A NEW CHAPTER IN COACH PEURIFOY'S LIFE

WELL, I'M NOT SURE WHERE TO START... I HAVE BEEN RE-ASSIGNED. SO I'VE DECIDED NOT TO COACH ANY MORE.

I'VE BEEN PLAYING VOLLEYBALL SINCE I WAS 14, I'M NOW 38. THAT'S A HUGE CHUNCK OF MY LIFE! HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SPORT IN MY MEMORY. PRACTICES AT CLUB NAUTICO, V-BALL IN COLLEGE NCJC & HARDING, BEACH V-BALL ON SOUTH PADRE IS. WITH RICKY, V-BALL CAMPS IN TN, AL, FL & TX., ADULT VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE WHERE I PLAYED FOR FLORA-BAMA. AND OF COURSE MY TEAMS.

I'VE HAD SO MANY GIRLS WHO HAVE TOUCHED MY LIFE, THIS YEAR ESPECIALLY. I'VE COACHED TEAMS AT MCS, CLUB V-BALL, HALLSVILLE & SPRING HILL AND I'VE LOVED WORRYING ABOUT IT, PLANNING FOR IT AND COACHING. THIS YEAR WE WENT TO THE SECOND ROUND OF THE STATE PLAY-OFFS AND I WAS SO HAPPY FOR THE GIRLS. WE MADE THIS YEAR AWESOME!

NOW I'VE ONLY BEEN INVOLVED IN B-BALL SINCE AROUND 91. CHARLIE TAUGHT ME HOW TO COACH THE GAME, BECAUSE I'M A SPAZ WHEN IT COMES TO B-BALL. MY JUNIOR HIGH TEAM HAS BEEN 14 - 1 & 13 - 1 OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. IT DIDN'T HURT THAT THE GIRLS THAT I'VE BEEN COACHING ARE SUPER TALENTED.

THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR TOLD ME THAT MY PERSONALITY BEST FITS THE JUNIOR HIGH PROGRAM AND THAT NEXT YEAR HE WOULD MOVE ME THERE FOR ALL SPORTS. I WAS SO HURT. I WANTED REASONS, I WANTED TO KNOW WHERE I FAILED, WHAT I DID WRONG. AFTER A WHOLE MONTH & 1/2 OF BEING SAD & DEPRESSED I'VE FINALLY LET IT SINK IN THAT I'M GOING TO BE OK. GOD IS TAKING CARE OF ME. I DON'T REALLY WANT ANSWERS ANYMORE I JUST WANT OUT.

I HAD TO DO SEVERAL ROUNDS OF BEGGING, PRAYING AND TRUSTING OVER MY SPANISH TEACHING JOB AND AS OF LAST THURSDAY I GOT TO SIGN A CONTRACT FOR JUST MY TEACHING JOB. SPRING HILL IS A GOOD SCHOOL, EVEN IF MY AD IS A RETARD.

ANNI GONZALEZ IN ALL HER WISDOM SAID: "BECKY I'VE KNOWN YOU FOR A LOOOONG TIME AND YOU WOULD HAVE NEVER GOTTEN OUT OF VOLLEYBALL UNTIL THEY THREW YOU OUT." AND THAT IS SO TRUE! "TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO STAY AT HOME AND ENJOY CALEB".

SO SINCE I HAVEN'T BEEN COACHING TRACK I GO HOME TO CALEB EVERYDAY AND SHE'S RIGHT IT'S AWESOME! I LOVE MY TIME AT HOME WITH CALEB.

SO HERE'S THE PLAN: I'M GOING TO GAIN BACK 3 WEEKS IN JUNE/JULY & EVERY MONDAY IN JUNE, PLUS THE WHOLE MONTH OF AUGUST SINCE I'M NOT DOING V-BALL AND I'M GOING TO HAVE SOME FUN WITH MY FAMILY. NEXT FALL I'LL TEACH SPANISH AND COME HOME EVERYDAY AT 3:30. WOW! THAT'S COOL. I'LL GET TO SEE HOW THE OTHER HALF LIVES.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO THANK GOD FOR BEING SO GOOD AND PROVIDING CHRISPY AND I WITH A JOB AT THE SAME SCHOOL.

I TELL MY KIDS AT SCHOOL THAT I JUST WANTED TO TAKE SOME TIME OFF AND SPEND SOME TIME WITH CALEB. I'LL GET BACK IN TO COACHING ONE DAY, BUT I'LL HAVE TO START ALL OVER AGAIN.

I DO WANT TO ASK YOU GUYS TO PRAY FOR ME. BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH I'M ACTING LIKE EVERY THING IS FINE BECAUSE I HAVE MY SPANISH JOB, IT STILL MAKES ME SAD THAT I'LL BE OUT OF COACHING.

WE'LL CALEB IS ABOUT TO WAKE UP SO GOT TO GO!

SENORA PEURIFOY