tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post3998510699841452880..comments2024-03-18T09:55:10.252-07:00Comments on Cross Country Express: Cheap Seats: Castro Valley coach Brewer deserved betterAlbert Caruanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434646351717864405noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-14686216638447698982009-03-08T12:40:00.000-07:002009-03-08T12:40:00.000-07:00Fired at the meet? For what reason?Fired at the meet? For what reason?Albert Caruanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434646351717864405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-9730939051780174212009-03-08T11:05:00.000-07:002009-03-08T11:05:00.000-07:00Another community comment in the Castro Valley For...Another community comment in the Castro Valley Forum this week regarding Coach Brewer:<BR/><BR/>http://www.castrovalleyforum.com/*ws4d-db-query-Show.ws4d?*ws4d-db-query-Show***IFI-BJF-243244248243245250-1440***-Database***-***sltimes(directory)a_cvf(directory)***.ws4d?sltimes/a_cvf/column1.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-77226047359218623252009-03-08T10:30:00.000-07:002009-03-08T10:30:00.000-07:00The Saga continues..... Mr Perez, a 22 years vete...The Saga continues..... Mr Perez, a 22 years veteran assistant girls track and cross country coach at CVHS, was fired this Saturday at the Mt. Pleasant track meet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-176379287460897482009-02-19T17:39:00.000-08:002009-02-19T17:39:00.000-08:00Here is the link to the article published in this ...Here is the link to the article published in this week's Castro Valley Forum regarding the school board meeting: http://www.castrovalleyforum.com/*ws4d-db-query-Show.ws4d?*ws4d-db-query-Show***DAJ-BIA-228229232233231236-1422***-Database***-***sltimes(directory)a_cvf(directory)***.ws4d?sltimes/a_cvf/column.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-42003296841845830982009-02-18T21:30:00.000-08:002009-02-18T21:30:00.000-08:00Our son ran for Brewer in cross country and track ...Our son ran for Brewer in cross country and track and field 4 years graduating in 2004 at CVHS. He went on to run at UCSD for 3 years and is now a chemical engineer in LA. We already wrote a letter to the CVHS principal with copies to the school board and also to the CV Forum and Daily Review in support of Brewer and our letter was published in the Forum . One school board member called us back to basically tell us it was a decision made by the school administration and they stand behind it. There was nothing more they would/could do. We did not hear about the show of support at the school board meeting until after it occured and we saw it in the most recent CV Forum. We reread the coaching blog and are inscensed that the principal administrators of CVHS- Whiteman and Alvarez would attend this same school board meeting and then leave when the Brewer supporters started to speak??? Is that true??? They walked out and would not listen to the community supporters of Brewer? What does that say to us- parents and CV community members? Ellen and Lawrence YanoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-20259267571711243322009-02-13T19:58:00.000-08:002009-02-13T19:58:00.000-08:00I went to the school meeting this thursday to witn...I went to the school meeting this thursday to witness the effect of what was being done to bring brewer back. It is only the school administration that can do anything(Mr. Whiteman, Mr. Alverez) and they did show up to watch the meeting themselve, that is until the talk of brewer came up they simply left. DO NOT LET THEM TURN THIER SHOLDER AT YOU. Personally find Whiteman and Alverez and talk to them face to face about the subject.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-85453614541810243652009-02-13T05:58:00.000-08:002009-02-13T05:58:00.000-08:00As a resident of Park City, Utah, reading Coach Br...As a resident of Park City, Utah, reading Coach Brewer's Daily Blurbs, was a good way to follow my niece's progress on the XC team. I have been most impressed with the CVHS XC team's accomplishments and Coach Brewer's abilities. My niece enjoys her friendship with her teammates, coaches and assistant coaches, and she even went to the Winter Ball with a XC runner on the boy's team. The XC team is a fabulous community!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-54477397035789084062009-02-12T21:53:00.000-08:002009-02-12T21:53:00.000-08:00The CVUSD Board Meeting on 2/12/09 went well, a go...The CVUSD Board Meeting on 2/12/09 went well, a good showing in support of Coach Brewer, even through the long and necessary budget discussion. Many speakers during the “budget” portion of the comments threw in Brewer’s name (and the crowd went wild), but the school board told speakers to wait until “items not on the agenda” were addressed.<BR/><BR/>Once speakers could finally address the school board regarding their desire to have Coach Brewer reinstated, it was a wonderful parade of parents, former parents, former athletes, and even Bill Welte up to the microphone! <BR/><BR/>The audience applauded with each accolade and every point made in support of Peter Brewer. <BR/><BR/>If only he were a fly on the wall . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-47088289206658513712009-02-12T18:33:00.000-08:002009-02-12T18:33:00.000-08:00Brewer is the best coach everhe actually cared abo...Brewer is the best coach ever<BR/>he actually cared about running and the participants, and his sarcasm was very funny<BR/>he was organized and our invitational went great<BR/>it sucks a lot that brewer's gone.<BR/>everyone wants him backAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-11096570782960029002009-02-12T15:38:00.000-08:002009-02-12T15:38:00.000-08:00I have known Mr. Peter Brewer for only 1-1/2 years...I have known Mr. Peter Brewer for only 1-1/2 years, but I have nothing but respect and praise for him. He may be a little unorthodox, but I believe that he is a terrific teacher, coach, mentor and role model for our kids. My son, Andrew, had him for Sophmore English and he persuaded him to go out for track, which he did last year and he had a terrific year going to the Meet of Champions at UC Berkeley in pole vaulting. I was really impressed with Mr. Brewer’s communications through his “Daily Blurb” via E-Mail. As parents, we knew exactly what was going on with the track season and what help was needed to successfully host a track meet. I was especially impressed with the end of season party where Mr. Brewer was able to say something positive about every kid on the track team and had stories to tell, recalling various track meets, races, times and/or records set. I also persuaded my younger son, Nick, to go out for track this year because of Mr. Brewer.<BR/>My nephews, Phil and David Ghaderi, who graduated from CVHS in 1997 and 1999 both idolized Mr. Brewer. They were pleased to hear that Andrew was doing track. They were both wrestlers but they did cross country to stay in shape. Phil is in his last year of law school and is graduating at the top of his class. David is a policeman with the Kent Washington police department. Phil says that when he has children, he is not going to have a television set in the house because Mr. Brewer told his class that he raised his children without television which forced them to do more reading and other activities. Phil and David feel that Mr. Brewer is the best teacher and coach at CVHS and they took every class he taught including his science fiction class and they were his teacher’s assistant. Mr. Brewer is passionate about coaching and only wants every child to reach their full potential. Please reinstate Mr. Brewer as track coach. Kirsten WiegardtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-31338708414985627642009-02-10T21:03:00.000-08:002009-02-10T21:03:00.000-08:00this is bullshit. this is a great coach that has d...this is bullshit. this is a great coach that has done so much for me in my life. I will be there to defend my coach<BR/><BR/>andrew welchavwelch006https://www.blogger.com/profile/13703363963874326317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-42172545929018498242009-02-10T18:55:00.000-08:002009-02-10T18:55:00.000-08:00Brewer was the most dedicated coach I have ever ha...Brewer was the most dedicated coach I have ever had. He always meant well and loved the sport more than we know...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389559966419335295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-30297895445206961642009-02-10T15:44:00.000-08:002009-02-10T15:44:00.000-08:00I've left voice messages and sent emails. Now...I've left voice messages and sent emails. Now I'm crossing my fingers that all this support, coupled with an outstanding record and all the respect a coach can have for going above and beyond, will mean something to those who have the authority to reinstate Coach Brewer. I have a Sophomore who would benefit greatly from Coach Brewer for the next two years, plus I have two more runners coming up. I'd hate to see CVHS just melt into an "okay" track team. We take great pride in CVHS Cross-Country and Track & Field being a force to reckon with. That's entirely due to the dedication of Peter Brewer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-9448986889337421282009-02-10T12:49:00.000-08:002009-02-10T12:49:00.000-08:00PLEASE HAVE COACH BREWER REINSTATED!!!!!! MY SONS ...PLEASE HAVE COACH BREWER REINSTATED!!!!!! MY SONS LOVING BEING ON THE TRACK TEAM BUT NO MORE! THEY WILL NOT JOIN UNLESS COACH BREWER IS BACK!! COACH BREWER IS A SUPER GREAT COACH. HE IS VERY DEDICATED TO THE CVHS TRACK TEAM. NO OTHER COACH WILL DO. THIS IS A BIG MISTAKE, WE WILL BE FOREVER AT LOSS OF NOT HAVING COACH BREWER BACK! PLEASE ADHERE TO OUR PLEAS!!!!!!! THANKSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-10574457417733063082009-02-10T08:03:00.000-08:002009-02-10T08:03:00.000-08:00I served my coaching apprenticeship under Coach Br...I served my coaching apprenticeship under Coach Brewer.During that time the girls team went to the state meet four years in a row. My daughter was able to run all four of those years.What other sport at CVHS has had that success.It should have been Peter setting policy for use of the new stadium not Whiteman.No one is more qualified than Peter to take care of the facility.Whiteman will be gone in a year and has undone 25 years of building a great program ,What a shame.Good Luck Peter thank you for what you did for my daughter and my family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-6800538839971702622009-02-09T22:19:00.000-08:002009-02-09T22:19:00.000-08:00mr. brewer is the best coach castro valley could e...mr. brewer is the best coach castro valley could ever ask for he cares so much about the team and the runners and cares about each runner individually. hes always there and works so hard to coach us and make us better runners. we love brewer so much! mr.whiteman knows nothing about brewer he doesn't know how much brewer did for us he only knows that brewer made some mistakes. those mistakes are nothing compared to all the accomplishments he did all these years. we need him back. he deserves so much better. everyone misses brewer so much it just isn't the same without him. our team is falling apart.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-24942651419568536212009-02-09T22:05:00.000-08:002009-02-09T22:05:00.000-08:00Petter Brewer is the best coach i have ever meet o...Petter Brewer is the best coach i have ever meet or had the privilage to run under with out his many days staying late and coming early to morning workouts <BR/>When you look at our football team or basket ball team or even base ball team have more problems than the track and cross country all of thoes sports combined do not have the NCS and leauge championship the either track or cross country also Brewer has sent more athlets to collgese than all of thoes sports combined<BR/>Track and X Country is that mans life you may take the coaching posisson from brewer but you will never take the coach out of Brewer i am one of thoes college athletes every coach i have met in my running career knows castro vallies legacy we are speculated as one of the best teams in the state and brewer is thought by many to be a very good coachAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-12047480619611567592009-02-09T09:49:00.000-08:002009-02-09T09:49:00.000-08:00When CV's fields were under construction - Pet...When CV's fields were under construction - Peter Brewer coordinated our Invitational at De La Salle. I was helping in the press box and the De La Salle coaches that were up there were talking about how Brewer puts on an awesome meet - single handed. I don't think CV's Administration has any idea how hard Brewer has worked for our athletes - this is a huge mistake. This years Track & Field Dinner is going to be terrible without him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-42168371553845605582009-02-09T09:30:00.000-08:002009-02-09T09:30:00.000-08:00Peter -I have learned a lot about managing and mot...Peter -<BR/><BR/>I have learned a lot about managing <BR/>and motivating kids from you, as well<BR/>as the importance of making a "place" for them. <BR/><BR/>You are as much of an inspiration to me as the kids you coach!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-68007200847598060112009-02-08T20:49:00.000-08:002009-02-08T20:49:00.000-08:00The whole team at school is in an uproar about Bre...The whole team at school is in an uproar about Brewer. He's done a lot in the 20 or so years he's coached. The administration made a big mistake by firing him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-35426781930675381522009-02-06T22:33:00.000-08:002009-02-06T22:33:00.000-08:00Dear Coach Brewer:You are a great coach and we wan...Dear Coach Brewer:<BR/><BR/>You are a great coach and we want you back. Workouts work....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-29692937974604740592009-02-06T22:14:00.000-08:002009-02-06T22:14:00.000-08:00The Daily BlurbFirst of all I want to thank Coach ...The Daily Blurb<BR/><BR/>First of all I want to thank Coach Brewer for being such a wonderful, thoughtful and caring coach. My daughter has been running CVHS XC for the past two years and we want Coach Brewer back. We have entrusted Coach Brewer with our daughter along with other parents and their sons and daughters to numerous XC meets throughout Northern California, on trips to Mt. Sac in Southern California, to Nike Nationals in Oregon, and the State XC Meet in Fresno. My daughter wants to run XC for two more years under Coach Brewer because she knows that he is the best XC coach. My daughter wants him back, her friends on the XC team want him back, my wife wants him back, the assistant coaches want him back, and other parents and community members want him back. Let’s get Coach Brewer back. Please call Peter Alvarez, Principal at CVHS at (510) 537-5910 ext 3801 and email at palvarez@cv.k12.ca.us . Also call the CV Unified School District Board Members that we just elected to the Castro Valley Unified School District Board (510) 537-3000 to request Coach Brewer be reinstated. The board members can be reached at the following extensions:<BR/><BR/>Board Member Voice mail extension<BR/>John Barbieri 1685<BR/>Janice Friesen 1687<BR/>Jo A. S. Loss 1693<BR/>George Granger 1688<BR/>Kunio Okui 1686<BR/><BR/>Run Peter run….. The White Family – Herman, Lois, Gabbi & KylerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-76276629880947049122009-02-06T19:25:00.000-08:002009-02-06T19:25:00.000-08:00Show your support for Brewer:Thursday, February 12...Show your support for Brewer:<BR/>Thursday, February 12, 2009<BR/>CVUSD Board Meeting<BR/>6pm Board Meeting<BR/>Moved to CVHS, Cafetorium<BR/><BR/>http://207.163.233.251/scripts/webevent/basic/4.03/webevent.pl?cmd=calmonth&ncmd=startup&cal=cal1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-7744507798756218872009-02-06T12:51:00.000-08:002009-02-06T12:51:00.000-08:00This is truly a sad story. Best of luck Coach Bre...This is truly a sad story. Best of luck Coach Brewer! I know you will work your magic where ever you go!<BR/><BR/>Craig Lee<BR/>Formerly of College Park HSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-81208832385870202722009-02-05T08:39:00.000-08:002009-02-05T08:39:00.000-08:00Peter Brewer has a gift of elevating those athlete...Peter Brewer has a gift of elevating those athletes that he coaches while raising the bar for all the other coaches around the area. He is one of those positive coaches who competes with other teams and not against them, which is why he has earned the respect of so many in the cross country and track community. If the administration cannot look beyond a disagreement and see the big picture then the entire Castro Valley community will take one giant step back because the loss will have a domino effect for years to come.<BR/> -Former CIF Honor CoachFolsom JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16199559664523122294noreply@blogger.com