The head coach for the junior varsity girls' softball team at Detroit Country Day ( High ) School this past spring was an alum with a storied sporting past—albeit in baseball and football.
Adam Goslin, 24, moved from St. Louis to Rochester Hills, Mich., in early March to accept the job, his first-ever coaching girls. Photo by Ross Forman
'I love coaching; I definitely have not ruled it out [ long-term ] ,' said Goslin, a former Washington University two-sport athlete who is openly gay. 'Both of my parents, [ Joe and Linda ] , are teachers, and I think coaching is just an extension of teaching. It's thrilling.'
Goslin also was an assistant coach for the varsity, working with catchers and infielders.
'I'm using the same drills that I normally would do in baseball and just relying on everyone else to help me with the little differences [ between baseball and softball ] ,' he said. 'I've already learned so much.'
Including who The Jonas Brothers are.
The Jonas Brothers is a pop-rock band from New Jersey, composed of brothers Joseph, Nicholas, and Kevin Jonas. They opened for Miley Cyrus on her Best of Both Worlds Tour and kicked off their Look Me In The Eyes Tour in late January.
The Jonas Brothers are super hot among the freshmen and sophomore girls at Detroit Country Day, Goslin learned.
Goslin was recommended for the job by a friend and the school's varsity head coach, John Meyers, was his former high school advisory.
The school knows he is gay and it is not an issue, he said. 'If the subject ever came up, I'd answer their questions and then we'd move on,' he said.
Goslin is moving to Washington D.C., in September to accept a job working for non-profit Sports 4 Kids, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of children by increasing opportunities for physical activity and safe, meaningful play.
'Besides coaching and sports, my other background has been in Habitat For Humanity, and other similar organizations,' he said. 'I definitely want to get involved with athletics for a career, but I'm now just trying to take some time off before I officially have to start in the real-world, if that makes sense.
What else is planned for the fall? Watching college football.
'I will stay in contact with Wash U, make sure they're winning and doing well. I also will try to keep up with Penn State and Michigan State,' he said.
Goslin, who graduated from Washington University in December 2006, spent the 2007 football season working at a marketing firm.
And what's the latest on the social scene?
'I don't know,' he said. 'I just met someone before moving back to Detroit, so we've been talking a lot, but I don't think we're dating—but maybe eventually.'