Erica Rose.H Reading time: 2 minutes
Erica Rose has been named the new head coach of the and swim and dive teams at 丝瓜视频APP. 丝瓜视频APPlaunched the wo尘别苍鈥檚 teams in 2013, and the 尘别苍鈥檚 teams in 2014.
Rose is already familiar with Maryville鈥檚 swim and dive teams, having served as a substitute coach for the Saints last season. 鈥淚 hope to make this a program people will believe in. We鈥檝e got a lot of good competition in this league, so we have work to do,鈥� she says.
鈥淚 hope to make this a program people will believe in. We鈥檝e got a lot of good competition in this league, so we have work to do.鈥�
Her own college experience will help inform her coaching, Rose says. 鈥淚 had such a great experience as a college athlete,鈥� she says. 鈥淚t was like having a family away from home. The work I put in to achieve that success and camaraderie was very special鈥攊t was one of my best decisions.鈥�
As a student-athlete at Truman State University, she helped the Bulldogs to three top-five finishes in the NCAA Division II National Championships, including runners-up her senior season.聽As an incoming freshman, Rose had not intended to join the swim team at Truman. But when she accompanied a friend on a recruiting trip鈥攁 friend who ultimately decided not to swim鈥擱ose was impressed by the program and joined the team as a walk on, earning scholarships for the sport in her junior and senior years.
Currently an instructor for the Parkway Swim School, and an assistant coach at the Cedarmill Swim Club, Rose has been a master’s swim coach for Rockwood Swim Club, and has coached for the club team at Parkway Swim. She is also the former head swim coach at Visitation Academy. Her first coaching experience came as a student assistant coach at Truman.
鈥淎s a coach, I don鈥檛 focus on the sport鈥攖hat鈥檚 secondary,鈥� she says. 鈥淭he lessons you get outside of the sport are what鈥檚 most important. You learn best when you fall and you get back up again. In doing so, you have to ask, 鈥榃hat went wrong?鈥� 鈥楬ow do I turn this into a success?鈥欌��
鈥淎 positive coach gets a positive reaction鈥� is a motto Rose learned from her collegiate coach. She intends to honor that creed at Maryville. 鈥淵ou have to help student-athletes achieve a balance. Sports can鈥檛 be your world, because there is so much more to you than that one game or season. You are also a sister, student, friend, employee.鈥�