Harder than dealing with the excruciatingly long hours and harder than dealing with teenage girl attitudes is facing my team of girls who have big crocodile tears in their eyes because they just lost a game they knew they could win and having to come up with something heartfelt when even you your self wanted them to win so badly. Having to look them in the eyes and know that nothing you say is going to make them feel any better is so difficult.
Our season finally ended in a 3-0 battle against Harrison High School in the 3rd round of the state playoffs.
I am so extremely proud of my girls. I can bet there are no other teams in the state that can say the only game they lost this season was in the 3 round of state.
Go Lady Panthers
PS Harrison better watch out! (And its not like their assistant coach coaches over half my team on her Cobb Strikers club team) Advantage you think?
Annie, You ARE the coach every mother dreams of having for her daughter! Your faith, fairness, and love AND knowledge of the game will live on in these girls long after the memory of a heartbreaking loss. Congrats on a fab. season! Love you so much!
ReplyDeleteaww...i made mick call to find outcome of the game. i was so sad for you and the girls. i usually cry when we loose at the end of a good season, and i am not even the coach so i know it must be so hard for you. but you did a great job and i am sure you impacted all those girls for a lifetime...so in those ways you won first place:) cheesy i know, but true. hope to hang out soon, since we are both about to finally be through with our seasons!!!
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