We've spent the last two months doing something that brings me joy: coaching basketball. #themostwonderfultimeoftheyear I'm doing a little bit of cheating tonight. After each game, I post on my Facebook page a recap of what happened. While I don't... Continue Reading →
As I sit here and watch the second round of the Women's Big Ten Tournament with the Iowa Women currently leading Michigan St, it just struck me where women's athletics are at right now. I've coached middle school girls forever.... Continue Reading →
Tonight was another one of those days that just made me feel a little melancholy. #uhoh Nothing bad, just different. I'd planned on going to the basketball game tonight as it was my new school against my old school. We... Continue Reading →
The last two games of our season have been probably the most frustrating games I've coached in a long, long time. #uhoh I've moved districts, just up the road so my drive time is a little longer, but my position... Continue Reading →
And just like that, today was our last practice of the season. #what I know. Practice started October 17th and this was it. We had 6:30 practice after a fairly awful game last night. I didn't know how the girls... Continue Reading →
Today I'm going to rank all 27+ basketball teams I've coached during my years as a teacher/coach. #WHAT Ok, maybe not. That's a lot of teams and I know I've forgotten some teams or players on those teams, which wouldn't... Continue Reading →
https://twitter.com/BarstoolUIowa/status/1466176716410347528?s=20 A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about parents behaving badly, how it changes the dynamics on a team, all that fun stuff. That same week, I was greeted by the above video: Players Behaving Badly. First, I was... Continue Reading →
I've been a coach at our school for 21 years (I think). #youareold Hush. For the first few years, I was both the 7th and 8th grade girls basketball coach. Practices would be with both teams, working together, and games... Continue Reading →
Boy, if that title isn't clickbait, I don't know what is?? #suckerforagoodtitle So, I'll need to temper this a bit because I do have people in my community who read this nonsense *waves to everyone* and I have people who... Continue Reading →
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 