The paperwork, thick as stacks of pancakes, surrounds him. There are team rosters to check for academic eligibility, injury reports to review, bus invoices to audit. There are coaches to evaluate, job applications to examine, schedules to make, fields and gyms to reserve, budgets to prepare. There are complaints to field from coaches, parents, administrators. And more. Much more. (Full article: 485 words)

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