Coach Smith!

When I met Jason, he was an assistant football coach in Jacksonville.  We did the back and forth thing for a year and then I packed up my apartment in Winston and headed east.  After a year, I brought him back up here with me.  He got a job at North Forsyth and is in his 4th year there.  He has been an assistant football coach there, as well as a track coach and JV basketball coach.  Throughout those four years, he has loved being where he was, but he has always had the goal of becoming a head football coach.  He has applied and interviewed at several schools, but it just hasn't worked out.  We always knew (though it is not always easy at the time) that there was something great for him, but it wasn't time just yet.

Well, he has reached his time.  One Tuesday we were meeting Greg and Michelle for some dinner and as we pulled up to Buffalo Wild Wings, Jason received the call - he was asked if he would like to accept the job as the head football coach at North Stokes High School!

Although he has a little bit of a drive, the situation is a great one.  He will be working at a 1A school (which is great for his first head job) and he will be teaching weight lifting and PE all day.  He is currently in the Exceptional Children's program, but got certified to teach PE within the past year or two and has been trying to get a PE job along with a head coaching job (which is not an easy thing to do).  He has been up there a few times to meet the kids and after Spring Break he will head up there a couple of times a week to run work outs.

He feels like it is a great administration to work for and that he will be very supported.  He has gotten help with everything he has needed so far.

He will finish out the year at North Forsyth and then start immediately with North Stokes.

I could not be more proud of my love.  He has worked so hard to get to this point and I am so glad he has this opportunity to teach kids everything he knows and loves about the game of football.

Way to go, Coach Smith!