Friday Night Wives Blog

Dear Coach's Wife, It'll Feel Like Home Soon Enough

Dear Coach's Wife, It'll Feel Like Home Soon En...

But there is a difference between being familiar with a community and feeling at home isn’t there? Familiarity allows us a certain level of safety, but when we are at...

Dear Coach's Wife, It'll Feel Like Home Soon En...

But there is a difference between being familiar with a community and feeling at home isn’t there? Familiarity allows us a certain level of safety, but when we are at...

Commitment Issues

Commitment Issues

"It's not you, it's me."   I used to struggle with commitment issues. Not in terms of my relationship with coach, just in terms of almost every other relationship I...

Commitment Issues

"It's not you, it's me."   I used to struggle with commitment issues. Not in terms of my relationship with coach, just in terms of almost every other relationship I...

Common Misconceptions About Coaching

Common Misconceptions About Coaching

Coaching is a funny world. It is such a public profession with intense public interest that it can’t help but carry some misconceptions and stereotypes. As coach’s wives, we navigate...

Common Misconceptions About Coaching

Coaching is a funny world. It is such a public profession with intense public interest that it can’t help but carry some misconceptions and stereotypes. As coach’s wives, we navigate...

Finding the Balance of Life One Practice at a Time

Finding the Balance of Life One Practice at a Time

The craziest and most adventurous thing I've ever done in my lifetime was take a bus from Chile to Argentina by myself while I was studying abroad during college. (Sorry,...

Finding the Balance of Life One Practice at a Time

The craziest and most adventurous thing I've ever done in my lifetime was take a bus from Chile to Argentina by myself while I was studying abroad during college. (Sorry,...

New Beginnings

New Beginnings

"How are you liking it here?" This simple question can bring up a lot of emotions for a coach's wife, especially if she's recently moved. The word home, to most,...

New Beginnings

"How are you liking it here?" This simple question can bring up a lot of emotions for a coach's wife, especially if she's recently moved. The word home, to most,...

Even More When We Lose

Even More When We Lose

When my coach and I were dating, I coined the phrase  "I love you when we win and even more when we lose." I smile now each time I tell...

Even More When We Lose

When my coach and I were dating, I coined the phrase  "I love you when we win and even more when we lose." I smile now each time I tell...

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  • Friday Feature: Jordan Giddens

    Friday Feature: Jordan Giddens

    My husband is an OC/O-line coach. We have been together for 10 years and married for almost 7. We have worked in 6 different school systems during that time. Typing...

    Friday Feature: Jordan Giddens

    My husband is an OC/O-line coach. We have been together for 10 years and married for almost 7. We have worked in 6 different school systems during that time. Typing...

  • Friday Feature: Casey (KC) Sapien

    Friday Feature: Casey (KC) Sapien

    I am the daughter of a coach and coaches wife and now am married to a coach myself. We have been married for four years and have been in the...

    Friday Feature: Casey (KC) Sapien

    I am the daughter of a coach and coaches wife and now am married to a coach myself. We have been married for four years and have been in the...

  • Friday Feature: Kaley Wren

    Friday Feature: Kaley Wren

    My name is Kaley. I live in Little Rock, Arkansas. I’m married to a high school football coach, Tyler, aka “Coach Up”. We’ve been at Joe T Robinson for 12...

    Friday Feature: Kaley Wren

    My name is Kaley. I live in Little Rock, Arkansas. I’m married to a high school football coach, Tyler, aka “Coach Up”. We’ve been at Joe T Robinson for 12...

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