Episode 78: Roger and Jaden DeBoer on moving to Arizona, Mead's Benji Sonnichsen talks leadership
On this week's episode of the SBLive Washington podcast, released Thursday, the father-son duo of WIBCA Hall of Fame coach Roger DeBoer and 1A all-state basketball selection join from Arizona (8:52 MARK) to talk about moving out-of-state during the pandemic. Then, Mead football coach Benji Sonnichsen joins (33:13 mark) to talk about how he has lead his players through the state of Washington's high school sports shutdown and why the role of a coach goes beyond the field of play. WA state COVID dashboard: https://www.doh.wa.gov/Emergencies/COVID19/DataDashboard Roger DeBoer let go at Lynden Christian: https://scorebooklive.com/washington/2020/04/03/lynden-christians-roger-deboer-will-not-return-as-schools-head-boys-basketball-coach/ Wall Street Journal: "Health experts warn against basketball during coronavirus. High schools are playing it anyway" (paywall) https://www.wsj.com/articles/health-experts-warn-of-basketballs-dangers-during-coronavirus-high-schools-are-playing-it-anyway-11604930405 Statewide high school sports coverage: scorebooklive.com/washington/ Subscribe to the SBLive Washington podcast: -Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scor…ay/id1463193961 -Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/5sSG12zXwfF…bOTxa5LR2HtpIDCQ -Google Play: play.google.com/music/listen?gcli…qxtaj7mbevvvvyjoq -TuneIn: tunein.com/podcasts/Sports--Re…ive-Today-p1224534/ -Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/podcast/scorebook-live-today