By Media Relations Graduate Assistant Griffin Fabits
TEMPE, Ariz. – The clutter of sticky notes that stretch across her desk are less about the minutiae that comes with coaching but more about the passion Rachel Stratton-Mills has for the Sun Devils.
There are dozens that weave in between sheets of practice sets, notebooks, pens and a laptop. Each sticky note is devoted to each swimmer she works with. They are replete with notes, nuggets, thoughts and ideas – tailored for the development of each student-athlete.
“I’m trying to have everybody feel like there’s a plan for them,” Stratton-Mills, the Sun Devils’ associate head coach, said in her corner office at the Mona Plummer Aquatic Center as she thumbed through each note.