- The team I was coaching places fourth in our first competition. We could have easily taken 1 or 2nd in our district but the night before our main flier broke her foot. Being as it was her Senior year we put her on the mat to stand and do motions with her cast on. We ended up getting last ending a 10 year last places streak of another school in the district. We celebrated with them.
- I co-ed stunted for the first time in my life. The second time I did it I did a full up heel stretch full down. Quite impressed with myself on that one.
- I began working closely with Coach D and the gym he works for. It was one heck of a season including our Level 4 team taking home grand champions at a Cheer LTD competition. We worked mostly with the Level 2 youth aged athletes but still to bring home a grand championship felt awesome! Sadly I am no longer with that gym for various reasons, most of which is that is is too far from where I live.
- I started judging high school competitions and LOVED IT.
- I was laid off from my full time job. womp. womp.
- The man-friend is now my fiance and we bought a house!
- I started substitute teaching.
I need to rewind back to 2011 when I started coaching a high school team. There was one team in the state I am in that blew me away. They reminded me of my high school (located in a different state - I'll refer to them as HC). I went to the 2011 State Competition and watched them win their second state title in a row. Then in the summer of 2012 I began judging. Judging starts each season with a rules clinic. When I went to the rules clinic I had the opportunity to meet their coach. I was on cloud nine because they were the HC of the state I now live in.
After the clinic I reached out and asked her if we could meet and maybe discuss coaching so I could learn from her. Of course she agreed but unfortunately we never had the opportunity to have that meeting. A few weeks later she had an issue arise which caused her some health issues. When I heard of the news, I immediately reached out to her, the athletic director, and the principal letting them know that I lived close by and was recently laid off so if the needed a volunteer to come help with the team I was more than willing to join them. If it was to make phone calls or sit with girls at basketball games I could be there in a heart beat. They declined the offer saying they had the situation under control. I said no problem and figured that would be that.
Well a few months passed by and I received a call from their athletic director asking me for a meeting. When I listened to the voice mail I freaked out with excitement. Well interviews and meetings later I received the head coach position for their varsity team. I could not be happier to start on this new adventure. Hopefully it will give me more stories to share and hopefully there will be more good ones than bad ones). I am just excited that all of my hard work paid off and cannot wait for the season to begin!
