Clemson Tiger Bryan Bresee returned from an ACL injury to become a highly rated defensive draft prospect. We are all special. He is 50 pounds of head, neck, torso and waist. Doctors prepared her and her husband for the worst. "I use my neck like my arm," Mendez says. They run the play again. "But I don't think about this the same way everybody else does," he says. Bob hears the sound from a few feet away. Three blocks in, a blue pickup driving in the other direction recognizes the wheelchair. It's a testament to his ability to be comfortable in any surrounding and put strangers at ease. But this time, he has no idea the belt around his waist isn't buckled. For Rob, the message from his father was simple: Embrace your differences. Mendez picks a spot at the bar next to two women. This is the opportunity he has waited 12 years for, the one he long felt he deserved but worried would never come. Every morning, he helps with just about everything. He insists he's fine, and we order beers. Prospect High School JV Football Coach Rob Mendez was born with a rare disorder that left him with no arms or legs. "I'm not afraid to be myself," he tells me later. Mendez shakes his head. Tears begin to fall. They run the play again. "It's 37 stretch, right? And anyone who has a problem with that, prove them wrong.'". "Thank you," he says to me after his first sip. ", Mendez acknowledges that his presence has had a positive impact on people. It's a move he makes countless times a day. I was a little nervous about it," Cable says. Keep your heads up. It isn't the first time Rob has fallen out of his chair. Rob's father saw potential in the happy, spunky baby, but also wrestled with his own emotions, admitting he often asked God "why?" "Complaining is my No. He couldn't get enough. One of the bartenders reminds him he's not supposed to have more than two drinks. It's just natural to just be bold and try things in life. Mendez was born with tetra-amelia syndrome, a rare congenital disorder that prevents the formation of limbs during embryonic development. Practice starts in a few days. Mendez rolls over to his dejected quarterback. And how does he deal with such a challenging life? 2. "Hey," he says, "Would you mind giving me a hand and putting one of those in my mouth?". But on this late July night, 30-year-old high school football coach Rob Mendez has a taste for sushi. Things like that happen all the time. His father has long wished that Rob would wear an upper belt as well as the one that wraps around his waist. I love the feeling when I lift kids up. Michael Furlong CTE Teacher, AVID Elective Teacher. On Feb. 23, Dan DeBoeuf, the former head coach at Johnsburg High School was named the head coach of Prospect. It just makes me mad.". Mt. The 14-year-old wraps his arms tightly around Mendez's back. "Hey," he says, "Would you mind giving me a hand and putting one of those in my mouth?" You're different. Rob is no different." The more we talk that night the more one word keeps popping up: How. McAvoy has been Mendez's caretaker for the past six years. Some newborns survive only a few hours or days. But I learned that I can be a leader. He's like Norm from "Cheers." If you plan to attend the game with a prospect and want to sit with him, please be sure to have the prospect list you as a gusest as opposed to submitting . Rob's parents tried to integrate him as early as they could, putting him in preschool at 18 months. He can be stubborn. Earlier in the day, Mendez flew home from Las Vegas, a 48-hour escape before the insanity of the season begins. I turned around, took two to three steps and then I heard it." He talked about building a family. Mendez acknowledges that his presence has had a positive impact on people. The Illinois High School Football Coaches' Association announced their list of all-state players Wednesday. It feels as if everyone is staring. "Said they wanted to move on without me," Mendez says. With a dream of one day becoming a head football coach, Mendez worked for years as an assistant at various schools, until he was finally given the opportunity he'd been working for. But Mendez doesn't care about that. "That's what I'm talking about!" We'll get to that. I don't sign up for being inspirational Rob." . SARATOGA, Calif. (KGO) -- Bay Area high school football coach Rob Mendez was born with a rare disorder called tetra-amelia syndrome, leaving him with no arms or legs. Rashada, a California high school star, returned home to the San Francisco suburb of Pittsburg instead of enrolling. I'm lazy. ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals all rank the 5-10, 170-pound receiver as a four-star prospect but his high school coach, former UK defensive back Maurice "Moe" Douglass, is not sure that does him justice. Prospect Men's Cross Country and Track and Field @PHSKnightsXCTF Feb 12 Varsity winners from last night Tuchner - 8.33 55mHH Balenda, Sahakian, Holtmeier and Walsh - 1:36.42 4x200 Raitano - 54.69 400m Garland 4:37.85 1600m Diversey, Tuchner, Guagliardo, Balenda 3:47.19 4x400 Guagliardo 5'8" HJ Holtmeier 20'11 LJ, 42'3" TJ Kamp 50'8" SP "You know how Ironman gets in his suit and he just starts flying everywhere? "They gave me the feeling of being the helper. "In life, I feel like I'm always being helped," he says. And few at Prospect High School, some 40 miles up the road in Saratoga, can remember the last time its JV won much of anything. "I love you, bro. In a little more than 12 hours, Prospect will play for the league JV championship. For now, I start with a topic far simpler: football. At that point, she says, abortion wasn't an option. "He was still in diapers," Bob says. I should have a wife by now. Three blocks in, a blue pickup driving in the other direction recognizes the wheelchair. "You know how it is." "It's 37 stretch, right? He doesn't listen to the doctors like he should. Mendez shakes his head. Neither team has moved the ball all day, with the game's only points coming on a 35-yard Sobrato field goal three minutes earlier. So I follow him in the bike lane, hazards on. I'm fighting to have something to drink. We offer the best pricing for sports recruiting videos on the internet and our turnaround time is usually 48 hours or less! There, he drives his chair into the living room, where his roommate and caretaker, Mike McAvoy, waits on the couch. I saw in front of me a man who loved football and kids. I turned around, took two to three steps and then I heard it.". The quarterback removes the cap from a blue dry erase pen and puts it in Mendez's mouth. There, he drives his chair into the living room, where his roommate and caretaker, Mike McAvoy, waits on the couch. Congratulations to @ProspectXCTF Coach Pete Wintermute on his @ITCCCA XC Coach of the Year and the Track Coach of the Year!!! Initially, Josie struggled. Bob hears the sound from a few feet away. "So I try to stay positive. He doesn't listen. It happened at the end of his senior prom, when he tipped over the wheelchair ramp as he and his classmates were leaving. Helped North Kansas City to a . 42-13 (L) Prospect @ Independence On 9/16, the Prospect varsity football team lost their away non-conference game against Independence (San Jose, CA) by a score of 42-13 . He scoffs. "You know how Ironman gets in his suit and he just starts flying everywhere? I love him. "I know that's there," he says. So I try to stay positive. He despises the word "special.". To request tickets, you must be an active football coach at the high school level and present either an active coaching member number/card or letter on school letterhead. It doesnt lead to a good place. But Rob refuses because the upper belt limits his ability to access his phone and draw plays. on demand Sep 30, 2022 2:45 PM PDT. '", Mendez taught himself the game of football by playing Madden on a PlayStation, using his chin and collarbone to push the buttons. I think he needs them just as much. Brushing teeth. High School North Kansas City . "I kept thinking, 'How can this guy possibly coach?'". "I kept thinking, 'How can this guy possibly coach?'" ", Physically, Mendez is unlike any other high school football coach in the U.S. Mentally and emotionally, he's no different. When he's away from home, he's careful about what he eats and drinks, often keeping it to no more than an iced coffee. It's now a full-on escort -- a motorized wheelchair flanked by two cars with their hazards flashing. But after losing the season opener to Santa Clara, his Panthers won seven games in a row. It's just me. "Said they wanted to move on without me," Mendez says. And yeah, of course that's frustrating.". When his friends played basketball, Rob was the referee. "It didn't take long for me to figure out that alcohol is not the answer." "They don't have the grief of losing a limb because they never had it. This ensures that the coaches can spend quality time with all players attending and are not overwhelmed with large camp numbers. Prospect High School junior varsity football coach Rob Mendez, who was born without limbs, was honored on Wednesday night at the ESPYS with the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance. In fact, he will be honored at the 2019 ESPY Awards as the Jimmy V perseverance Award recipient and was on the cover of ESPN Magazine's heroes edition. I swear I buckled him in. But as soon as I met and spoke with him, the chair disappeared. Mendez was born with tetra-amelia syndrome, a rare congenital disorder that prevents the formation of limbs during embryonic development. And those kids gave me the feeling that I can do anything. It's almost midnight. "The one thing that I want people to see is just how hard work pays off," Mendez said. With a dream of one day becoming a head football coach, Mendez worked for years as an assistant at various schools, until he was finally given the opportunity hed been working for. Coaches from Southwestern University and Nicholls State University will lead this showcase and will be joined by other college coaches from various programs. And swimming. Prepped at Blackman High School under head coach Chandler Tygard . I was a little nervous about it," Cable says. "In life, I feel like I'm always being helped," he says. When he's away from home, he's careful about what he eats and drinks, often keeping it to no more than an iced coffee. "That's how humans are -- they adapt. More award-winning storytelling from SC Featured You hear stories about people with cancer, fighting for their lives. "There's no way," he says. But here, he's in his element. They sit in front of us, untouched, for nearly 10 minutes. Not until he nearly received a DUI driving Rob's handicapped accessible van did he realize the path he was on. "There you go!" "Special is bulls---. It showed him how much energy he draws from the kids. Martindale has been the Prospect boys' athletic director since 2005, and has been teaching at the school for 20 years. It's a testament to his ability to be comfortable in any surrounding and put strangers at ease. THE COLLEGE COACHES AT THE COLLEGE COACHES SHOWCASE CAMP ARE ON THE FIELD ALL DAY I stuff a pad between him and the chair back -- paranoid he could fall. Prior to arriving at Prospect, Martindale was at Wheeling High School for 14 years. To feel comfortable. They wanted Bob to see other babies born with disabilities. He's meeting me at the bar. He says they need him, but you know what? To this point, Bowling Green has also extended Buddin an offer. Combing hair. "It always kept me hungry. ROB MENDEZ IS not only the most unique high school football coach in America, he's one of the most unique humans in the world. If all goes well, a receiver should be open about 15 yards downfield right in front of the Prospect sideline. Next year you'll be back in it, believe me. But I'm 30 years old and a JV high school football coach. One dog's remarkable journey to find a home Mendez looks up as the quarterback's pass sails overhead. A young boy holds open the door as Mendez approaches his favorite spot. At that point, she says, abortion wasn't an option. ", RELATED: Football coach born without arms or legs to receive Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at 2019 ESPYS, "'Who says I can't?' I'm fighting to have something to drink. "This was confirmation that you know what, I'm doing OK," he says. They have to buy the fake. He has spent his life fighting statistics, proving doctors and doubters wrong. The Illinois High School Association football playoff semifinals are scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 20 and the championship games Friday, Nov. 26 and Saturday, Nov. 27. "No, no, no," he says. No way." Tolliver, Malachi i, e Easter, Noah ( So.) This is the first opportunity for college coaches and high school football players to interact directly with each other on the football field. You don't have a realistic view of your ability and playing level. It just makes me mad. They sit in front of us, untouched, for nearly 10 minutes. Only football coach requests will be accepted. So I try not to complain. I love you, man," Lopez says. Confirmation/Rejection emails will be sent out by 1:00 PM Thursday letting you know if you are awarded tickets. The two coaches connected. He knew his offense, he knows his x's and o's and he brings an energy to the team, the players and the rest of the coaching staff. Andre Jackson gets instructions from Mendez during the team's first game of the season. Aleksic, Danilo ( Fr.) "But we really have to sell that we are going that way. He says if he had arms and legs he has no idea how his life would be different. Subject: Johnny Appleseed 2019 P/SS. The football team won the 7A State Championship in 2001, 2002, and 2005. . But on this late July night, 30-year-old high school football coach Rob Mendez has a taste for sushi. He demanded respect, eye contact and accountability. She says she couldn't look at her son for the first couple of weeks. He needs to use the bathroom. However, the phrase was not born on the gridiron. The green mile marker signs fly past on Highway 101. Mendez operates his cellphone, attached to a stand on his wheelchair, with his nose and lips. he says. It's almost midnight. He immediately snaps. LESS THAN TWO weeks before his son's first game as a head coach, Bob Mendez prepares to drive Rob home after Sunday family dinner. I've been a 2 year starter on the varsity football team. This is why WVU has already extended an offer to the Pickerington Central High School product from Ohio. Rob has fractured cheek and orbital bones and has the effects of a concussion. In the morning, he will coach the biggest game of his young career. Not until he nearly received a DUI driving Rob's handicapped accessible van did he realize the path he was on. He draws and writes with his mouth. Livingston told me Mendez's presence is living proof of what humans are capable of. Rob has fractured cheek and orbital bones and has the effects of a concussion. "I've been getting messages on Twitter . he says. "I love you, bro. He talked about building a family. If I'm sitting there and don't smile or say hello, I just feel like that's rude." "It sounds so ridiculous, but it's true," he says. "We have unfinished business." By Tuesday afternoon, he's back at Prospect for practice, apologizing to his players for Monday's absence. "Anything in the world that is worth doing, he's done it with his mind," Bob says. "I got it. Doctors recommend surgery. Now comes the opportunity to prove the school made a mistake. Cable obliged. He drew up game plans on Madden and took them to practice. He knows what he has given his team. "They don't have the grief of losing a limb because they never had it. "They would whisper," he says. He tells the story of his father putting him on the stairs when he was 9 years old, demanding that he climb to the top. After 12 years of working, Prospect High School gave him that chance. "And you're risking it all by not wearing an upper belt." He briefly leaves Rob in the garage to run inside. "There was one word my dad never liked -- special," Mendez says. The World Series is on television. THE DAY AFTER teaching his quarterback the 37 stretch, Mendez sits under the lights at the Prospect 50-yard line, exhausted. He absorbed everything he could. He acknowledges that the attention is often uncomfortable. Mendez didn't care. I stuff a pad between him and the chair back -- paranoid he could fall. "Anything in the world that is worth doing, he's done it with his mind," Bob says. "Let's get to the bottom of it. As we head back to Gilroy, I ask Mendez if he's aware of the impact he has already had on Prospect players and coaches like assistant Todd Livingston. Shaving. Mendez makes a trip to a nearby shopping center for coffee. "But even before he could talk, I said, 'Somewhere, somebody is going to open a door for this kid and he's going to shine.'" The other kids are special, too. Andre Jackson gets instructions from Mendez during the team's first game of the season. "Where you going, man?" I am a junior at City High School. Mendez picks a spot at the bar next to two women. But after losing the season opener to Santa Clara, his Panthers won seven games in a row. "We live and die." And to just kill the pain," he says. The receiver is open. Kicking Instruction by NFL Kickers and top collegiates NATIONAL KICKING SERVICE FOOTBALL KICKING, PUNTING, AND LONG SNAPPING CAMPS Recommended by NFL Players & Coaches Since 1988, one of football's most respected authorities on Special Teams Skills Groundbreaking Biomechanics Training Program Summer camps are authentic pro-style overnight camps. Im fighting to have something to drink. The left side of his face slams into the concrete floor of the garage. On 10/28, the Prospect varsity football team won their neutral playoff game against Reavis (Burbank, IL) by a score of 62-13. "When someone is born this way, this is their world," says Dr. Benjamin Mandac, Mendez's pediatric physical therapist who now is the head of that department at Kaiser Permanente in the Bay Area. How High School Football Coaches Help Their Players Get Recruited Sanjay Kirpalani July 5, 2013 Dothan (Ala.) High School head coach Kelvis White is one example of prep coaches doing. The biography of Nick Vujicic, a 36-year-old motivational speaker from Australia who also has tetra-amelia, says there are just seven known people living in the world today with the syndrome. On warmer days, he can get bed sores from sitting in the same position too long. I tell him that's the most honest he's been in our time together. And different is not bad. Football coach without arms or legs inspires teamBorn without arms or legs, Rob Mendez was never able to play football, but that didn't stop him from pursuing his passion for the game as a coach.ESPN I'm proud of everyone. He towed his friends around the neighborhood on their skateboards. Push the limits. Instead, Mendez repeats two words over and over and over: thank you. I panic. Where do I put my hands? After his speech, Mendez asks for a ride home. "Yes!" Is that you?" That's what I've realized over the years.". One player quit because of Mendez. He tumbles forward. "I'm not going to let that happen. The battery on Mendez's wheelchair is dead, so two Panthers push him onto the field. The battery on his wheelchair is dead, and he wants to charge it at school overnight. In his first full season as head coach, he led the Panthers to a playoff birth and a near-perfect season. He's like Norm from "Cheers." Along the way, Cable invited Mendez's two best players to move to varsity. Prepped for head coach Victor Winters at Gadsden County High School in Havana, Flarated a three-star prospecta first-team all-state and a first-team All-Big Bend selection for the Jaguars after grading out over 90 percentinvited to participate in the NUC All-American Game in 2022had interest from several programs, including Florida Atlantic, Maryland, South Florida, Wake Forest . "But I don't think about this the same way everybody else does. "It brings out the best in people. Sobrato is located across the street from his parents' home in Morgan Hill. What if I drop him? College Football Prospect ID events are the first premier event following the 2022 high school and college football seasons. There is nothing to break his fall. Doctors recommend surgery. Rob leans forward in his chair to reach his cell phone. It's an accomplishment to the public because I have no arms and legs, but the reality is I'm not accomplished. I'm not beautiful at all. "We live and die with each other," he says. To feel comfortable. The throw is too long, and the ball harmlessly caroms out of bounds. "Yes!" Any other details they should know (If you have previously attended the school's camp or met the coaches) Sample Introductory Email: To: Reed@email.edu, RecruitingCoordinator@email.edu, SecondAssistant@email.edu. Getting dressed. An assistant coach holds a whiteboard a few inches in front of Mendez. We're the ones who feel sorry for them and say, 'Oh you poor thing.' ", Born without arms or legs, Rob Mendez was never able to play football, but that didn't stop him from pursuing his passion for the game as a coach.ESPN. Nobody but yourself can hold yourself back. Most everyone recognizes him and says hello. Mendez orders a water. But Mendez doesn't care about that. "The Super Bowl of JV football," he says. "I appreciate you," Mendez says. I think he needs them just as much." Getting dressed. I can adjust to anything that's thrown my way. As the clock approaches 11 p.m., he looks at his empty glass and asks for another drink. A 10-story building hitting the ground. Thats how I feel in my chair. His team is a mix of freshmen and sophomores, some with a bit of experience, most with little to none. For the last few minutes of our ride, we both keep quiet. It wasn't like there was a store to buy clothes or toys for children with no arms and legs. A few days before Rob was born, doctors walked his father, Robert Mendez Sr., through the hospital's neonatal intensive care unit. The coach nods and says "thank you.". "Great job, Coach. The battery on Mendez's wheelchair is dead, so two Panthers push him onto the field. A 10-story building hitting the ground. DeBoeuf named new football coach February 23, 2018 By Jack Ankony, Executive Sports Editor A new, energetic face will be leading the Prospect Football program into George Gattas Memorial Stadium on Friday nights next fall. He can barely open his mouth. WITH LESS THAN two minutes remaining in the game, Prospect trails 3-0 facing a fourth-and-14 just inside Sobrato territory. "Think about it. I love it. Mendez operates his cellphone, attached to a stand on his wheelchair, with his nose and lips. I can work with people. What do you want people to say about this team? "I was drinking to forget. "It first actually came from a friend challenging me at an 8th grade dance," Mendez said. It's all good.". "It was just it was horrible," Bob says. I lift him out of his chair and carry him to my car, buckling him into the passenger's seat. One player quit because of Mendez. It seems like no big deal. Can you lift me out of my chair?" 9 overall prospect in the country. "How in the world am I supposed to handle that?" He knows what he has given his team. I'm sorry. "When I first met him, he blew me away with his personality," Prospect Football Varsity Head Coach Mike Cable said. He asks his quarterback for a hug. And few at Prospect High School, some 40 miles up the road in Saratoga, can remember the last time its JV won much of anything. This is the first opportunity for college coaches and high school football players to interact directly with each other on the football field. "I think it always will." It isn't about what the players did right or wrong or what they need to clean up before the next game. And with that, in this world, I know I'm going to be all right.". Livingston told me Mendez's presence is living proof of what humans are capable of. This life it just isn't always easy." Unlike fighting or fantasy games where he constantly had to engage, football gave him breaks. By his senior year, he worked his way up to quarterbacks coach. Key California high school football games, computer rankings, statewide stat leaders, schedules and scores - live and final. "Who says I can't?" Now the entire Prospect program circles around Mendez at midfield. He's a great guy and I'll go to the end of the earth for him.". I don't want to be put on a pedestal. ", Even if it were true, Mendez wouldn't look at things that way. Being personally invited for a visit indicates clear interest from a coach. Make sense?" "Let's get to the bottom of it. He put the name into Google. When his players ask what happened, he tells them he got into a fight with the pavement. "That's how humans are -- they adapt. "He may not look like a coach, but he definitely acts like one," one of his players said. "Great job, Coach. The school they will face, Ann Sobrato, fired Mendez as an assistant three years earlier. I might take two steps forward and then one step back. The last question is far more complicated. The search for Aaron Rodgers, IT'S THE BIGGEST weekend of the year in Gilroy, California, with more than 100,000 people visiting for the annual garlic festival. You guys fought your butts off. Eventually you will come across your passion and for me it was football and working with people. The time away from football has given Mendez a chance to reflect on his first season as a head coach. "Put me on your shoulder," he says. The more successful Mendez is at proving he's just like everyone else, the more people put him on that pedestal, peg him as an inspiration and treat him, well, different from everyone else. What do you want people to say about this team? Afterward, Bob says doctors and nurses would walk by and stare. I'm proud of everyone. All Rights Reserved. We're going to fake it this way and then waggle out," he says. He doesn't listen. When coaches ask you to go on an official visit, paid for by the school's program, they're using their budget to show off their school and create an impressive experience for you as a recruit. His torso pushes against his belt. IT WASN'T UNTIL an ultrasound in the eighth month of her pregnancy that Rob's mother, Josie, found out her son was not growing limbs. On convenience alone, it would have been the perfect place for him to coach forever. 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