Ron Stanton already retired from one profession. He says he has no plans to retire once more.
CARMEL, Ind. — Lately, we met a coach who’s making historical past with the women golf workforce at Kankakee Valley Excessive Faculty.
Ron Stanton is probably going setting information for his age, too, and has no plans to retire.
“That is not unhealthy,” Stanton mentioned whereas giving a lesson on the golf course. “I will take that every one day lengthy.”
Stanton, a local of Wheatfield, Indiana, was serving to coach Kankakee Valley sophomore Brynlee DeBoard at Prairie View Golf Membership when 13News met up with the instructor and his newest star pupil.
“I am out right here for one little girl,” Stanton mentioned.
DeBoard was getting ready for her first look on the IHSAA state golf finals.
“Making an attempt to get her so far as we are able to. This can be a sophomore and she or he’s simply doing nice,” mentioned Stanton.
He admires her dedication and drive to be higher.
“She by no means stops working,” he mentioned. “She’ll textual content me, ‘Assist! I am having bother on the driving vary, want to come back assist and I am and hungry. Deliver meals.'”
Stanton at all times responds and he at all times brings snacks.
“Do I’ve a selection?” he mentioned, laughing.
Beef jerky, by the best way, is DeBoard’s most well-liked snack, and Stanton is her favourite coach.
“I imply, he is simply one of the best coach I might have,” she mentioned.
Stanton, who’s 80 years outdated, retired from a profession in street building 20 years in the past. Over these 20 years, he has discovered the mechanics of golf.
He is affected person and optimistic.
“Excellent,” the coach advised DeBoard after a swing. “Have a look at the end result.”
And he is creating a monitor report for getting ladies to the state finals.
“I feel she’s as prepared as she’ll ever be,” Stanton mentioned of DeBoard.
A lot of the job, he mentioned, is build up confidence.
“Every part I’ve ever accomplished was not for me,” Stanton mentioned. “It was due to the children. And I do not wish to get too loopy, however lots of people beat the younger folks up, and I feel the younger individuals are so nice and so they deserve any break they will get as a result of they acquired sufficient older folks beating them up. I attempt to convey ’em up. I do not attempt to beat ’em down.”
He mentioned teaching is holding him feeling younger.
“Completely. It offers me, I imply, simply working with younger folks retains you younger, OK? Since you wind up midway pondering like they do, which is type of loopy typically,” mentioned Stanton.
It is also enjoyable for his Stanton’s son, now 50 and grateful for his DNA.
“His dad lived to 95 and was mowing the garden at 90 nonetheless, so you understand, hopefully, it is a mindset/genetics,” he mentioned. “Hope genetics.”
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DeBoard has two extra years with the workforce.
“That is only a good child, excellent. At instances, I want to see her take a pair hours off golf and go be a 15-year-old teenager, but it surely’s her selection proper now,” mentioned Stanton.
As this season wraps, assistant coach Stanton is already wanting forward.
“I attempted to retire twice now and I preserve getting…I get near the children,” he mentioned. “So now, ‘OK, I will take you thru faculty.’ So now, I acquired her I am taking her by faculty and I acquired a freshman arising that is actually wanting good. And I actually like her, so I will most likely wind up there, so when the physique offers out, I will most likely give up. That is most likely as trustworthy as I can get. So long as I am ready, I will be out right here with them.”
