JACKSON COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) – This week’s Golden Apple Award winner not only impacts students as a P.E. teacher, but also as a coach.
Chris Obert has been a full time educator for 22 years, and has been in many different roles. He is currently serving as a P.E. teacher, football and basketball coach at Cottondale High School.
After playing basketball in colleger, Obert said he knew he wanted to be a coach. Although he enjoys getting teach P.E., he says his true passion is coaching.
“[When] you get a chance to kind of win a game that maybe the other team might be more talented than you, but you get a chance to watch them dig down, kind of fight for it, and make it happen, to see the excitement of them with a big game and pulling it off, that’s what’s really fun,” Obert said.
Obert said even though coaching can sometimes be tough, it’s worth it to watch the kids succeed.
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