Remember When...

On the Cardin Web page, in the Athletics section, you will find a short blurb describing the athletics program. Athletics is an integral part of the overall education process, and the rest of the blurb does accurately convey what we try to provide here at the Cardin School to our students.  But if someone were to ask me what the most important thing I want each student/athlete to obtain during their time here, I would say “remember when’s”, and not of just victories or championships, although those events do provide their own types of memories.

When I am with my high school buddies, if we reminisce on our days at our alma mater, it is not “remember when we beat ….. It is more likely to be, “remember when we gave Coach a lemon meringue pie facial at the end of the season for all the suicides he made us run?”, or, “remember when we were allowed to spend the night sleeping on the infield of the newly resurfaced track to keep off foot tracks from walkers and runners before it dried?” How about, “remember when Glen took his outfield position but left his glove on the bench, and Coach made him play out there without it for the rest of the inning?” (Fortunately no balls were hit to him).

This year so far, our athletes have been working hard, and have experienced individual and collective success, as well as learned the lessons developed in defeat. Their skills and knowledge have improved, fitness and stamina increased, and a respect for their teammates, coaches, and opponents gained. Important things all, in any athletic program. But if I hear one student say, “remember when…”, that will make me smile the most.

Dan Conway, Athletic Director