The Okoboji
Booster Club and the Okoboji High School Athletic Department will be holding
their annual Sports Preview Night for the 2012-2013 school year on Thursday, August 16, 2012, at the high school. The
football team will scrimmage from 500 to 530 PM, followed by the volleyball team
from 545 to 615 PM, and all fall sports teams will be introduced. The
Booster Club will be serving hot dogs, hamburgers, chips, a sweet treat, and
beverage for a free will offering in the high school multipurpose room
beginning at 500 PM (suggested donation of $5).
There will be a program
beginning at 700 PM in the high school auditorium.
All parents and student-athletes are strongly encouraged to
attend the evening’s festivities, and especially, the program portion of the
night. During the program, several
important athletic department policies will be covered that all parents and
student-athletes need to be aware of. Brian
VanHaaften will be the guest speaker during the program.
Brian VanHaaften is currently the Head Mens Basketball Coach
at Buena Vista University and has put together one of
the best winning percentages in NCAA Division III men’s basketball (a winning
percent over .720). In his 16 years as
the head coach at BVU, they have had a winning record in 15 of those
seasons. In the 17 years prior to Coach
VanHaaften joining BVU, BVU won just 26% percent of their games. During his tenure, BVU has won or finished
runner-up in the conference 13 times. In
home conference and conference tournament games, Coach VanHaaften’s teams have
won 147 games and only been defeated 19 times.
Coach VanHaaften has a very dynamic message about the role parents,
athletes, and coaches all play in building successful programs.
