Coach Samoski

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## Coach Samoski

### Status

Living

"*Daniela, all sports are competitive. They're going to be rough. How are they going to stay fit if they are soft?*"
—Coach Samoski to Daniela, *The Broken Pieces*

**Coach Samoski** is the gym teacher at Pineshadow Middle School.

## History

### Season 1

#### *Daze Runners*

"*That's a job well done, ladies. Off you go, your duties await." [...] "Dang kids don't like helping me compared to those two. These days...*"
—Samoski lamenting on other students

As part of Rex making them run errands, Evie and Mya are assigned to polish the gym for the night's Lady Pines basketball game. They head to the gym, and Samoski is happy to see them, giving them instructions on what he needs to be done - balls checked, bleachers polished, and buzzer tested. Once the girls complete those tasks, he is pleased, muttering something about not appreciating other students as they walk away.

#### *She's Plotting Something*

"*Mya, don't get all testy with me now. No, I have not seen Winter today. If I had, she'd be with you with red ears.*"
—Samoski telling Mya that he doesn't know where Winter is

When Mya prompts him on the whereabouts of Winter, Samoski quips that he'd respect her a lot if she was running laps on the track right now. Frustrated, she repeats herself, but he tells her not to get so testy and affirms that he hasn't seen Winter at all. Mya then asks about Daniela, but Samoski reminds her that she is in gym and any of her concerns need to be foreworded to Rex. She attempts to protest, but Samoski blows his whistle in her face, sending her back into Evie, and he assigns his class to split into two groups for pacer test practice.

#### *The Party*

Winter asks what happened to Evie and Mya, noting that they look like Coach Samoski made them run laps on the track.

### *Two-Sided*

#### *The Broken Pieces*

"*Miss Burton Vunquist, is this a big deal? No. Go back to the locker room and get changed, please.*"
—Coach Samoski dismissing Daniela's claims

Daniela begs Coach Samoski if his class can be less violent towards her, but he retorts that all sports are rough and his students won't stay fit if things don't stay that way. She protests again, but he reprimands her for trying to make his class into a big deal, ordering her back to the locker room. Later, Daniela tells Rex that he rejected her claims, and while she partially sides with Coach Samoski, promises she'll talk to him.

### Specials

#### *Daniela Wrecks Christmas*

"*Attention, Pines! As it's two days until Christmas, arguably* everyone's *favorite Pineshadow holiday, I have no plans for warmups, drills, or general athletics today. The time's yours. Please,* have fun *- but* don't *be a menace. If you all need anything, I will be at my desk.*"
—Samoski giving his class free reign

As it's the last day of school before Christmas, Coach Samoski gives his class the opportunity to do whatever they want, being in a much more cheery mood as Evie and Mya had predicted.

## Personality and Traits

Not much is known about Coach Samoski, though he is shown with a friendly disposition. He can also be slightly short-tempered and firm in his beliefs that sports are rough and shouldn't be soft.