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

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

Beth Walker

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...

Beth Walker

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

Jess Gilardi

"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

Jess Gilardi

"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

Anne Rulo

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

Anne Rulo

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

Kassie Borba

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

Kassie Borba

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

Jess Gilardi

"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

Jess Gilardi

"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

Elizabeth K. Oliver

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

Elizabeth K. Oliver

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: McKinzie Ott

    Friday Feature: McKinzie Ott

    My name is McKinzie Ott. I just recently got married to my coach, Trace, back in July. This is his second season coaching football for the offensive line, powerlifting, and...

    Friday Feature: McKinzie Ott

    My name is McKinzie Ott. I just recently got married to my coach, Trace, back in July. This is his second season coaching football for the offensive line, powerlifting, and...

  • Friday Feature: Alyssa Allen

    Friday Feature: Alyssa Allen

    Hi! My name is Alyssa Allen! I am 30 years old and have been married to my coach for 10 years! We have 3 beautiful children (Jaiden-6, Raelynn-4, and Olivia-...

    Friday Feature: Alyssa Allen

    Hi! My name is Alyssa Allen! I am 30 years old and have been married to my coach for 10 years! We have 3 beautiful children (Jaiden-6, Raelynn-4, and Olivia-...

  • Friday Feature: Jessi Conyers

    Friday Feature: Jessi Conyers

    I have been married to my 8th grade sweetheart for 19 years now! We have two children, Kenley (17), and Kason (14). My coach is a Strength and Conditioning teacher...

    Friday Feature: Jessi Conyers

    I have been married to my 8th grade sweetheart for 19 years now! We have two children, Kenley (17), and Kason (14). My coach is a Strength and Conditioning teacher...

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