First Game for Cuervos Tomorrow!

As the wife to Coach Chad, I offer a slightly different perspective on what it means to serve the football team. Chad is gone for practice from 6pm to 11pm three nights a week (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday) and now has games on Saturdays or Sundays (usually taking up the whole day). While this a large time committment for him, I am proud that he has been so dedicated to the team and the guys. My role has changed as the season has progressed. Initially, I had to encourage him because he would be a little nervous to go to the beginning practices where he was the only coach. Now usually he is excited, but sometimes he just is tired so like last night I gave him a quick massage, heated up some leftovers for dinner, and he was on his way. When he walks in the door around 11pm, while tired, he is always energized and that is how I know he is being used by the Lord and serving with his heart. And I enjoy getting the debriefing, about how practice went: the frustrations, triumphs, joys, etc.

If you know Chad, you know one of his passions in life is football, and I am happy that he is using his knowledge about the game as well as his skills with youth. One of the best things to see about the progress of his coaching as well as the team is their excitement and energy. For a lot of the guys on the team, football is the reason they are staying in school and its a blessing, as well as a big responsibility, that the team has coaches like Chad, Helio, and Tony to look up to. The video above was from their first practice game against a team from Tecate "The Dragones". Tomorrow they play their first regulation game in Tijuana against "The Osos": (da Bears) And I will be there cheering on the sidelines! Go Cuervos!