For three years Joby Bodi, physical education teacher, has been teaching and helping students with weight training and conditioning. Bodi shows his dedication to helping students reach their maximum potential.
Bodi, a three sport athlete throughout high school, was heavily inspired by his former coach.
“My high school wrestling coach/ PE teacher that inspired me. We had a good relationship, and he had a major impact on my life. He convinced me to wrestle in college, and I realized it was a pretty cool gig,” Bodi said.
During his high school years, he played a total of four years of football, three of those year on varsity, four years on the wrestling team, and another four years on the baseball team, (two of them also being varsity). Bodi then wrestled at North Central college for four years.
“I was a three sport athlete, so I was always busy,” Bodi said.
Throughout his entire life, Bodi has been surrounded by sports, and now students observe him as helpful.
Ryan Schwartz, middle linebacker on the varsity football team, says Bodi looks out for students.
“My first impression of him was that he knows his stuff, and that he wants to make changes to our weight training to help us, not cramp our style,” Schwartz said.
Schwartz goes on to what makes Bodi different from other teachers.
“I knew I liked him when I realized how much he cares for each and every single student or athlete he meets. Whatever he can do to make you better, and make you succeed, he’ll do more than just that,” Schwartz said.
Scott Nelson, a physical education teacher, shares why he believes others looks up to Bodi.
“He is such a likeable PE teacher because he is well organized, energetic, and a great motivator. Students know where he is leading the class and his expectations for students are fair and clear,” Nelson said.
Bodi says that his biggest motivation for waking up every morning is because of his job. He loves seeing new faces every day, while also seeing the improvement of students and athletes.
“I’m kind of a nerd when it comes to numbers, especially when it relates to lifting. So when I see an athlete put on 200 pounds on their overall powerlifting, that’s huge. Not only that you see the physical changes as well, and it’s just awesome,” Bodi said.