A New Era: Growth through Adversity
The last time I started a season 0-3 was in 1994 when I was a freshman coach at El Paso Riverside in Texas. I was a bright-eyed, cocky 22 year old who thought he knew it all. But, after 9…
Blog: A New Era
A New Era: Fatherhood and Coaching
“Anyone can be a father; but it takes a real man to be a Dad.” I do not know where I first heard that, but to this day it remains one of my favorite quotes. For the last month on…
A New Era: Opening Night and Changing the Culture at Oñate HS
As long as I had waited for the moment to arrive, once it got here, it went by like a 4.3, All-Pro wide receiver running a vertical. My first game on the sidelines as a head coach did not go…
A New Era: First Scrimmage and Media Day
To say that the season goes by fast and the first game just sneaks up on you has to be the biggest understatement in the history of coaching. It seemed like just yesterday that I accepted this job and now…
A New Era: End of Camp/Welcome to Phase II
by Scott Veliz Oñate High School Head Football Coach Follow @Coach_Veliz Fall Camp With every ending comes a new beginning. A bit sappy, but true nonetheless. Fall camp has now ended for the Oñate Knights football team and now “Phase…
Welcome to “A New Era” by Oñate High School (New Mexico) Head Coach Scott Veliz
by Scott Veliz Oñate High School Head Football Coach Follow @Coach_Veliz I heard them all over the last year and a half — “Everything happens for a reason,” “God has a plan,” “Your time will come,” friends and family kept…