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S3E8 - Coach Brook Yimer: Advocating Inclusion for All
Brook Yimer started coaching as a volunteer in high school. Just six years later he's the program coordinator for STEM to Stern. He’s also Senior Assistant Coach and Youth Lead Coach for Athletes Without Limits, and Assistant Coach at Wakefield High School.
Brook honed his leadership skills as a high school and collegiate rower, which today is clearly represented by his advocacy for – and involvement in – community service.
"I don’t think you have to be part of [a specific] community to do good in that community. I just think it’s everyone’s responsibility to make sure the community is good.” - Coach Brook Yimer
TIME STAMPS
00:00 - Introduction
03:40 - Rapid Fire Q&A
04:50 - Rowing Week 1-10: AWL, Serve Your City, life skills, college scholarship aspirations
10:56 - When high school program dues were too much for his family, a scholarship helped him get on the water
16:00 - Supportive coaches, rowing tanks, and a new boathouse at Washington College
21:35 - High school volunteer coaching with AWL and Serve Your City Youth Program, and new coach lightbulb moments
27:35 - How do you know you’re a good coach?
31:00 - Community service and leadership
33:30 - Has the needle moved on DEI?
35:35 - Athletes Without Limits is an example of all-around inclusion: racial, financial, veterans, adaptive youth and masters
39:27 - STEM to Stern
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Brook Yimer started coaching as a volunteer in high school. Just six years later he's the program coordinator for STEM to Stern. He’s also Senior Assistant Coach and Youth Lead Coach for Athletes Without Limits, and Assistant Coach at Wakefield High School.
Brook honed his leadership skills as a high school and collegiate rower, which today is clearly represented by his advocacy for – and involvement in – community service.
"I don’t think you have to be part of [a specific] community to do good in that community. I just think it’s everyone’s responsibility to make sure the community is good.” - Coach Brook Yimer
TIME STAMPS
00:00 - Introduction
03:40 - Rapid Fire Q&A
04:50 - Rowing Week 1-10: AWL, Serve Your City, life skills, college scholarship aspirations
10:56 - When high school program dues were too much for his family, a scholarship helped him get on the water
16:00 - Supportive coaches, rowing tanks, and a new boathouse at Washington College
21:35 - High school volunteer coaching with AWL and Serve Your City Youth Program, and new coach lightbulb moments
27:35 - How do you know you’re a good coach?
31:00 - Community service and leadership
33:30 - Has the needle moved on DEI?
35:35 - Athletes Without Limits is an example of all-around inclusion: racial, financial, veterans, adaptive youth and masters
39:27 - STEM to Stern
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