The back-to-back practices have the potential to cause problems, but Scalise makes sure not to mix the two sports. "They are two totally different teams," he says.
"I feel that I'm being pulled in different directions," Scalise says about his hectic workload. "First is the sport in season, then the out-of-season sport, recruiting, office work and fundraising--that doesn't leave much time for anything else," he adds.
All the time he spends on the field and in the office limits the time he can spend with his wife of five months, Maura Costin Scalise, who coaches the Harvard women's swim team. "He's the assistant coach for swimming too," she jokes. "I give him all my problems too."
"This year I give the players more time off," Scalise says. "Two years ago I tried working them too hard, but that didn't work."
The combination of two teams, a new wife, and continuous self-evaluation is not an easy task for Bob Scalise. "We have to put everything in perspective, and that can be tough," he says.
It may be tough, but Scalise is on his way to becoming one of the few college coaches with 100 victories--in two sports.