The Coach's Wife

The coach's wife is proud to stand beside her husband. She s not in the limelight in the shadow of or behind her coach. Yes, the spotlight shines on him; however, they are both hanging on as life during the season takes on intensity like no other. Emotions are high. Time is short. And the pressure is to win. The coach s wife is doing everything to keep the marriage and family going: waiting, cheering, moving, crying, budgeting, scrapbooking, repairing,traveling, praying, and juggling it all. Coaches wives believe that the calling of a coach is a noble one: to instill integrity, courage, and sportsmanship in the next generation.

Carolyn Allen brings her updated and revised book The Coach's Wife into the 21st century. Since its first edition, Carolyn has spoken across the country, helping coaches' wives feel understood. She has been a coach's wife thirty-two years to Randy Allen, head football coach at Highland Park High School in Dallas, Texas. He is the author of Coaching By the Book-The Purpose and Passion of a High School Coach. They have two married children and five grandchildren. Find out what hundreds of coaches wives said when surveyed on how to survive, and thrive in a pressure- packed lifestyle. This book may not cause your husband to win more games, but it could keep him from losing a few.