Friday Night Wives Blog

In Defense of "The Parents": a Reminder for the Coaching Family

In Defense of "The Parents": a Reminder for the...

Anne Rulo

Remember that we coach in their sacred spaces. We are coaching the people they have loved, raised, cried, and prayed over long before we got them. For some, we are...

In Defense of "The Parents": a Reminder for the...

Anne Rulo

Remember that we coach in their sacred spaces. We are coaching the people they have loved, raised, cried, and prayed over long before we got them. For some, we are...

It's Okay to be Okay When Coaching is Not

It's Okay to be Okay When Coaching is Not

Anne Rulo

But what I am not going to do is shut down my life and let the ride of coaching dictate my emotional state completely. Because that is not good for...

It's Okay to be Okay When Coaching is Not

Anne Rulo

But what I am not going to do is shut down my life and let the ride of coaching dictate my emotional state completely. Because that is not good for...

Lessons Learned from a Transient Coach's Wife

Lessons Learned from a Transient Coach's Wife

Jess Gilardi

I have always found it frustrating to not get to where I want to be, with new friends, with the new house, in the new community, immediately. I also fall...

Lessons Learned from a Transient Coach's Wife

Jess Gilardi

I have always found it frustrating to not get to where I want to be, with new friends, with the new house, in the new community, immediately. I also fall...

Let Go: Confessions of a Wife Burned and Scarred by the Coaching Life

Let Go: Confessions of a Wife Burned and Scarre...

Brittany Nordstedt

You see I never thought the small town we landed in would end up being a place where we had to worry about the politics of coaching. We were wrong.

Let Go: Confessions of a Wife Burned and Scarre...

Brittany Nordstedt

You see I never thought the small town we landed in would end up being a place where we had to worry about the politics of coaching. We were wrong.

I See All You Do, Coach, and I Love You For It

I See All You Do, Coach, and I Love You For It

Kayla Boyer

Every late-night practice, every phone call and text, every moment he had was going to someone or something else. He was willingly giving everything he had. He was devoted and...

I See All You Do, Coach, and I Love You For It

Kayla Boyer

Every late-night practice, every phone call and text, every moment he had was going to someone or something else. He was willingly giving everything he had. He was devoted and...

Les Miles' Defense: "he was mentoring young women." Male Coaches, let's be clear. NOT YOUR JOB.

Les Miles' Defense: "he was mentoring young wom...

Jordan Harrell

It's true. He might not have done anything wrong. But it begs the question, Why would you ever put yourself in that position? Male coaches: mentoring female students is NOT...

Les Miles' Defense: "he was mentoring young wom...

Jordan Harrell

It's true. He might not have done anything wrong. But it begs the question, Why would you ever put yourself in that position? Male coaches: mentoring female students is NOT...

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  • Friday Feature: Lauren Snyder

    Friday Feature: Lauren Snyder

    I am a Texas high school football offensive coordinator's wife at Colleyville Herritage. I have been a coach's wife for 5 years. We have moved 4 times in 5 years....

    Friday Feature: Lauren Snyder

    I am a Texas high school football offensive coordinator's wife at Colleyville Herritage. I have been a coach's wife for 5 years. We have moved 4 times in 5 years....

  • Friday Feature: Austin Walker

    Friday Feature: Austin Walker

    Wife to a defensive coordinator, mom to 4 boys, head volleyball coach, lover of Jesus, PE teacher and huge fan of summer time at the Lake of the Ozarks.

    Friday Feature: Austin Walker

    Wife to a defensive coordinator, mom to 4 boys, head volleyball coach, lover of Jesus, PE teacher and huge fan of summer time at the Lake of the Ozarks.

  • Friday Feature: Katie Gardner

    Friday Feature: Katie Gardner

    32 • Married to My High School Sweetheart • NICU BSN-RN • Boy Momma •Football Coach’s Wife • Follower of Jesus • Saved by Grace.

    Friday Feature: Katie Gardner

    32 • Married to My High School Sweetheart • NICU BSN-RN • Boy Momma •Football Coach’s Wife • Follower of Jesus • Saved by Grace.

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