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!