SLXC 2017

“…But these people raised me
And I can't wait to go home.
I'm on my way,
I still remember these old country lanes
When we did not know the answers

And I miss the way you make me feel, and it's real,
We watched the sunset over the castle on the hill.”
                                 -Castle on the Hill, Ed Sheeran

As I walked our course today and as I looked over the SLXC Shoe Tree this song came over my phone. How profound it was to hear these lyrics as I studied the names scribbled on each of the shoes above. 

So many stories. 

So many memories. 

So many amazing kids, now adults, off to their new adventures. I laughed with them their under that tree. Thought about the tough times and how it made us stronger.

These people raised what means to be a part of SLXC and I am so proud.

To come home to SLXC.

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A new season. New stories. New memories.

New amazing kids ready to make their own chapter in this tradition.

The start of a new season can bring excitement, joy, happiness. It can also bring nervousness, tension, and can be a little scary. All of which is normal and if the names on these shoes could tell you, what it was like and what it meant to be a part of SLXC, only joyful anticipation would exist.

I am so proud to call SLXC my home.

I am so proud to be called your coach.

Let’s make SLXC 2017 the best yet.