Colorado Coach Diary Day 37

Our Colorado Sports Academy High School team breezed through the  last regular season game and are now preparing for a showdown with a  dangerous Denver team. 

We won the game handily at home with a superb first half – Colorado Sports Academy High School’s first playoff win in football.

My day is stuffed with administration and teachers meeting along with preparation for parent – teachers conferences. 

We gathered as a family for church on Sunday at St. Francis. Josh entered the Catechism class and I wrestled the other two boys into the pew. Jaiden was crawling under the pew and had a field day meeting fellow parishioners.

School work has been increasingly tough with grading papers, administering tests, teacher workshops, and parent – teacher conferences. Most of the parents want to discuss football; so, I must steer them back to academics. There are few academic problems at Colorado Sports Academy High School. 

Missy Bradford from the Denver paper called and wanted to know my feelings about the championship game being cancelled and Denver football players possibly being suspended. I felt that would make little difference because the opposition was so stocked with great players.

The days leading to the state 5A Football Championship are escalating with excitement and fear amongst the student population, fans, players, cheerleaders, and player parents.

After I gave the nanny instructions, I hurriedly went to our football field for the final championship game. 

The next day after the championship game was tumultuous. We had a preschool party for Jake; and then a birthday party with Josh.

Monday morning, I was met with many high fives and fist pumps from faculty, students, and administrators.

Football is through and the offers are pouring in through the school, email, faxes, and texts. Incredibly during school hours, a prominent top 10 football program who is never not in the news showed up after school was dismissed.

My text sounded loudly this morning. I prepared breakfast for the kids and prepared them for school. Josh is performing well in all-day kindergarten; Jake is learning rapidly in preschool; and Jaiden is the nanny’s pet child.

Jaiden came down with a fever and ear pulling today. I need to get him to the pediatrician.

Smitty was over the next day; and we hashed as guys the Alison Maples situation. Smitty foretold something potentially devastating (illness, custody battles, crime, family issues). The entire scenario is weird.