LAS VEGAS (KTNV) \u2014 Coaches of the Vegas Golden Knights and Las Vegas Aces passed their championship-level talent onto the next generation at Rancho High School on Monday. <\/p>\n
“It means a lot that they would take time out of their schedule to be with us and help us,” Finlay Middle School teacher and coach DC McDonald said. <\/p>\n
WATCH| Alex Eschelman talks to Aces assistant coach on instilling confidence in players <\/p>\n
Local youth coaches get a chance to learn from the best<\/p>\n
Hundreds of local Clark County School District coaches and teachers learned new drills that they can take to their schools and programs. <\/p>\n
One physical education teacher told me that for some students, P.E. is the only place they learn how to play sports.<\/p>\n
“A lot of our kids enjoy sports, but don\u2019t have the opportunity outside of playing at recess, so if we can help them learn new skills they can build on them as they grow,” Robert Taylor Elementary School teacher Olivia Tomlinson said. <\/p>\n
Whether it is how to shoot or how to pass, some coaches say it all comes down to the basic fundamentals no matter the sport or the level.<\/p>\n
“The fundamentals are the foundation, and if there are no cracks in the foundation you can build vertically,” Aces assistant coach Ty Ellis said. <\/p>\n
The educators also learned how to instill self-confidence in their students. <\/p>\n
“It\u2019s my job to strip away to power of failure,” Ellis said. “I tell people all the time \u2014 failure and success are fraternal twins, they\u2019re born on the same day, they need each other, that\u2019s the biggest advice I would give these educators is encourage it, we want it, this is the time where failure is necessary.” <\/p>\n
The next clinic is this fall and one Golden Knights legend says it is the least they could do for local teachers.<\/p>\n
“Teaching my kids just their homework is enough for me,” Deryk Engelland said. “These guys do it everyday all year long, so my respect to the hard work they do for our community and our kids.” <\/p>\n
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