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Show f ff ' ; ;" ' J " it All a r .. fi . --i ?x?2 CONTINUES CLIMB Roger Reid, who once coached at Clearfield High, is continuing his climb and growth in the coaching profession. profes-sion. For the past three winters he has assisted Frank Arnold in the BYU basketball program. In three years there the Cougars have never won less than 20 games in a season and have been WAC champions twice. Pictured here with Reid (left) are Arnold and another assistant, Harry Anderson-.; ; it," said Reid. ' The family's decision to move to the Provo area so Roger Ro-ger could join the BYU basketball basket-ball staff as a graduate assistant assis-tant was also fueled heavily by the fact he wanted to obtain his master's degree, whether he stayed as a coach or not. THE GRADUATE assistant post was to add an entirely new dimension in Reid's coaching career. The experience of recruiting re-cruiting for a major college would be an awesome experience experi-ence for anyone. When BYU assistant Coach John McMullin left to accept a head position at a California junior college, Reid's anxieties must have reached a boiling point. ARNOLD, WHO had 15 years of major college experience experi-ence behind him, was to select from an elite group for the va cated position. Reid wasn't guaranteed anything. He was vying against some who were already head coaches." "When Coach Arnold finally final-ly selected me he told me per-sonnally per-sonnally that he felt I could help him as much as anyone. I owe him a lot for allowing me to have such an opportunity, stated Reid. IT WOULD purely be out of place to classify Reid as lucky . in landing the assistant's position. posi-tion. Reid sacrificed much in going to Provo and above all else had prepared himself for whatever opportunity would arise. Reid never would believe his career as a coach would cap off in high school. It's a fine line philosophy I've tried to follow. You've got to feel content con-tent in what you're doing bu you've always got to strive to do better," he concluded. taller than 6'3". Pretty impressive wouldn't you say? FOR THE team itself, the Clearfield fans and region they played in, it was very impressive. impress-ive. But college coaches weren't we-ren't flocking around all that success and Reid soon began to realize why. "I learned that moving up in the coaching profession, which is in many ways very political, doesn't always involve in-volve the fact you are winning a lot of games. "IN ORDER for me to continue con-tinue my climb up the coaching ladder I felt I had to become familiar with college coaches personally," said Reid. And he did just that. Reid was successful in having his teams attend at least one summer sum-mer camp a summer sponsored by local college coaches. Both he and his teams benefited from the exposure. ONE PARTICULAR summer sum-mer at BYU, Arnold himself sat long enough to hear Reid speak to a group of players in a clinic. The Cougar mentor, who once assisted at UCLA under John Wooden, had already been impressed with what he saw in Roger's teams. Reid's philosophies and enthusiasm enthu-siasm at the clinic impressed him more. Arnold must have added Reid to his list of people who he would like to assist him on the court someday. "I believe I became a candidate on his list and because of that I related an opinion with him one summer while I was at Clearfield. By KEITH DUNCAN Editor's Note: The following Is a two-part story on former Clearfield High basketball coach Roger Reid who now assists Frank Arnold with the Brieham Young University basketball bas-ketball program. In many respects, re-spects, his truest dreams are becoming be-coming realities). Once obsessed at becoming Springville High's best, persistent persis-tent with the same zeal to bring another Big Sky basketball title ti-tle to Weber State and a preoccupation preoc-cupation of mind at becoming the best collegiate basketball coach he can become, one has to wonder, what is next for Roger Ro-ger Reid? AS AN assistant to Frank Arnold at BYU, Reid still maintains a sense of loyalty, a trait so much a part of the hundreds hun-dreds of players he has associated associ-ated with over the past decade. "I'm paying my dues." said the former Clearfield High basketball bas-ketball coach, "Someday I'll get my chance at becoming a head collegiate basketball coach, but for now I'm gaining some of the most valuable basketball bas-ketball lessons of my life." REID, WHO came to Clearfield Clear-field in 1975 to rescue a faltering falter-ing Falcon basketball program and revived it with unmatched enthusiasm, will see the day when he leads his own college squad. For now though, loyalty loyal-ty is the name of the game and Reid knows its meaning better than most. From the day he gave up baseball to the first night he stepped on the basketball court, Reid was committed to become the best in the profession. "IT SEEMS that instate coaches don't have quite the same chance to exceed as out-of-state coaches. People say their chances are limited because be-cause of their lack of recruiting abilities. "But I told Arnold that I would never believe that. I felt it is the person himself and his personality that is the biggest talent in recruiting." HE CONTINUED to tell Arnold of his dilemma and shortly afterwards received a positive reassurance. "He told me he was confident he could help me become a successful college coach and in turn he was confident I could help him out," commented Reid. Where do you go from there? The Reid family loved their neighborhood in Clinton, Roger had found a home at Clearfield High and the following follow-ing winter he would return to what he thought would be the finest team he would ever coach in seven years of prep coaching. "IT WAS a very difficult decision de-cision for me to leave, but for my own sake. I felt I had to do IN ORDER for that to take place, it meant getting the most out of every player in every season. Thus, it became a twofold two-fold return. His players won a ton of games while personally reaching heights they had never nev-er known before, ,'iecondly, eyes began to focr.i on this "wizard of the hvdwoods" who year after yeiv took medi-core medi-core prep players and turned them into title contenders. "I wanted to move up and excell in the sport. Some of my closest friends were content to stay in junior high or high school and I still have the highest high-est regards for them. "I JUST felt I could do my best coaching on that higher level. "That meant that every second of every practice had to be spent helping my team reach their potential." WITH THAT kind of philosophy philo-sophy Reid led four Clearfield teams to four consecutive appearances in the state playoffs play-offs and did it every year without with-out a starting player who stood |