the next level for the player, while the player never does.
Looking back I would like to have stepped my work ethic up another notch when I played. Ochier was a very successful player during his four years as a fixture on the fields of Frost-Kalnow Stadium and in Peaceful Valley as a member of The 'Berg football squad. He earned four varsity letters and was a two-year starter in the defensive secondary for The 'Berg, finishing third on the team in tackles his senior season with 95. I have no preference as to which I coach now, but I see myself as more a football coach than a basketball coach. Football has always been in my heart and I love it.