COACH WOSMAN

I talk, perhaps too much, about the outstanding leaders produced by the Quincy YMCA youth programs under the leadership of Dick Chapin and the tireless volunteer work of guys like Bob Bush, Jim Douglas, Bill Adam, Glen Hultz, and Ken Jones, just to name a few.

My friends will kind of roll their eyes when I wax rhapsodic about Doug Bruner , Scott and Jay Douglas or Brian Inman.

Well, this morning I heard another one of our graduates on the radio and was proud as heck of him. From the fourth grade on, it was obvious that Brian Wosman was a big picture thinker and a tireless worker. I didn't know Brian well. Coached against him mostly, referee'd some of his games when he was younger. Did have the opportunity to coach him in an all star game. He was always curious. He wanted to know why things happened. I remember when he was in the fourth or fifth grade, he watched my bigger kids play a game using Purdue's version of the zone press. When the game was over, he asked one of my players why we positioned ourselves a certain way. Even then, he was gathering information. (By the way, my player gave simultaneously the best and worst answer possible "That's how we practiced it.")

Now, there is no doubt Brian would have been a huge success at whatever he undetook even without his Y experience. He has a thoughtful, sensitive and supportive father, one of the best things a youngster could ever hope for. B. himself was just a good citizen. I don't remember his ever having even looking vexed with a referee. He just showed up and played the point.

Still, those young softball players in Palmyra are as lucky to have this terrific young man as he is to have their talents and dedication.

Brian, ya did a great job on the radio. For all of the guys who supported the Y programs back while you were coming up, you're another reason for us to be proud of our "grads".

Continued Success