I think I am suffering from basketball overload. Between the other coach in the house and I we have seen over 20 basketball games this week. My personal count was 13, his was a little higher thanks to officiating a 4-6 grade boys tournament. This year I got back into coaching. I hadn't coached the last couple of years because of job duties, but the closing of a school and shuffling of assignments, it has allowed me some free time. So when asked if I would be interested in coaching the 7th grade boys, I played it cool for about 5 minutes before making up my mind. I didn't realize how much I missed it until the first practice.
They are a great group of guys. Good attitudes, no behavior problems, just a fine group of young men. Our season started out with 2 of the toughest 7th grade teams I have ever seen. I think both these teams could have beat most high school JV teams. I am thinking things can only get better from here on out. The only negative about our season is the 6:30 am practices. I am one of those people who really likes sleep so 5:45 am is not really a pleasant experience. Luckily, they have a great attitude about it and come into practice awake and ready to run and that makes it a lot easier to endure.
Being a head coach is a lot different than being an assistant. I have worked with 2 different head coaches, oddly enough they were brother and sister. They taught me a lot about the game of basketball and how to teach it to young people. I have also learned a lot by being married to a coach. Thanks to him I am a statistical wizard and I have stolen his stat sheets, practice schedule outline, and numerous clipboards. I have seen numerous creative ways to recieve a technical foul (many of which I will not try). Until you are in the huddle with 14 sets of eyes staring at you for guidance it doesn't really sink in.
Since I finally have a day off I think I will turn on the TV and see if there are any basketball games on.
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