Coach Taught Students How to Challenge Themselves and #StandTall

Patch and When the Game Stands Tall are asking about the coaches, teachers or mentors who inspired you.

Peter Leeds mentor was a coach who showed him how to challenge himself.

Mentor Name: Corey Bernier

Known Mentor for: 20 months

School: Tolland High School

Town: Tolland

State: CT

What mentor taught about success: To take it up a level, the coach has to demand more and to value those who challenge themselves to be better.

What mentor taught about dealing with failure: I learned to have faith in those athletes who stay committed and loyal to their team and their teammates.

Best advice from mentor: “I learned a lot from you, Coach,” said young Corey Bernier when I handed him the keys to the program.