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CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA @STARADVERTISER.COM / JAN. 29 Timmy Chang is entering his third year as UH coach and he’s tied for second in the MWC in seniority.
1 /1 CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA @STARADVERTISER.COM / JAN. 29 Timmy Chang is entering his third year as UH coach and he’s tied for second in the MWC in seniority.
In the “Iron Church ”—the strength-training area in 67-year-old Klum Gym—the University of Hawaii football team shows its mettle.
Using decades-old equipment relocated during renovations to the Waterhouse Sports Performance Facility, the Rainbow Warriors lift, pull, push and curl weights in a gym that comfort forgot. During breaks from practices, meetings, video sessions and planning, head coach Timmy Chang bypasses the modern facility to work out in the Iron Church.
You don’t need a lot, Chang has often said, to do a lot.
After work, he takes the scenic route home. No short cuts—a policy that describes his drive to Kalama Valley, his diligence, and his work in developing the Warriors.
“I am grateful and blessed to be the 25th head coach of the University of Hawaii football team, ” said Chang, who was hired by his alma mater in 2022 to succeed Todd Graham. “When you get the job, you’re figuring it out. I’m a first-time head coach, so I’m figuring it out. You look at your landscape. You look at what has to be done, and you figure it out.”
Fourteen years ago, when Chang, a record-setting quarterback at UH and Saint Louis School, expressed an interest in coaching, Mililani High coach Rod York made an offer.
“When you start in this profession, you don’t have a lot of money, ” Chang said. “When you start off, you find a way. I had my first child. I was getting into coaching. They gave me a job as a teacher’s assistant. I’m on food stamps. I’m doing my clinics on the…
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Author : The Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Publish date : 2024-07-07 21:35:00
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