SHERIDAN — At any given Sheridan High School girls soccer practice, a slew of eight assistant coaches play as the Lady Broncs’ opponents when scrimmaging, offer one-on-one advice during pauses in the action and shout “good shot, Coach” to their peers while similarly cheering on the Sheridan competitors. Including head coach Kevin Rizer, the nine coaches have focused on building a family-like culture to lead the Lady Broncs to a 3-1-1 record after a 5-0 loss at Thunder Basin Tuesday afternoon.

“I believe strongly in surrounding yourself with great people,” Rizer said. “And that’s what we have. … For me, it’s about hiring people who will do things right, and going to speak life into our young ladies.”

Though the nine coaches bring various personalities and soccer experience to the field, all but one played for or were taught by Rizer, and they have spent the early part of the season ensuring they mesh together via pre-practice and post-practice meetings. Mutual respect for each coach’s position welcomed the four newest assistant coaches into the Lady Broncs’ season long, championship goals.

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