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presents BEHIND

THE BENCH

Behind the Bench with Mitchel Zappitelli

don’t yell at my athletes,” says Zappitelli. “I
By Molly Kett
try to be aware of what the athletes are going
through and help them if they need it, in any
itchel Zappitelli is both a math teacher at
MSt. Joseph’s Catholic Secondary School way, but still have them commit to the rules of
the team.”
and the passionate coach of the high school
football team. Zappitelli grew up in Ottawa Zappitelli’s current seasons are going well.
where he played and excelled at numerous The Wildcats have been working hard for their
sports at high levels. He was captain of the first exhibition coming at the end of April.
Wilfred Laurier University Golden Hawks The gymnastics team will be competing in
National Championship team in 2005 and was EOSSA followed by OFSAA mid April. For
selected as the first team OUA All Star in 2005. badminton, they have their SDG tournament
coming up in a few weeks time.
From here, Zappitelli impressively played
semi-pro football in Italy for the Bergamo In terms of his favourite coaching memory,
Lions in 2006. Not only did Zappitelli excel at Zappitelli has a few things that come to mind.
football, but he also played junior Hockey for “I have coached a lot of great teams with some
Le Drakkar de Baie Comeau. He experienced amazing athletes and championships. I am still
OFSAA for shot put in track and field and also waiting on a big championship to win. An OVFL
played badminton, baseball, and field lacrosse championship or going to OFSAA with one of
for St. Matthews High School. It’s safe to say, my teams would all be major achievements and
started me wanting to coach. Because of this badminton, and high school gymnastics.
Zappitelli is extremely athletically inclined. will top any memory I have to this date,” says
I try to coach my son whenever I can,” says
There are many reasons Zappitelli loves Zappitelli. “But if I had to pick a memory, I
Surprisingly, Zappitelli’s favourite sport Zappitelli. “I also would not be the person I to coach. “I love to give opportunity to my
to play is badminton. However, Zappitelli’s am right now or had the opportunities I had in athletes to play at the next level and share my would have one when I was coaching at Holy
coaching experience kicked off in university my life if it wasn’t for all of the coaches that knowledge with my athletes and be positive Trinity when I was coaching my girls’ hockey
with football as a Powder Puff coach. The gave up their time to help me. I was very lucky role model for them,” says Zappitelli. “It is a team to two EOSSA’s. Those girls had so much
Powder Puffs were a girl’s football team which to have caring coaches in high school that lot of fun. I love to promote the sports I coach heart and dedicated themselves to my system.
played in the snow. He also coached community constantly pushed me to be better. This is one in this area.” Both times at EOSSA we missed out playing
football and shot put at a local school in the of the reasons I like to coach; to give my athletes in the finals because of losing the tiebreaker.”
Kitchener-Waterloo area. the opportunities that I had growing up because Zappitelli says he uses his time coaching Zappitelli is a passionate local coach,
I know how beneficial it was in my life.” his athletes to make them better players but bringing positivity and new skills to all he
Zappitelli says his father was a big part of also make them better people. “As a coach I
why he decided to coach. “He always coached Currently, Zappitelli is coaching the promote positivity. I am rarely negative and I coaches. We look forward to seeing even more
my brother and I in hockey and that’s what Cornwall Wildcats OVFL, high school senior from Zappitelli’s teams in the future.
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