Work and Play

Work, Work, Work! You wives of a coach know his job is never done @5 when practice ends. Football can consume your every thought. Dinner must be quick it's football season, gotta go practice, or gotta go watch film. Off Season, dinner must be quick gotta go watch film, or lets have hot dogs, or nachos this reminds me of football. Now if your husband Coach's more than one sport, well dinner is always fast all year. Another thought, gotta keep the house clean, anyone could come over at any time. How's the weather for the game? Do we have all the gear? Here in another country we worry about paying for practice space, and dues, and do we even have enough equipment? Don't forget with all this I work a full time job, and a full time Mom. It is exhausting, but worth it because if you work hard you play hard.
Play! Play! Play! Family time is so important. As soon as practice is over or game, we are the first ones coach hugs, kisses, and smiles at. It is the VERY BEST feeling in the world to know your husband is working so hard, and is just so grateful you take care of everything else. I hope all Coach's remind their wives how much they appreciate them. I love it when Lee does this, and he tells me often how great I am! Who would get tired of that? Don't forget date night! That alone time, before football was in your life, so precious to keep having those moments.

Love and Loss

Every Coach's wife can say they love that role when your husband's team is winning. I know I am married to a GREAT coach when you can lose every game you played, everyone still comes to practice, and every player still believes in the team. I know my husband is a great coach because even if a person has to leave the team, they are still upset about it. Coaching is not just on the field, it is the atmosphere to the team, and it dispenses out from there. The role of a Coach's wife means you need twice the size of your heart. My initial feeling is my heart aches for my husband, because I know how hard he works, and I know how much he wants to win. You know all the plays, routes, and game plans.  My second feeling goes out to the team, and I know how hard they worked. It always goes through my mind, maybe I didn't yell enough, or say "Keep it up," as they walk out during halftime. I know my husband is a great coach and human because as a Coach's wife you hear a lot of trash talk that the coach might not hear, and after a loss I didn't hear any of that. I heard "we could have tried harder" from the players, and if we were just faster we could have won. How does a coach do that? How does a coach do his job well, Lose, and still not get blamed by players,Coach's, and fans. Maybe I didn't hear it, or missed it. I was in a haze, but something tells me that's just the respect my husband has earned. I love my Coach, and even after a loss, our community still loves him!

In Sickness and In Health

It seems that once you are a wife and mom, sickness doesn't exists. I find myself in this current predicament. I am sick with the flu, yet I am still cooking, cleaning, and worried about getting the concession stand ready for the game on Friday. Sickness is not an ailment, but a little speed bump in the day. I am working at checking things off the list for the concession stand, when oh, wait I have to go take some medicine, or a nap? Ha! Nap, that's funny. But really it is fun and exhilarating to know that you are contributing to something that makes others happy. Health is what makes all the other duties of mom and wife easier, but no matter, it is what it is.
Right now my family lives in another country and my husband is still working as an American Football coach, and is starting a team here from scratch. So when I say I am in charge of the concession stand I mean me. We have no boosters or 'Mom's' of players. There are wife's of players since the team is made up of adults. These ladies help out, but if anyone was going to step up it would be me. I guess that's the Role of a Coach's Wife!

Role of a Coach's Wife Starts

Coach is a person that can be anyone to you. It may be a mom, dad, school teacher, or mentor. For me Coach is my husband. Coach is the father of my children.
The role of a Football Coach's wife is to be the number one fan! All the while holding a full time Job, diplomatic face for the team in the stands, mini home manager, and being Super Mom! I have been in the business as they say for 5 years. I thought being as this is my six year in this role, and my Husband is now a Head Football Coach, I can really start to document what life is like when sports is what you married into. Now before life as a Coach's wife I liked sports but didn't really understand it. I also had no idea what I was getting into, or how to deal with the challenges. Most people do not know what a Coach's wife goes through. There is a lot more to a wife on the sidelines than most know about. I hope this blog helps young couples starting into the Coach's wife role, and maybe bring to light some tips and tricks to keep your marriage happy and health above all t that comes with a life under Friday night lights.