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WATERIDO cummcua - Wednesday July 31. 2013 - 25 Experience key for new WLU football coach 5 l begin my hour-long sitâ€"dawn with W Builds _ ary to keep all parties up-to-date...t.he feedback for this has Newbrough-Gary leffries eras is easily done. All three were A Wmewmâ€"amm beensrw.” histflysuccesshnandrespected.fiwectadomwiflbehish- ' mefiruinuxeasionmluwfriendlyhek When asked how his old teammates have responded to However. something tells me that when WLU rolled the “Articulate”, 'determined" and “cerebral” soon followed his new job title, he smiles and says they're all happy for dice on this man of quiet confidence and understated inten- but ultimately l was left with one clearly dominant impres- him sity. they knew exactly what they were dome sion: “confident”. 'They expected me to become a head coach someday. Michael Faulds is friendly alright. Not confident in the brush. in-your-ficg way you some- They were just hoping for a different shade of purple.” Friendly like a Hawk. 4 times see in younger athletes of coaches who arm them. The arrival of Coach Faulds into Golden Ham territory l selves with energy-drink egos and social meâ€"me-meâ€"dia atti- amounts to a seismic change. Brian Totzlce is a freelance writer and retired teacher- j tudes Connecting the dots between the “Itif’fy' Knight-Rich mach. Heison Rainer? @sjamguy. l The confidence Faulds exudes is the kind you see - among leaders of any age and stripe. particularly . 9 those about to take centre stage. it’s a sense of readiâ€" SHOP EA RLY ness derived from the proper blend of painstaking [0, the best ’ preparation. previous success and unshakeable vision. Saga/on. (if you‘re scoring at home. put a check-mark beside ‘ ' 1 all three.) i Faulds has been prepping for his soon-to-be ’ coaching close-up his entire life. mm . From hisdays playing minor football and sewing ’ as ball boy at university games in Guelph to his stellar I I P . career quarterbacking the Western Mustangs (WLU's , l fiercest rival) to earning a Master's degree in coaching, . a he’s visualized being a head football coach for as long TO . as he can remember. ' And by ‘stellar career”. l'm not referring to ordinary [ run»of-the-mill astronomy. Faulds still holds the C15 record for most passing yards in both a single season (3.033) and career (10,811) not to mention MVP hard- ware from two Yates Cups. C C \ Put that in your telescope and gaze at it. L EA RA N E \ } However. skeptics here in Purple & (iold country ‘ point out that an elite athlete doesn‘t necessarily make ,, g , . an effective head coach. \ l l They‘re right. of course. ‘ They’ll probably pile on with questions regarding ’2" ’3.” me % I his age (29) as well as his time spent playing for the ADAM: “a. 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You also need to recognize defenses and understand what they're “mm PING I CALLAWAY ALL I“ GOLF SPRING APPAREL doing and why ' ‘ ”it definitely forces you to become a big picture % % 1 person." '. s 1 As far as age is concerned. Faulds sees it as an “F OFF advantage with recruits and players alike. , Int-run . “l‘m not far removed from what these guys are ~18"! ' “I“! ‘ going through, Whether it's deciding on a program, . day-to-day university life. even social media. 1 can TONS MORE DEALS IN STORE, relate to them on a certain level.” ' i As for parents and alumni? m h a M ”I.“ m 'The support of everyone has been phenomenal. mnum%uzmm%mw&(.mtwanu-umg‘am l‘ve been sending out a weekly newsletter since lanu- ""7”." "WWSmm-ngamm“ mnw-M' j