Madness in the Midwest

Kerry Coombs has lost control. He’s Colerain High School’s assistant principal and head football coach, but he’s not in charge. The kids, he says, are the one’s in control of his day. His office looks like the inside of several file cabinets or in his words, “absolute chaos.” “A really wise guy once told me that if I could get to where I’m only touching paper once that I’d be more efficient at my job,” Coombs said. “I’m really bad at that. I’m constantly moving things from this pile to that pile, instead of accomplishing this task to its completion and moving onto the next one.” His schedule’s no better. Some days he has time to do “football things.” “Some days I don’t,” he said. “I’m the guy with all the plates on the sticks,” he says. “I’ve got them all spinning, and it’s just a matter of keeping on going back to keep them all