my first love

You have to understand When someone says "basketball" I don't think of a perfectly executed 1-3-1 I don't think of one of MJs last second shot still-frames No, When someone says “basketball” I think of a hot summer night no wind a million stars and a garage light on so I can see the ball…

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empty

I’m feeling rather empty today. I am a Head JV girl’s basketball coach and assistant to varsity in the school district I teach in. Last night, we played our third playoff game, the game to go to state, and lost. I am no stranger to this feeling. I have lived it many times before. I…

my biggest decision

When I was 17 years old, I made the biggest decision of my life thus far. I might consider it my biggest decision to this day, even at 24. At 17, I decided to play college basketball at a small NCAA Division II school in northwestern Minnesota. This was a big decision for a couple…

internal clock

My body rhythm is so off. This is the time schedule I usually work on: FallHalloweenStart of basketball seasonThanksgivingMiddle of basketball seasonChristmasDepths of basketball seasonMy birthdayEnd of basketball seasonPLAYOFFsSpringSummer My internal clock works in tandem with how light it is outside in comparison to what part of basketball season is happening. Basketball season starts in…

a shaken identity

I think the biggest story I have to tell is my story with basketball. This is a story that might take the rest of my life to share. I believe it is the deepest woven part of me. I cannot take that lightly. Let me give you a little background. My parents were both NCAA…