Coach AJ Berning-Matell
Coach AJ enjoys spending time with family especially her four grandchildren. Ericka, Frederick, Max and Miles are often with their "Busia" (Polish for grandma) playing outside, inside with video or board games, visiting the Zoo or at one of their many sports games.
An avid outdoorswoman and sports fan, Coach AJ is a huge Green Bay Packers fan, and attends UT Rocket football and Mud Hens games and is a Toledo Walleye season ticket holder. She is a dedicated Parish volunteer at her Church, gardening or helping where needed.
Very involved in the Community, Coach AJ has served on several boards and committees including being a former President of the LWV-TLC. Since 1993, she has been involved with the Scouting America Erie Shores Council serving as a leader and on several committees and as an Archery Advisor on the Shooting Sports Committee. She is an Archery Merit Badge Counselor.
Coach AJ has an extreme amount of patience and a passion for archery that together create her keen coaching style. Her students hear her say, "It's all about Form and not the little yellow dot down there" as she leads them in their use of mental management. She coaches as if a "hawk on a mouse" while being relaxed in her approach easing any students' apprehension. This attitude makes her especially responsive while teaching students with special needs and challenges.
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