The Student Athlete Spotlight, hosted by local Coach Aaron Brady, invited Gary Wynn, football coach of St. Mary’s Ryken High School, on the podcast to recap his experiences and talk about the school.
When asked about the school and why he is there, Coach Wynn responded, “There’s a love that’s poured into the kids, and there’s a mission that happens there. Every school is going to have good teachers, and most schools are going to have good coaches, but it’s more than that at the school. We are a college preparatory school, so when I look around and see what happens there, kids are prepared for college. That’s the biggest difference and that’s what makes it unique.”
The roadmap to success for their football team also looks unique. Coach Wynn talked about team meals and how the school trains.
“Every Friday for home football games, the team mom organization, the touchdown club they provide those meals,” Wynn said. “We sit there, everyone eats together, athletic trainers, they come and eat. That’s something that’s unique to Ryken and some of the private schools is we have two full-time athletic trainers. They’re there, they’re eating.”