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Monday was my birthday. It also happened to be the first day of Chelsea football practice. Could anything make that combination better? Possibly, but it’d have to be pretty fantastic, like the immediate reinstatement of Michigan’s classic blue license plates or something.

My day was mostly full, but I would have been negligent had I not made time for a visit to the first day of practice. When I arrived, the defense was just making its way down to the field. As the players stretched, I had the privilege of meeting one of the newest teachers in Chelsea and the newest coach on the Chelsea High School football coaching staff: Mark Moundros.

You’ll note that even though it was his first day on the job, Mark already looked plenty coachy.

If you can’t shake the feeling you’ve heard his name somewhere, this page might help.

Coach Brown the Elder began the practice with a feat of immense strength.

Okay, I guess that’s a feat of immense balance. I’m sure somehow I’d end up inside the garbage cans if I tried that. I’m that coordinated.

In the unlikely (and/or entirely possible) event that I forgot whose practice I was watching — hey, I turned old on this birthday! — Coach Dignan provided a helpful reminder.

He also provided a reminder of the sport they were practicing.

“See that colorful section of the field over there? That’s called the end zone. It’s very important.”

Meanwhile, Coach Brown the Elder went for high visibility.

Clearly, the high visibility worked: all these players are looking in his direction.