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BEHIND
presents BEHIND

THE BENCH
THE BENCH
An Interview with Aaryn Purdy

By Molly Kett Purdy. “This upcoming year, I plan to stay with the Tykes
again and watch my son play with the Mosquito team on
riginally from Windsor, Ontario, Coach Aaryn the sideline.”
OPurdy moved to Cornwall when he was just eighteen This year, Purdy says that the team has a great group of
years old and has been here and involved in the athletic kids coming up to play from the Winter program and that
community ever since. Purdy played football, hockey, and it has been great to see the kids out there getting better
baseball growing up, so his love of sports truly started week by week.
when he was a kid. “My coaching technique is that there is no “I” in team.
“I always knew I wanted to be a coach even before I had Football is a team sport, win or lose, we do it as a team,
my own kids. I used to coach with the River Rats in town and we work on getting better and better every practice
when I first moved to Cornwall thirteen years ago, and it and every game,” said Purdy. “I really focus on the kids
was all about teaching kids the fundamentals of the sport being safe out there and having fun.”
and the love of the game,” said Purdy. “Win or lose, they Of course, like all of our Behind the Bench coaches,
always became better players every game.” Purdy has a favourite memory from all his years of
Purdy has now been coaching with the Cornwall coaching.
Wildcats for three years. He has coached both flag and “My greatest memory as a coach is watching my son’s
tackle with the Tykes and with his son playing on the team. expression and his dances after he made a huge tackle or Photo Submitted
“This past year, I was the defence coach, and the team sack,” said Purdy. “And the things that keep bringing me
had a great year, finishing 6 to 2. Ya, the playoffs were back year after year are the love of the game and the great
not in our favour this year, but we had a great year,” said times we have as a team and coaches.”

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