It's Been a While

It has been a long few months. It's harder to prepare for a season while having a toddler. And coaching the Royals is not just about coaching a team but running a program. We have three high school teams with parent volunteer coaches for my jv teams. This year I thought I was going to have tryouts and turn girls away. That would have broken my heart, so I'm thankful I ended up with one less girl than I could manage. And I found out the week before the season that I was pregnant. This is my second season of being in the first trimester. I'm tired.

Usually, I have blog posts going on in my head throughout the season, but there was so much going on this year I was lucky to keep up with daily tasks. Now that I have time to look back, I'm able to process the season.

One thing that is hard for me is not being sure if anything I have done has made any difference in anyone's life. Coaching is not about volleyball. I want God to shine through me and speak to these girls through me. Sometimes I might get some feedback from girls and parents, but most of the time I get nothing. That's ok because just as I am trying to teach these girls to glorify God in everything they do, I am trying to live that out in my coaching. So if I am trying to glorify God in my coaching, then it doesn't matter what the girls think because I am not coaching for them.

As far as my varsity girls go, we had a slow start, but finished strong. And most importantly I was able to watch a completely new group of girls form a team and that is a beautiful thing. What is important to me is that they learn to play with freedom by playing to glorify God and that at the end of the season they are enjoying each other's company.

#coachforhisglory