What does Schroeder love?
He loves his wife and his kids. He loves being a teacher. He loves Texas. He loves football. “I love the atmosphere of football games,” he smiles. “You have your little pep talk in the locker room, and then the kids march down the sidewalk and across the parking lot, and the crowd is ready. They can feel the players coming. There’s this electricity, you can almost see it in each player. All their troubles are gone, and they are just zeroed in, ready to play. Then you run through the big paper banner and over to the sideline, and the crowd is cheering — it’s amazing, Friday night excitement.” The players love him back. It takes more than just a coach who knows what he’s doing to have a great team. It takes players who love and respect a coach who knows what he’s doing to make a great team, a successful team, a team like Westlake. Schroeder reports that 95% of his players will not go on to play at the next level, that most of them are just making memories. This number strikes me as odd
