12/21/2025
From Coach Denlinger:
Since the position has been posted I want to let you all know that I have resigned from being the head coach at Wawasee. Since some of you are impacted more directly, I want to share my reasons.
I have always been transparent to everyone I ran programs for about my priorities between coaching and my family since I was asked to step in to the fill the coaching need three years ago. Since the end of this past season, I have been reflecting on where that line is for me, and it has become clear that the gap between the needs of the program and the needs of my family has simply become too wide for me to bridge. This role has taken a toll on my emotional, mental, and even physical well-being (some tests were honestly terrifying) and it has begun to interfere with my ability to be fully present as a mother. I need to reclaim that time to give to my girls.
Theories and rumors will inevitably abound, as is how these things go, but with the current needs, continuing is simply no longer sustainable for me and my family. I felt it deeply and clearly the other day, and I felt a huge weight being lifted when I realized the true weight I had been carrying. The tears of relief of setting it down were immediate.
As Alana is getting to the age she wants to play volleyball herself, I no longer have to worry about balancing schedules and losing sleep over if I was giving enough to these two separate worlds.
I have poured my heart and soul into the volleyball girls, and they will absolutely start putting wins up on the board next year. I know this year was rough, but oh my word, I am SO proud of them. Their hard work is about to pay off, so look out other teams 😉
I am always willing to discuss more with people who feel they need it, I hate leaving the girls, but MY girls need me 💖
