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It's Okay to be Okay When Coaching is Not

It's Okay to be Okay When Coaching is Not

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

I Used to Wish He Had a Normal Job—COVID Changed My Mind

I Used to Wish He Had a Normal Job—COVID Change...

But then the games stopped. Sports and this lifestyle came to a screeching halt. Suddenly, he was home all the time.

I Used to Wish He Had a Normal Job—COVID Change...

But then the games stopped. Sports and this lifestyle came to a screeching halt. Suddenly, he was home all the time.

It's Not Actually About Football, Is It?

It's Not Actually About Football, Is It?

It's not actually about football, is it? A couple of months into my first married season, in 2017, where my only skin in the game (bone of my bone, flesh...

It's Not Actually About Football, Is It?

It's not actually about football, is it? A couple of months into my first married season, in 2017, where my only skin in the game (bone of my bone, flesh...

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