Day 22: Basketball

So after all these years, one might think that I would have grown out of this one...sorry.  For as long as I can remember I have loved basketball. I have never really had a break from basketball since like 7th grade. I mean every fall for the last 15 years basketball season has started and I have either been playing on a team or coaching a team.  It is just a part of life for me.  I have always loved the competition, the excitement, and the enjoyment that comes with being part of a team.  Tonight proved that this has not changed.

I have been coaching a Mountain View High School for 3 years now and I have really loved it. This year we have had a really great season and up until tonight we had only lost one game. One game. That is amazing to go an entire season with one loss. I have been coaching this same group of girls since they were sophomores and tonight they were playing in the state tournament as seniors.  There is something so different about being a coach.  It isn't the same rush that you get as a player, but there is definitely an excitement about coaching in a highly competitive game.  We lost tonight and I am disappointed. We only lost by 1 point to the team that was ranked #1 in the state.  I couldn't have been more proud of our girls.

I have realized the past few weeks that although coaching takes a ridiculous amount of time and I really don't make any money doing it (seriously if I did the math it is probably like $2/hour if I am lucky), it makes me Happy.

Basketball is something that really truly makes me Happy. 

I am not quite sure what is going to happen in the future; if I will continue coaching or not, but I know that someway and somehow basketball will always be a part of my life.

My support group-- Don't you love the matching shirts they all had on?
Thanks to Matt I am able to keep coaching and have basketball part of my life!