Because as I sit here, working on my blog, he is analyzing film from today's scrimmage. He left the house around 6 this morning and didn't get home until almost midnight. His entire life is football.
I know how important all of this is to him, so I wanted to stay up and see how the day had gone. However, I couldn't help but dwell on how long he had been away. I wasn't angry. It's just exhausting, and the season hasn't even started yet.
As I stared mindlessly at Facebook and wandered around the internet, I decided to Google "football coach's wife" just to see what popped up. I found this post written by Renae Zimmer, and I love this particular section. I'm just going to drop it in here.
I see the dedication and hard work from my husband and other coaches as well. The time commitment is daunting and tedious. Up at 5:00 a.m., to work by 7:15 a.m. (oh yes, because he teaches all day too). Practice until 6:00 p.m then game film, game break downs, planning and prep work. Then wake up and do it over again. Don’t forget game nights and traveling to a large city, two or three hours away. Weeknights he is home at midnight or later then he turns around to go back the next day.
Exhausting. Rewarding. Exhausting.
No one really comprehends the time. A coach’s wife does.
I rarely hear him complain because of his love of the student-athlete relationship and his love of the sport.
I get it. I totally get. This is our life.Two weeks into our relationship, Josh put his hands on my shoulders, looked me intently in the eyes and said, "I'm going to be a football coach." That was his thing. Mine was an "I hate drugs" speech, and I fully expected a dramatic declaration that he would never touch any sort of drug for the rest of our days together. That was my deal breaker. His? "I'm going to be a football coach." I had NO idea what I was in for, but I was young and in love. :) "Oh, OK, sure!"
Now, I'm married to a head high school football coach, and it's insane. I cannot express how proud I am of him and how much I admire his dedication. It's hard, and I probably complain way too much; but I honestly can't wait for those Friday night lights. :)
This is all so so true. The light in their eyes after proud moments they experience with players is almost comparable to the pride they see in our own children. These kids need them and in some odd way....the coaches need them back. I cannot explain the brotherhood that happens between the coaches and players and when those Friday night lights turn on....everyone gets to experience just a snidbit of what we see every evening when our husbands come crawling in the door
ReplyDeleteYou sum it up perfectly. 😊
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