Coach Tony Romero is the head men’s basketball coach here
at Central Christian College. He is a father of three and fulfills every part
of the words husband and dad. Coach T, Tony Romero’s most common nickname, has
been coaching for 12 years. He’s served as an assistant coach for 5 years, and
has been head coach for the past 7 years. I use “serve” specifically because
that is part of Coach Romero’s philosophy- having a servant attitude.
Coaching is more business oriented than one might think,
and preparations for each season can be time consuming, stressful, and
nonetheless each decision is extremely vital. When it comes to being a college
basketball coach, recruiting comes first. “I felt like our returners are pretty
solid,” was his response when asked about the recruiting for the upcoming
season. Returners are those players that have experience with the program from
past years or semesters, and Coach T expressed his confidence in such players. Acquiring/keeping
other coaches for assistance is also a part of the recruiting process, and
unfortunately Coach Romero is no longer accompanied by either of the assistant
coaches from last year. He says it is “kind of stressful” trying to find an
assistant coach. However, he has added former teammate Guy Gardner to the
coaching staff and says he is “confident in the guy we hired.”
Coach Romero is “excited” and “very confident” in this
year’s team. “I feel like we’ve been building up each of the last couple years
and improving in some ways, and physically maturing;” as a player it’s obvious
to see Coach Romero’s high anticipation of the group ready to accept the
challenge of protecting our home floor, Dr. Jerry E. Alexander Arena.
A well-known player and role model on and off the court,
Brandon Glynn states, “I feel like I’ve gotten better under this program… and
regardless of the budget that we’re on compared to other bigger schools,
we have great opportunities to grow as
players and look nice while doing it.” We’re all undoubtedly excited to be
represented by not only the basketball program, but all sports teams holding up
the reputation of the CCC Tigers!
By: Kendric Warren
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