One Day at a Time

Bob Ladouceur has always had a good feel for football, a good sense of spacing. “I think I’ve always been able to see the whole field pretty well,” he said. This, in part, explains why the unpretentious, self-effacing De La Salle High of Concord, Calif., coach has never worn headsets or never been one to scream or holler. He’s too busy dissecting and discerning. “He’s a great technician,” De La Salle athletic director and defensive coordinator Terry Eidson said. “He knows every position on the field, he understands both sides of the ball. He just understands the game.” More so, Ladouceur understands teen-agers. With Buddha-like wisdom, calm and conviction, he taps deeply into their sense of worth – emotionally, physically and spiritually. Quite literally, he sees, senses and feels the whole field of their young, impressionable lives. It is precisely why the