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Devyn Fairfax (_devyn) wrote,
@ 2013-09-25 13:49:00

aim = lil_devyn
Good morning Falls Church University! My name is Devyn Fairfax and I'm very excited to be here as a new addition to the FCU faculty.

To tell you all a little bit about me, I earned my BA in Kinesiology with an emphasis on Physical Education Teaching and a minor in Coaching from Fresno Pacific University. After that, I worked with a very large law firm in Los Angeles as their corporate physical trainer for several years before returning to FPU to earn my Master of Arts in Kinesiology with a Physical Education emphasis. From there, I started teaching PE at Orange County public schools before eventually landing a position at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas working as a part-time PE instructor and a full-time trainer for their sports program. For those of you who are MMA fans, there's a slim chance that you might recognize my name as I became involved with MMA and the UFC briefly while in Las Vegas.

And now I am here with all of you lovely people!

For those of you in any of the phys ed classes here that have had TBA as instructor on your schedule and have been working under whomever happens to be available at the time, I'll be your new teacher. In addition to that, I will be working as a personal trainer with the sports program here so I may have a few of you star athletes out there assigned to me. I'll also be sponsoring the boxing club and coaching Women's Soccer and Track & Field. If you can't already tell, I like to stay busy, and I look forward to helping you all achieve and maintain peak physical fitness.

And now, to get down to business...

Women's Soccer Team:
I've looked over the stats so far for this year and you're off to a great start this season. I can see that the assistant coach has really been doing a great job with all of you so far this year. I'd like to keep our current practice schedule as is on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6pm to 8pm, but I would also like to add an hour on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 7am to 8am during which time we will do some running, maybe some kicking, and work some stairs in order to help improve our leg strength. For these meetings, instead of having you trek all the way to the field, we'll meet on the quad in front of the law center. I know that I'm arriving here just in time for a game tomorrow at 3pm, so I will see you all on the field at 1:30 so we can be warmed up and ready to go when the game begins.

Women's Track & Field Team:
We don't appear to have anything else going on until the Paul Short Invitational on the 5th of October, but I don't want us to waste this little break that we have. According to what the assistant coach has told me, we've only been meeting up on Wednesdays for two hours which, quite frankly, is nowhere near enough time. From now on, we will keep our Wednesday evening practice as is, from 6pm to 8pm, but we are also going to meet every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning for an hour, from 7am to 8am, to go for a run. If the weather's nice, we'll meet on the footpath behind the admin building and make our way around campus from there. If the weather's not so nice, we'll meet up at the indoor track in the student fitness center.

Boxing Club:
Since I don't have an assistant coach for this group, I have no idea what you've all been up to. But I'm thinking we need to set up a meeting now that I'm here so I can find out what you guys have been doing and what you would like to do. I'm thinking maybe Friday evening around 8pm? That should give any of you who may have had to travel to out of town for an event time to get back on campus and be ready to go. If this time doesn't work for whatever reason, feel free to let me know and we'll see what we can work out as far as a reschedule. Otherwise, plan to meet in the student fitness center in the gym with all the punching bags.

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	cbernard 2013-09-25 03:18 pm UTC (link)
	Welcome to FCU, Devyn. I'm Clara Bernard, I teach mathematics and coach the Swimming and Equestrian clubs. I'm afraid it's all a bit chaotic at the beginning of term, but I'm sure you'll fit right in. (The dust tends to settle by October.) We should get coffee sometime. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	_devyn 2013-09-25 04:29 pm UTC (link)
	Ah, swimming. I love to swim. I was practically raised in the ocean. If any of your athletes ever need a bit of extra work, don't hesitate to let me know. Endurance building happens to be one of my specialties. As for coffee, that sounds great. This is my first time on the eastern seaboard. I could certainly do with some new acquaintances. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cbernard 2013-09-26 12:45 am UTC (link)
	It sounds like you'll fit right in. I'll be sure to send them your way. Some of them could do with a little more discipline. Terrific. How about next week? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_devyn 2013-09-26 01:33 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you. I hope so. Next week sounds great. Let me know what your schedule looks like and we'll figure out a time. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	sampolov 2013-09-25 07:27 pm UTC (link)
	I love your enthusiasm, coach! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	_devyn 2013-09-25 08:04 pm UTC (link)
	Great! I just hope my enthusiasm doesn't wear you out before the season is up. Polov... You're one of my soccer players, right? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sampolov 2013-09-25 08:28 pm UTC (link)
	I doubt it will. I have endless energy for the game. Yes. Samoyla Polov. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_devyn 2013-09-25 09:29 pm UTC (link)
	Good. As a coach, that's exactly what I like to hear. Samoyla. Russian? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sampolov 2013-09-25 09:31 pm UTC (link)
	Soccer is in my family. My father used to coach it and my brother is on the boy's team. It's almost impossible not to love the sport. Yes. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

_devyn
2013-09-25 09:36 pm UTC (link)

I can't say the same about mine. I'm the first person in my family to play. But it paid my way through my first four years of college, so I'm definitely thankful for that.

I think Russian is one of the few ethnicities that I don't have in my lineage. English, Irish, Native American, and Vietnamese are the ones that I know about, though I'm sure there could be more.

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	sampolov 2013-09-25 09:37 pm UTC (link)
	That isn't a bad thing! I mean, my family? Not playing is practically a four letter word. That's neat. How familiar are you with your various cultures? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

_devyn
2013-09-25 09:52 pm UTC (link)

Ah, yeah. I knew a lot of kids like that in high school. My parents were always less concerned about sports, though, than they were about academics.

Honestly? Not as much as I probably should. But I can make some pretty good Vietnamese food and I know how to behave properly when my grandparents are visiting. I guess that's good enough. And my mother took me to my fair share of pow-wows when I was young. I even had regalia at one point, and could do the fancy shawl dance, but I've not been to one of those in years.

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	sampolov 2013-09-25 09:55 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, that's not to say that my parents didn't push on academics either! Well, sports weren't really my mom's thing. She was the classic homemaker. ~~>_>~~ A fancy shawl dance? What's that? So are your grandparents Vietnamese? Where do the others come into play? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

_devyn
2013-09-25 10:05 pm UTC (link)

I was raised to be a pretty free spirit, but to be responsible with said freedom. I guess it's not fair to say that they pushed me, because they never really did, but they didn't have to either.

It's a take on the religious dances that were done by Native Americans in the past. The fancy shawl is a woman's only dance that's based loosely on the war dance that the men do but a little different. It's mean to symbolize the opening of a cocoon as a butterfly emerges. The women have these ornate shawls that are meant to kind of represent the wings of the butterfly. There's a video here if you're interested in seeing what that looks like.

My father is half-Vietnamese and half English. His mother was born and raised in Vietnam until she was around eight years old, I believe, and then they moved to the US. She met his father in her twenties and they were married. He is, as far as we know, just your typical anglo-saxon. The rest is on my mother's side. Her grandmother, I believe, was full-blooded Apache and her grandfather was first generation Irish-American. It's all been muddied down a little bit since then.

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	sampolov 2013-09-25 10:13 pm UTC (link)
	I have to say you are one of the most interesting people I have met. That is really interesting and that fancy shawl dance? It's beautiful. You are very lucky. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_devyn 2013-09-25 10:21 pm UTC (link)
	Everyone's interesting once you get to know them. That's one of the great things about the world we live in. We all have an amazing history behind us if we just look around for it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sampolov 2013-09-25 10:23 pm UTC (link)
	This is true. But, while not putting anyone else down, some people are more interesting than others. You are one of those. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_devyn 2013-09-25 10:30 pm UTC (link)
	Well, thank you. I know when to take a compliment. I just hope you still feel that way when your muscles are burning come 8am. Though I would just about bet that you probably go for a run on your drive nearly every morning. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sampolov 2013-09-25 10:33 pm UTC (link)
	I do run every morning. Season or not, it's a good way to keep in shape. You'll probably see me on the track in the mornings. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

_devyn
2013-09-25 10:37 pm UTC (link)

I would also recommend swimming if that's not something that you do already. The water can be a great form of resistance while still soothing your muscles a little bit. And just make sure you take a little time off for recovery. I personally don't run on Saturdays or Sundays but I'm out there every other day of the week, or will be, either with you guys or with track and field.

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	sampolov 2013-09-25 10:39 pm UTC (link)
	Actually, I'm not much of a swimmer. I know how but I don't do it often. I'll check that out, thanks! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_devyn 2013-09-25 10:42 pm UTC (link)
	Give it a try sometime. You might enjoy it. Especially in the colder months. The indoor pool is heated, after all. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sampolov 2013-09-25 10:44 pm UTC (link)
	Didn't we already establish I'm Russian? What is this "cold" you speak of? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_devyn 2013-09-25 10:46 pm UTC (link)
	Ha! Touche! But just because you can handle the cold doesn't mean that you should. It makes your muscles tense up in ways that aren't as conducive to exercise. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sampolov 2013-09-25 11:00 pm UTC (link)
	This is true. A heated pool is tempting as well. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	niko_polov 2013-09-25 10:32 pm UTC (link)
	Welcome to FCU, Coach Fairfax. I'm sure we will run into one another eventually. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	_devyn 2013-09-25 10:33 pm UTC (link)
	Niko Polov. Are you the brother? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	niko_polov 2013-09-25 10:39 pm UTC (link)
	I am. I trust you'll take good care of my sister. Make sure she doesn't slack off at all or anything. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_devyn 2013-09-25 10:40 pm UTC (link)
	Ha! My girls don't slack. And I trust that I might run into you tomorrow, then, when you come down to the field for her game at 3 to show her your support, right? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	niko_polov 2013-09-25 10:46 pm UTC (link)
	Sam enjoys it too much to slack. Honestly, I'm surprised she wasn't born with a soccer ball at her feet, though that would be quite a medical miracle. I'll be there. Wouldn't miss it for the world. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_devyn 2013-09-25 10:49 pm UTC (link)
	She seems very enthusiastic for the sport. Great! I'll be the one with the whistle standing on the sidelines and yelling at everyone to "Move your ass!". Feel free to say hello. And bring friends! It's my experience that women's sports are oftentimes lacking in attendance but it's important that all team sports are supported. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	niko_polov 2013-09-25 10:55 pm UTC (link)
	She is. I'll see you there then, and I'll see what I can do to help fill the stands (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_devyn 2013-09-25 10:58 pm UTC (link)
	Great! See you there. (Reply to this) (Parent)