08/01/2022
10 years ago I was just driving on my way to Coaching at AMU, and saw 4 stadium lights in a High School field. It was very dark, and foggy outside but something told me just make the turn Coach. It was a soccer game, a High School girls soccer game. Almost no one at the stands, but i talked to the High School AD. I actually never coached HS before but since at that time I had time, and wasn't looking for money, I told him that I could helped him out with the boys program. Next day I was signing papers, and 1 week after we had tryouts. That School had never won nothing, and I could tell on tryouts the upper classmen just wanted to chill, and have fun. Oh well if I was going to give my time to this away from my family, and wasn't going to get pay, atleast I wanted to make a difference on this young man. 2 weeks after the final varsity list came out with only 1 junior, and 2 seniors (1 actually tore his ACL on trials, so season was over for him during that 2011-12).
I still remember the 1st game of the season, and my AD running to me because he saw all my "Lil freshmans" on the field - they will get kill Coach he told me. And I said "calm down, mentally they are tougher than your seniors, they are hungry lions, just sit and enjoy". Game ended 2-2, after that we lost 5 games on a row... but the final record was 13-5-4, and yes we only lost again once, and it was in the Final. 10 years later, most of those boys played college, some become State champions, and most of them I still have them on my social media, and we talk from time to time. What a team!!! ... well 10 years later, and while the circumstances are different now for me, I told my family I'm not coaching club anymore (I don't believe on their principles as humans), but with all crazyness I see outside, I think my only way to contribute to society is by coaching. And a High School, for a short season, I will do it. So my FB friends let me know if you know any HS program in SW Florida that is ready for 🚀🔥👈🏽, for the right program I will consider to bring the "magic water" 🤣🙌
