Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: New coach Zajac getting Spartans assembled

GRUNDY CENTER – Travis Zajac came to Grundy Center this summer with a plan.
  
Building the program under his tutelage was going to be difficult as experienced players transitioned from previous head coach Brent Thoren.
  
To help the transition, Zajac is constructing his first season at Grundy Center around an acronym: S.H.I.E.L.D.
  
Strength, Honor, Integrity, Effort, Leadership and Discipline are the tenets Zajac wants to convey to the Spartans, an emphasis that he feels is necessary to illustrate who he is as a coach.
  
"What I try to do is to show as an educator, teacher and coach that everything you experience is a learning opportunity," Zajac said.
 
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