Happiness is when after months of coaching, the athletes come together and win!!!!! Yeah!!! My team is now currently league champs for boys, and second in league for girls. Now it is on to the CIF semifinals.
Coaching at times can be very challenging, but for the most part it is so rewarding. I love to see the new athletes come in at the beginning of a season, hardly being able to make it through a mile, and then by the end of the season, they are one of the top ten runners. Seeing them grow and develop as an athlete and as a person can at times bring tears to my eyes.
Then there are those days where you want to pull your hair out. The days when the best runner decides they do not want to come to practice, like that is an option. Sometimes the athletes can get to full of themselves and act like they are the ones running things. The good thing is though, I have a very coach able team, so all it takes is a little reminder of who is the coach and they get right back on track.
Days like today, when we win, makes all the blood, sweat and lots of tears worth it.
YEAH, GO PHS WARRIORS!!!!!!
