Marathon day yesterday with a fencing tournament up in Woodstock, IL. There is a rivalry between Foil & Saber ... and with yesterday's results its clear to everyone that I am the best coach. That is undisputed
It is true my Co-Coach and our team FOIL coach managed to eek out a distant 2nd place with kids earning 3rd & 7th place medals in Foil for our team, but meh. My kids got 2nd for Men's Saber and 3rd place for Women's Saber so I get the 'best volunteer coach' prize ... at least for this week!
But what a long day, left the house about 5:15am and didn't get home until after 10:30pm. Congrats to all my kids, had several outstanding performances, and one heartbreaker as my girls star Saber fencer faltered and failed to get a medal.
Rivalry between the two squads aside, very proud of this new group of fencers 4 medals at the JV CHAMPIONSHIPS for our team is a nice way to finish up a long tournament. FWIW, our conference covers 3 states, so its a pretty competitive group of schools.
By the time I got home I was suffering from a sinus/head cold, I was tired and (probably) crabby . . . didn't even sit down to a celebratory bourbon, just straight to bed and sleep
It is true my Co-Coach and our team FOIL coach managed to eek out a distant 2nd place with kids earning 3rd & 7th place medals in Foil for our team, but meh. My kids got 2nd for Men's Saber and 3rd place for Women's Saber so I get the 'best volunteer coach' prize ... at least for this week!
But what a long day, left the house about 5:15am and didn't get home until after 10:30pm. Congrats to all my kids, had several outstanding performances, and one heartbreaker as my girls star Saber fencer faltered and failed to get a medal.
Rivalry between the two squads aside, very proud of this new group of fencers 4 medals at the JV CHAMPIONSHIPS for our team is a nice way to finish up a long tournament. FWIW, our conference covers 3 states, so its a pretty competitive group of schools.
By the time I got home I was suffering from a sinus/head cold, I was tired and (probably) crabby . . . didn't even sit down to a celebratory bourbon, just straight to bed and sleep