Successful coaches at the high school level and beyond point to their win-loss records. But for Paul Zamarripa, coaching has always been about something more basic: learning the game and having fun.

Zamarripa is the assistant adult sports director at the Great Bend Recreation Commission, but many residents remember him for his years of coaching youth sports at the Rec, traveling teams, and Great Bend High School soccer. Although he no longer coaches youth sports, Zamarripa is still in charge of training instructional coaches and coordinating their schedules.