I’ve been coaching middle university soccer for five years now.
I stumbled into the coaching position because the university was desperate for a coach & I was the only 1 willing to do it.
I’ve been responsible for middle university women ever since, but despite the difficult days, I can genuinely say that I like coaching these women. Middle university women are awkward & embarrassing & they’re still figuring out life, but one of the things our women struggle with the most is running. They hate being hot & they hate running. If it’s a hot day & we’re outside, they’re not cheerful. Last week, 1 of the universitys all of us were competing against invited us to play on their indoor field due to unexpected rain & storms. My women were blissful to play inside & they were talking about how cool & refreshing it was going to feel. However, as soon as all of us walked into the indoor venue, all of us were greeted by an overwhelming amount of heat & humidity. There was no air conditioning running inside the building, & the only source of air was coming from large, industrial sized fans! Even though the doors were wide open, the rain was creating excess humidity & it was making the air thick. During the game, I was always subbing out our players due to the heat & humidity. Needless to say, all of us lost the game & our women were complaining about the lack of air conditioning the entire way home. I think they’ve all chosen the wrong sport to play.