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This isn't really a post asking for feedback, but I'm incredibly proud of my guys so...
I help coach an U23 team - The Griffins. Atypically of teams in the USA, we aren't a University team. We're a mishmash of high school - U16 - and non-University kids. 99% of them didn't go to School, which in the US is a big deal.
They're making do. Some of them are covering team dues with their hourly wage from WalMart; some have carved a life with our team from having their Dad in jail for 7 years; a couple are Uni Grads who are giving back. Some of them just want to graduate High School - and they will. It's a summary of the guys I've coached this season. We're a hodgepodge.
We bowed out this season to a team that is nationally ranked. They get facilities and facilities. We get 2 hours on Tuesday and Thursday.
I'm insanely proud of my team. They came together and battled as a team despite what they have to overcome. Sometimes rugby isn't about the law book. It's about what we give the players.
I help coach an U23 team - The Griffins. Atypically of teams in the USA, we aren't a University team. We're a mishmash of high school - U16 - and non-University kids. 99% of them didn't go to School, which in the US is a big deal.
They're making do. Some of them are covering team dues with their hourly wage from WalMart; some have carved a life with our team from having their Dad in jail for 7 years; a couple are Uni Grads who are giving back. Some of them just want to graduate High School - and they will. It's a summary of the guys I've coached this season. We're a hodgepodge.
We bowed out this season to a team that is nationally ranked. They get facilities and facilities. We get 2 hours on Tuesday and Thursday.
I'm insanely proud of my team. They came together and battled as a team despite what they have to overcome. Sometimes rugby isn't about the law book. It's about what we give the players.
