MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – As an train specialist, Andrew Ernst spends his time working with a variety of athletes, from these seeking to enhance their kind, or win a gold medal on the Olympics.
“You realize you inform them what you do on the aspect mainly at this level,” Ernst mentioned. “They usually assume wow that mechanically offers you the rapport that you just want with them.”
For the previous six years Ernst has labored because the Athletic Coach for Workforce USA Bobsled and Skeleton. Ernst is initially from Neenah and this previous 12 months he and his spouse moved again to Wisconsin from Lake Placid, making his work with Workforce USA distant.
“It’s been new and difficult,” Ernst mentioned. “However I feel total we’ve made it work very effectively.”
When Ernst travels with Workforce USA to Beijing, he mentioned his obligations will fluctuate depending on the day.
“Once we’re on the bottom it’s mainly you do remedies within the mornings,” Ernst mentioned. “You go to all their practices and trainings and also you’re serving to typically with method if the opposite coaches aren’t accessible. Typically I assist transfer sleds, it’s type of no matter we have to do to get the job accomplished.”
Whereas the main target of the Beijing Olympics is usually the athletes and their success, Ernst mentioned he’s more than pleased to be behind the scenes.
“I’m completely nice being fully within the background,” Ernst mentioned. “It’s their stage, I need to assist them do as greatest as they’ll on the video games. Working with the athletes they’re a tremendous bunch of individuals. They’re so pushed and hardworking it’s an honor to work with them and the workers day by day.”
You’ll be able to watch the Beijing Olympics on NBC15, our protection begins on February 3.
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