Recently, one of I Am Dadly’s longtime friends, Tyson Moyers, sat down with Semoball.com for a brief interview. Moyers is the Cape Girardeau Central Athletic Director.
Two questions from reporter Jeff Long stick out. Moyers left his position at his alma mater to take on the challenge at Cape Girardeau Central:
Why did you come to Cape Central?
“A couple of reasons but to be candid, I wouldn’t be in this job if it wasn’t for my son, Moses,” Moyers said. “Moses has Down Syndrome. He has so much to overcome and he does it every day. I began to think that if Moses doesn’t limit himself, why should I?”
What is your philosophy as AD?
“Everyone wants to win. Winning is a goal but it is not the purpose of an athletics program. I’m more concerned that we teach life lessons to student-athletes,” Moyers said. “A coaching staff can make a huge difference in the life of a teenager. Enforcing appropriate discipline. Telling the student to be on time. If we are doing the right things in improving the lives of young people, I believe we will win. I also want to show our students how to give back. All of our coaches have been challenged to develop service projects. Now, the student-athletes select those projects. If they pick them, they’ll be more interested in doing them. We’ve got to lead them, though, in instilling a sense of service. Our football and basketball teams helped unload some mattresses recently. That’s just a small way that we’re showing the kids in our care what it means to give back. Here’s a concrete example of what I’m talking about. Coach (Kent) Gibbs’ football team won 36-0 (over Poplar Bluff) last Friday night. My question as athletic director is – did those young men learn any lessons in victory? And what do they learn when they lose? Life lessons, always.”
