Steve PowellIn revealing his plans to step down in an email, coach Powell wrote, "Bottom line, I am old…40 years of coaching at Easton, 32 as head coach, have been awesome. The Journey Truly is the Reward."
Powell, a 1972 graduate of West Chester Henderson, arrived at Easton upon graduating from West Chester University in 1976, building a successful, enduring career in one place.
"I got the job teaching and I never went on another interview," Powell said. "The community support for wrestling in Easton has always been huge. One thing that makes the Easton fans so special is their passion and knowledge of the sport. A huge 'thank you' to the parents and the fans and especially the wrestlers. The support I have received from the community here exceeded all my expectations."
When asked about his four decades of coaching at one high school, Powell replied, "(I have) no regrets. I couldn't have had better people to work with. The other high school coaches were awesome to work with. And this community -- when kids are born at Easton Hospital and it's a boy, he's a wrestler. It's expected, with all the community support there is for wrestling. The people here have been amazing."
Powell was widely hailed for focusing his instruction on technique. "My job as a coach is, ideally, to have my wrestlers coach themselves," Powell said. "You give them ideas, they know the routine and they believe in it."
As Brad Wilson wrote in his tribute to coach Powell for LehighValleyLive.com, "Powell makes his wrestlers students of the sport, not automatons just carrying out rote moves. This may help explain why Easton always seems to be improving: season to season, month to month, week to week. Some teams' wrestlers hit a plateau of achievement and stay there; Powell's keeping marching up the ladder of success."
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