They are a blowing! For those of you that have kept up with the fact that I'm frustrated with our basketball program, things have happened. On Friday, right before we play four games in a row (Friday, Saturday, Monday and Tuesday) our head coach was suspended and I was named as the interim head coach for our girls basketball program. It's actually a frustrating situation to be in. I now feel like I'm coaching with my hands tied behind my back because we're not doing anything I would want to do. I just have to coach a broken system as best I can. I'll get my first practice since taking over on Wednesday.
The hardest part about all of this happening is being the messenger. I had to be the one to tell the girls and just as difficult was being the one to tell the parents after the games last night (The head coach was out of town and didn't find out till yesterday right before the JV game).
The nice thing has been that everyone has been very supportive. In fact, I received an email yesterday, pre-knowledge of the change, from a parent who wanted to express his support and appreciation and his encouragement to apply for the head coaching job next year. After finding out, he emailed me back and said that, if I wanted him to, he would get the other parents to send a letter to the athletic director saying that they would like me to be the head coach next year, as well. That feels really good; the confidence and the support!
I just hope at this point to get through the rest of this season with one or two more wins.
Then, I'll think about next year.
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