- Game Friday night. After the game the coaches get all the boys dressed, they try and make sure that all injuries are assessed and trainers see any player that may have an injury or pains. Then they often watch the "Sideline" shows as they are running the game film into their film program in order to start breaking down their own film for assessment of how well their own players did in the games. They also have to make a copy of the film for the opposing teams coaches (they will trade these on Saturday). All this often takes them into the wee hours of the morning, especially if it were an away game and they have to travel back home.
- Saturdays one or more of the coaches will meet the next weeks opponent and trade films to prepare for their next game. Then the coaches go back to their home school and begin inputting the video into their video programs. Once that is done they take copies home to begin breaking the film down in order to find any tendencies that the other team's coaches may have, to see the schemes that they run, and look at personnel. They do all this so that they may prepare for practices for the next week and make any adjustments to their own personnel that they may need in facing their opponent. They also prep film clips to show their players. This allows the players a better understanding of their opponents game plans. Some schools will have their players come in for a light workout to stretch those sore muscles to help recovery. (My husband's team meets with their kids on Sunday afternoon)
- Sundays the coaches meet early to go over the plan for the day with their players. Players come in a watch film of their opponents, injuries are assessed and often a light workout or stretching is done to relieve achey muscles. The players will watch video clips of their own game to understand and mistakes made and to highlight any extraodinary achievements, then they will watch film of their upcoming opponent to understand what they will need to prepare for. After players leave with and idea of what their opponent will be like, the coaches begin to meet and make a game plan for the next week. This includes practice schedules and ideas. Often this lasts late into the night. For my husband this will often last into the wee hours of the morning...This is what the other coaches refer to the "mad scientist" hours for Kenny.
So as you can see weekends for football coaches are not leisure time....they are working many more hours than many think. I jokingly refer to all coach's wives during this time as "Football Widows". LOL! As much as we laugh about this, it is often VERY TRUE. We are left to make sure that everything family is taken care of by ourselves. It is a sacrifice that you must be ready to make if you plan on marrying a coach because it will not change after you are married or even after you have children. Their income depends on their success and "their boys" depend on their preparation.
Football season kicked off two weeks ago and our first game will be August 27th. This means our first official Sunday Schedule will begin on the 22nd, but our weekend work began the first official week of football season. (Not counting summer workout program, which my husband is responsible for. Offensive Coordinator/Weight training coach). Today was nice tho...Kenny did his work at home and would take stops to play with Ellie and I. We actually got him out from behind his computer, which is almost impossible to do during Football!!!
Ellie has enjoyed playing with him and being able to spend a lot of time with him during the summer. She can tell Football is getting ready to really begin. She is noticing that he is not home as much, and when he is she doesn't want to let him out of her sights. She knows that during football she sees him VERY little. She is often in bed before he gets home (7:30 bedtime) and he is often gone before she wakes up in the morning (morning workouts at 6:30 so he leaves around 5:30am). Our weekly schedule she gets to see him on Wednesday afternoons because we drive up and eat dinner with the team. Thursdays he tries to get home early (right after practice is over) to see her and works from home on the final game stuff after she goes to bed. He also gets to see her Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning before Church. The rest of the time is touch and go...If we are lucky we can work in more "Daddy Time."
However, this week should be fun and exciting....We are planning Ellie's 2nd Birthday!!! She will officially be 2 on Friday the 20th but we will Party on the 21st!!! However, this means all prep work will be done by me since Kenny will be at football practice. Hopefully this week will bring some funny events to post about.
And Erin...if your reading this...buckle down baby, your in for a heck of a ride during your first football season!!!
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