{"id":49340,"date":"2017-01-25T10:46:28","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T16:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=49340"},"modified":"2017-01-25T10:46:28","modified_gmt":"2017-01-25T16:46:28","slug":"senn-high-students-administrators-alike-rely-on-terrell-walsh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/senn-high-students-administrators-alike-rely-on-terrell-walsh\/","title":{"rendered":"Senn High students, administrators alike rely on Terrell Walsh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Mark Singer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Terrell Walsh doesn\u2019t blast a whistle or throw chairs around when he\u2019s frustrated with his players at practice. He doesn\u2019t need to. Walsh just slowly shuffles from the sideline to midcourt, never lifting his head but constantly shaking it, and the members of the Senn High varsity boys\u2019 basketball team know they\u2019ve messed up.<\/p>\n<p>A string of blown layups? He\u2019s on the move. A series of missed passes? Walsh is coming. Someone didn\u2019t box out for a rebound? The first-year coach just might not say a word the rest of practice.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>During games though, he lets players know loud and clear when they\u2019ve irritated him. He rarely has a voice by the end of games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, [coaching] can be frustrating, but it\u2019s worth it for the kids,\u201d Walsh said.<\/p>\n<p>Coach is just one of many titles Walsh has gone by in his eight years at Senn. Currently, he\u2019s a basketball coach, technology coordinator and whatever else the administration might need at any given moment. He has also served as athletic director, football coach, volleyball coach and dean of discipline.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was the last choice [for boys\u2019 basketball coach] only because of how busy he already is,\u201d current athletic director Robert Spurlin said. \u201cBut he was happy to take the position. That\u2019s who he is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Walsh, 39, is never more than a call away at Senn, but not over the phone. He carries a walkie-talkie on his hip everywhere he goes, even while he\u2019s coaching during a game. If security needs help handling a situation, Walsh\u2019s weary walkie-talkie grumbles to life.<\/p>\n<p>Staff members at Senn have noticed his dedication to the kids.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTerrell is a true friend and an advocate for students,\u201d Senn baseball coach Joseph Lev said. \u201cHe is always looking out for others and for the students\u2019 interest. He frequently goes above and beyond the call of duty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Walsh impressed Spurlin early on when he seamlessly broke up a brawl between two students, which he did again and again over his first few years. There\u2019s rarely a fight anymore at Senn, but Spurlin vividly recalls Walsh\u2019s ability to end an altercation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember him stopping fights, back when they were always happening,\u201d Spurlin said. \u201cHe just had a talent for talking to the kids and calming them down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After four years of mediocrity, the varsity basketball players said they appreciate having a no-nonsense coach. Walsh briefly took over the team in 2011 after the Bulldogs started 0-5, but Senn struggled the rest of the season. That\u2019s not the case in 2017 though, as the Bulldogs are 8-2 and sit in second place in the Chicago Public \u2013 Blue North conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s definitely a new program under Walsh,\u201d junior center Armon Price said. \u201cDiscipline is a lot more serious. As far as everything he\u2019s done in this short amount of time, we have changed a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The intensity of the practices is noticeably different, Price said. Walsh typically lets his assistants handle the drills, but the head coach continually probes the court, ready to jump in at any moment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Senn boys&#8217; basketball coach Terrell Walsh directs his players on Jan. 11. (Mark Singer\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Mark Singer Terrell Walsh doesn\u2019t blast a whistle or throw chairs around when he\u2019s frustrated with his players at practice. He doesn\u2019t need to. 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