#GoCheesinators
The 6th grade girls basketball team I coach just voted on the name “The Cheesinators.”

Me with the obvious question: “What exactly is a cheesinator?”

Answer: “A cheesinator is someone who eats cheese and celebrates the eating of cheese.”

#GoCheesinators 🧀🏀
a pile of cheese cubes are stacked on top of each other on a table .
ALT: a pile of cheese cubes are stacked on top of each other on a table .
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November 15, 2024 at 5:30 AM
The world is a dumpster fire. Here's the unexpected thing keeping me sane.

My column on the gloriously low stakes of working with random kids. And why when that 17th e-mail asking for volunteer coaches arrives, you should jump in.

#GoCheesinators #FullSquad 🏀 ❤️

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The world is a mess. Here’s the unexpected thing keeping me sane
At a time when anxiety may be at an all time high, youth sports coaching is the near the top of the list of things keeping me sane.
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February 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
When I was a less experienced coach I would have nudged them toward another name.

But now I realize rebelling against the coach is a team empowerment opportunity.

We’ll have cheese tastings after practice. Name our defensive sets after cheeses. And I bought a mascot 🧀🏀⬇️

#GoCheesinators
November 16, 2024 at 6:50 PM