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BEHIND
presents BEHIND
THE BENCH
THE BENCH
An Interview with Steve Briere
By Molly Kett Sox.” opportunity for me to bond
Briere’s athletic career extended with many of my students in
or Coach Steve Briere, sports beyond baseball. At École an environment that they likely
Fhave always been more than Secondaire La Citadelle, he played enjoyed much more than the
just a game. From pitching for volleyball and continued as a setter classroom,” said Briere. “It gave
the Cornwall Black Sox in 1992, for three years at the University me the chance to get to know my
to coaching the U16 Girls Lions of Ottawa. He graduated with a students in a different way. This
basketball team, his journey is a Kinesiology degree and graduated translated to them wanting to work
testament to the importance of from Teachers College at Ottawa even harder in the classroom.
team sports. U. In his 25 year career as a A win-win for me, and for my
“The highlight of my sports career teacher, he has coached volleyball, students.”
was pitching for the Cornwall Black baseball, basketball, golf, and quite The move to coaching club sports
Sox back in 1992,” said Briere. “I a few other sports. came through his three children,
had played many years prior, going Photo Submitted Briere’s journey into coaching who pursued extracurricular and
through Tee-Ball, atom, peewee, began naturally as a teacher. club-level athletics.
and bantam, but nothing compared
to my playing years with the Black “Coaching was a perfect Continued on page 17
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