Today it happened - the final coaching event of my 2017-18 school year was officially crossed off the calendar. From a muggy August afternoon to a crisp, clear April morning I have been pulling on tennis shoes and hanging a whistle around my neck for a variety of games, practices, and sports. And since stats have now come to dominate athletics like never before, here's a rundown of my journey number by number. Or at least my best guess at these numbers.
8 • months, from August 24th to today, April 28
3 • age levels - 4th grade, 7th grade, varsity
2 • genders and sports
5 • teams: 4th grade volleyball and girls basketball, 7th grade volleyball and boys basketball, varsity volleyball
3 •. daughters coached
90-100 • total athletes on those teams
62 • games
11 • cities visited
18 • courts played on
90-100 • practices
80ish • highest temperature on a practice or game day (August)
- 20ish • lowest temperature on a practice or game day (take your pick of most Saturdays December through February)
130 • time-outs called....give or take
486 • time-outs needed
4 • parent "concerns", all of them minor, all of them easily solved
Dozens • parent thank you's, all of them sincere, all of them appreciated
25 • total number of years now coached
And I am already looking forward to getting started on year number 26! But first, some rest.
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