KUTZTOWN, Pa. – Coach's corner is a weekly segment where fans get acquainted with Kutztown University head coaches. Our next coach in the spotlight is KU women's golf and wrestling coach Robert Fisher.
 
Fisher will enter his 20th season as head coach of the women's golf team and 21st season in charge of the wrestling team at Kutztown University in 2020-21. In the last three years, Fisher has led each of his teams to Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) championships. In the fall of 2017, women's golf won its first-ever PSAC Championship to qualify for its first-ever appearance at the NCAA East Super Regionals. Fisher also guided the wrestling program to its first ever team title, earning a share of the PSAC Division II Dual Championship in Feb. 2019.
 
Fisher received his bachelor's degree in special education for the visually impaired from Kutztown in 1995. He went on to serve as a teacher of the blind/visually impaired at the Capital Area Intermediate Unit, in Summerdale, Pa., from 1996-99.
 
What makes Kutztown University the destination to be a coach? "Kutztown is home. There is no better place than home."
 
Favorite place on campus and/or in town? "The [Keystone] Pub. I love their barbeque."
 
Why did you get into coaching? "Coaching, teaching and mentoring is what I have always done. Athletics and coaching have given me so much in my life. It's great to be able to do the same in return for my guys and girls."
 
Favorite memory as a coach and athlete? "I am coaching way too long to have just one favorite memory. I have too many awesome memories to pick just one. Great memories happen every day when you hang around 18-22-year-old kids."
 
What are any gameday rituals? "I don't eat until after the match or tournament. I get way too nervous. Then we always go out afterward socializing with my coaches and our alumni."
 
Favorite professional team and/or player? "The Eagles! My favorite player of all time is Earl Campbell."
 
If you weren't coaching, what would you be doing? "I would be teaching. Before I was a full-time coach, I was a teacher of the Blind and visually impaired. I loved it."
 
Favorite thing(s) to do outside of coaching? "Traveling with my family, mostly to exotic beach locations.  My favorite spot is Hawaii. Playing golf with buddies. Hanging out at my pool having pool parties and barbeques with family and friends."
 
Any sports heroes growing up? "My only hero is my mom. She is the greatest!"
 
Favorite movie and tv show? "Game of Thrones and The Good, the bad and the ugly. I love classic westerns."
 
What advice would you give prospective collegiate student-athletes? "Work hard now while you're young so you can play hard later."
 
Any inspirational quotes you've heard that stays with you? "Life is all about choices. Some we regret, some we are proud of, some will haunt us forever. Ultimately, we are what we choose to be."