The combination of commitment, self-motivation and expertise coaching has resulted in a well-oiled TAHS FFA Livestock CDE machine. And that machine, steered by Carson Lanoue, Lawton Verlinde, Nolan Verlinde, Melaina Ankrum and Calie Johns, last week took home first place at the FFA State Convention.
“They have a lot of talent, and they’re easy to teach because they have some background with livestock,” said coach Jeff Knott, who has been coaching some of the kids who make up the team for four years. “These kids have it, we just needed a little bit of luck, and this year, we got the luck we needed in order to pull it off.”
They practice twice a week in the fall and take most of the winter off until February before resuming practice two or three times a week. That’s a lot work. So how does luck fit into this picture?
