Story# 6: A Man Named David DeWitt

A Man Named David DeWitt



            Winning Championships is great and fun, but it’s not the end all for David DeWitt, Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Anoka-Ramsey Community College.

 




NJCAA Division

             A man named David DeWitt  travels the world as he is sailing out to discover his dreams. DeWitt had a dream from his middle school years and wanted to teach and coach. He started teaching and coaching as soon as he graduated from college.

        DeWitt  always enjoyed playing most sports. Basketball is what he loved playing and had success at.

                                                    

ARCC Women's Basketball

           ARCC Women’s Basketball winning its seventh national championship in NJCAA Division III Women’s Basketball Saturday, March 12 in Rochester is one of DeWitt’s successful journeys.  “Everything you do in life, if you do it well takes time, effort, and preparation. You are also constantly trying to get better at whatever it is you do. As soon as you think you’ve ‘arrived’ or ‘know it all’ it's time to move on,” DeWitt confirmed from his experiences.



           Coaching is nothing more than teaching. Teaching basketball to men or women is the same. Teaching and making a difference in someone's life is what really matters-not the gender. DeWitt is more concerned about making a difference than making a salary.  When he chooses something he loves, it doesn’t seem like work for money at all.

David DeWitt

If someone want to measure success in terms of Championships, DeWitt has had that on a number of occasions. Winning Championships is great and fun, but it’s not the end all for him. It’s the journey, the preparation, the getting there that really matters. "You have control over the journey. You don’t always have control over the destination. You need to find joy in the journey, not the destination. DeWitt sincerely suggested. 

In Dewitt's career, there has been lots of satisfying ones. As a teacher and coach, he feels there is nothing better than seeing an individual and team progress and improve over the course of a season or from year to year. It really doesn’t get more satisfying than that.

"The everyday people who go the extra mile to help someone who can’t ever or won’t ever do something in return for them, those are the real hero’s in today’s world. Be a servant leader and make each day your masterpiece. My wife would be a good example of that as well as my mother and father,” DeWitt admitted that he draws inspiration from them.


DeWitt has a wife and 6 kids.  They are kind of a basketball ‘junkie’ family. Just about all have or are competing in many sports, but specifically basketball in high school and college. Two of his children are embarking on coaching careers. DeWitt loves family and also does well on his favorite work. 


  “I’m a quiet and introverted person. Those that see me teach and coaches are quite shocked at my persona on the court if all they have known me from is my time away from the court,” Dewitt added his story with a calm voice and smiled.


On his journey, Coach DeWitt leads his team with

 inspiration and motivation.

Jenna Anderson

“I have a great experience with my coach and the team, and I really enjoy that," said Jenna Anderson, a Shooting Guard of the ARCC Women’s Basketball.



Tacita Gonzalez

 



Tacita Gonzalez, a Point Guard of ARCC Women’s Basketball team said, “Coach Dewitt is one of the greatest people I’ve met. This school year also he has change my life and helped me better myself as a person. I’m thankful to have had him as my coach this year, and I am very proud.”


Coach DeWitt has his dreams, and he continually moves forward. Nothing great was ever successful without enthusiasm. People can find the limits of the possible by going beyond them into the impossible. Coach Dewitt can prove it although it 's not the end all.