Sunday morning sports clinics outdraw church
Coach Lindsey Underwood’s boys Christopher and Luke relax between clinic sessions. DAVE FREDERICK PHOTO
Dave Frederick March 16, 2021
Underwoods in the hood - Coaches’ kids are socialized like therapy dogs. They grow up around lots of different types of people who are always talking to them, asking them questions and patting them on the head. When they become athletes on a team, they mostly play smart, having absorbed the efficient and wise use of time and space. To describe a player as a “coach’s kid” is always a compliment, unlike “preacher s son,” which often comes with the irony of the worst-behaved kid in the class. Coaches’ kids learn to hang out for prolonged periods of time on the sidelines of the field of play or inside a gym or with the cheer squad, where they quickly become cute tumblers and acrobats. I caught a photo of lacrosse coach