Two Great Sports Coaches Win Awards

兩位優秀體育總教練獲獎


Introduction

Charlie Schrader and Mike Woods won big awards for their work with high school sports.

Charlie Schrader 和 Mike Woods 因其在高中體育方面的貢獻而獲得重大獎項。

Main Body

Charlie Schrader is a coach at Walsh Jesuit High School. He is the Girls Coach of the Year for 2025-26. Many people voted for him. His softball team won 23 games and lost only 2 games.

Charlie Schrader 是 Walsh Jesuit 高中的總教練。他是 2025-26 年度的年度最佳女子總教練。許多人投票支持他。他的壘球隊贏了 23 場,僅輸了 2 場。

Mike Woods worked at Chandler Hamilton High School for 27 years. He is the National Coach of the Year for baseball. He won ten state championships. He helped many students go to college to play baseball.

Mike Woods 在 Chandler Hamilton 高中工作了 27 年。他是全國最佳棒球總教練。他贏得過十次州冠軍。他幫助許多學生進入大學打棒球。

Mike Woods is now in the Hall of Fame. This is a special honor for his long and successful career.

Mike Woods 現在進入了名人堂。對於他漫長且成功的職業生涯來說,這是一項特別的榮譽。

Conclusion

Both coaches are very good at their jobs and won great awards.

兩位總教練在各自的領域都非常出色,並贏得了卓越的獎項。

Vocabulary Learning

🏆 Talking about Success

When we want to say someone is good at something, we use the word "Good" or "Great".

Look at these examples from the text:

  • Two Great Sports Coaches
  • Both coaches are very good at their jobs

⚙️ Action Words (The Past)

To talk about things that already happened, we often add -ed to the end of the word. This tells us the action is finished.

Now \rightarrow Past

  • Work \rightarrow Worked
  • Vote \rightarrow Voted
  • Help \rightarrow Helped

Watch out! Some words change completely. They don't use -ed:

  • Win \rightarrow Won

📝 Quick Tip: "The Year"

In English, we use "of the Year" to show someone is the best for a specific time.

  • Coach of the Year \rightarrow The #1 coach for this year.

Vocabulary Learning

award (n.)
A prize given to someone for doing something well
Example:She won an award for her great painting.
coach (n.)
A person who trains a sports team
Example:The coach told the players to run faster.
vote (v.)
To choose a person or thing in an official group
Example:We will vote for the class president tomorrow.
championship (n.)
A competition to find the best team or player
Example:The team practiced hard to win the championship.
honor (n.)
A special feeling of pride or a high reward
Example:It is a great honor to meet the president.
career (n.)
The job or jobs a person has for a long time
Example:He had a long career as a doctor.
Practice A2 words in a crossword