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Tis the Season

Tis the Season

Shuree Hix

Dear Friday Night Wife,Football season is hard. There is no sugarcoating the amount of blood, sweat, and tears that go into our lives for 4 months each year. The nights...

Tis the Season

Shuree Hix

Dear Friday Night Wife,Football season is hard. There is no sugarcoating the amount of blood, sweat, and tears that go into our lives for 4 months each year. The nights...

Just the Good Stuff

Just the Good Stuff

Amanda White

It’s no secret that being a coach’s wife isn’t always easy. Loneliness and anxiety can easily take over, and boy, has it taken me over before. There are times when I take...

Just the Good Stuff

Amanda White

It’s no secret that being a coach’s wife isn’t always easy. Loneliness and anxiety can easily take over, and boy, has it taken me over before. There are times when I take...

Review Your Life Game Film

Review Your Life Game Film

Jess Gilardi

Dad, why are you rewatching your old game?” This was a sincere question from my 9-year-old as my husband reviewed the film from the day before. She honestly assumed the...

Review Your Life Game Film

Jess Gilardi

Dad, why are you rewatching your old game?” This was a sincere question from my 9-year-old as my husband reviewed the film from the day before. She honestly assumed the...

Even When Coach is Gone All the Time, I am Not Alone and I am Not Forgotten

Even When Coach is Gone All the Time, I am Not ...

Ashley McMurtry

In trying to scrap up their first win, there were sooooo many long nights of stress, of games, of practices, trying to get a little closer to the goal. Sometimes,...

Even When Coach is Gone All the Time, I am Not ...

Ashley McMurtry

In trying to scrap up their first win, there were sooooo many long nights of stress, of games, of practices, trying to get a little closer to the goal. Sometimes,...

Navigating the Alone Time As A Coach's Wife

Navigating the Alone Time As A Coach's Wife

Lauren (Hopkins) Ficklin

This is my third season as a football coach's significant other. I quickly learned that the hours were long, but when my husband became a head coach, those hours turned...

Navigating the Alone Time As A Coach's Wife

Lauren (Hopkins) Ficklin

This is my third season as a football coach's significant other. I quickly learned that the hours were long, but when my husband became a head coach, those hours turned...

Dear Coach, This is my Mid-Season Grind

Dear Coach, This is my Mid-Season Grind

Crystal Dalton

The excitement that kick-started the season back in June is fading. The spark of competition from August is dimming, and long hours have evolved into even longer days. This is...

Dear Coach, This is my Mid-Season Grind

Crystal Dalton

The excitement that kick-started the season back in June is fading. The spark of competition from August is dimming, and long hours have evolved into even longer days. This is...

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  • Friday Feature: Jan Bahlmann

    Friday Feature: Jan Bahlmann

    My name is Jan. My husband is the Head Football Coach at Marshall High School in Marshall, Minnesota. He will be in year 41 as a head coach- 21 years...

    Friday Feature: Jan Bahlmann

    My name is Jan. My husband is the Head Football Coach at Marshall High School in Marshall, Minnesota. He will be in year 41 as a head coach- 21 years...

  • Friday Feature: Arianna Randolph

    Friday Feature: Arianna Randolph

    Child of God. Wife to my coach for almost 7 years! Mom to Cullen and Caroline. I used to teach and coach, but left the profession to be home with...

    Friday Feature: Arianna Randolph

    Child of God. Wife to my coach for almost 7 years! Mom to Cullen and Caroline. I used to teach and coach, but left the profession to be home with...

  • Friday Feature: Mandy Lucas

    Friday Feature: Mandy Lucas

    My coach and I will be married 28 years this December. Although we don't have any children of our own, we love being an aunt and uncle, dog parents, and...

    Friday Feature: Mandy Lucas

    My coach and I will be married 28 years this December. Although we don't have any children of our own, we love being an aunt and uncle, dog parents, and...

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