I started my second season of coaching middle school basketball not too long ago, and Coach Reeve, our head coach, began writing these newsletters after each one of our games. I think they’re amazing, and I thought I’d collect them all here for posterity’s sake.

My only contribution is the photos of the boys plus some technical assistance for the sexagenarian Coach Reeve 😂

Season Opener

Arlee Jamboree

Home opener against Arlee

Home versus Mission

Hot Springs Jamboree

From last night’s football game: a beautiful double rainbow right before kickoff.

I know I’m a bit late to the party, but last Friday, I helped coach my last track meet of the season, and the end came quick. That not only ended my first year coaching track, it ended my first year as a coach period. Football, basketball, and now track… I miss it all already! I had felt for many years that my life had been missing something. I tried filling it with hobbies and projects and whatever, but coaching these sports and hanging out with these kids gave me a purpose I didn’t know I was missing. This was the first week without practice, and I already miss the routine, the kids, the laughing and the yelling, but most especially, the energy. I have never felt both so old and so young at the same time. I can’t really express how I feel. I don’t know what the next year will look like, but I hope I get to do it all again, and now with one year under my belt, I hope to do it better. Thanks everyone for the push and the help throughout the year. It was a lot of fun, and I’m glad I did it.

I helped coached my first set of middle school boys basketball games today, and I have to say, I had loads of fun! I didn’t play basketball growing up and I didn’t know much about the game before I signed on to help coach, but after a few weeks with these boys and coach Pederson, I’m beginning to enjoy and maybe even love this game. I’m excited for the rest of this season!

The middle school boys basketball season began on Tuesday with only the head coach hired to help coach them. I was asked a few weeks ago if I wanted to help, but I was eager to take a break from coaching until maybe the spring.

Yesterday one of my football boys asked me if I can help coach basketball.

I told him I would think about it, but I knew the answer as soon as he asked me:

I had my first basketball practice tonight, and I loved every minute of it. Here’s to another season with these boys 🍻

I already miss it.

On Tuesday, we ended our 2024 middle school football season with a win. I am going to miss everything about this season, from seeing my boys every day, to traveling with them, to game days. I’m so grateful for everything. See you guys again next year.

From Tuesday, about an hour before our fourth game of the season. It was a tough one, but I think it was a turning point for everyone. Our boys fought from start to finish, and we all became stronger by the end. I love these boys and I’m proud to be their coach.

Our second game went really well. Many improvements over last week, many things still to work on. I love seeing the progress our boys are making.

Game 2 of my first year coaching football season begins later this afternoon, and I am less nervous than I was last week. We had a good week of practice and now it’s time to see what worked and what didn’t work. Let’s go.