my headcanon is that if a kid is struggling somehow, whether through being upset, or having a panic attack, or what have you, if they go to the coaches to talk, Coach Murray will, in fact, hug the kid in question (he has multiple siblings and a few nieces and nephews).
Jack has no idea what to do when Coach Murray hugs him, but over time, he realizes it's part of the coach's way of offering a safe space to the kids, and comfort, and reassurance - hug them when their family can't.
Bitty was startled when Coach Murray hugged him the first time after his third practice, and he was getting upset over his fear of being checked, and Coach Murray said they would try to figure something out for him, but Coach Hall was right - he needed to get over the fear of checking, because it's a contact sport. (As we know, Jack solved that problem for the most part.)
Coach Hall is less sure of himself in comforting the kids (he was an only child), but when Coach Murray was home sick, and Wicky went in to practice after sobbing for an hour over a family member dying and he can't afford to go home for the funeral, Ollie asked Coach Hall to go easy on Wicky today, because of that, and Coach Hall ends up just... hugging the kid.
It startled the shit out of Wicky, because what the fuck? But it felt nice, and it was the first hug someone gave him besides Ollie and Shitty and Bitty, and it was the first hug from an adult since he got to Samwell, and, well. Sometimes a hug makes a lot of things better.
Dex gets a hug from Coach Hall when he gets upset at himself for being an asshole, and went to ask how to make it up to the others because it was so not okay, and the man just hugs him, and says just apologize, and be better.
When Tango tries not to cry over his brother being MIA while overseas, he ends up with both coaches hugging him and telling him it's okay to cry, and Tango just. sobs.
Lukas gets a hug from Coach Murray when he misses his parents so much it hurts and his hockey is affected by it, and he, like the others were, is startled by it, but it feels nice, and like with Wicky, he learns that sometimes a hug just makes a lot of things better, even if it doesn't fix everything.
there's no point to this tbh, I just want the coaches to hug their kids
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WIP Big Bang 2023 Round Starting April 1st!
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"Would you come back? To watch?"
"Wha- I'm not never gonna come back here! [...]"
"Are you a good watcher?"
"It depends who I'm watching. I hate watching my brother. You know, I find it really difficult to watch my brother play. But yeah, I love tennis. I watch it all the time. I'll probably be more comfortable up there, in a coaching box..."
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I am on my Mina Harker and Sherlock Holmes friendship bullshit again bc combining her “gotta learn SO MANY THINGS” traits with his “I have so much knowledge about these highly specific things and nothing else” is just a recipe for so many shenanigans
BUT I am pouncing on the detail of how he asked Watson about the background of someone he quoted. I am picturing Holmes asking Mina about one of his areas of ignorance and she just LAUNCHES INTO A WORLD-CLASS INFODUMP as he listens patiently.
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Wait wait ok Coach Hall and Coach Murray aren't married.
They're together but not married.
The kids all THINK they're married, they just got that vibe (it's the years they've been together), but during Y4 of the comics, Louis finds out that this is NOT true and is HORRIFIED.
Because the others have all been getting them fucking wedding anniversary cards, and he and the other waffles did too bc their coaches are SWAWESOME and deserve to be shown they're thought about.
He does a mass text and Bitty puts it in SMH like "WE FUCKED UP" or something.
Ollie and Wicky are laughing bc they're the only ones who didn't get them a wedding anniversary card. They knew they weren't married. They knew bc they specifically asked their freshman year
Hops asks them why they're not married.
They make up some bullshit on the spot like "haha just so busy!" But the truth.
The truth.
Is they never realized they could. Yeah, they knew it was legal now and all but they never realized "oh hey we specifically can get married now"
It just never fucking occurred to them.
Lardo rocks up to graduation with the forms they need for it. Just bc she knew they wouldn't do it, and she REFUSES to let them not be married (she knew the excuse was bullshit).
Murray laughs after she slaps the paper at Hall's face and he sees what it is. Coach Hall just sputters in embarrassment as she tells him to "make an honest man out of Coach Murray already!"
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some highlights from a very long article on Team Canada's Coach Jordi Fernandez' career
The article was clear that even though Fernandez yells, he's also "fire, is passion, is pure character...but he is very sensitive as well, and he cares about everybody."
Jokić, Jamal, and Juancho love Fernandez too - with the added bonus of Juancho Hernangomez being the godfather of his kids!
And of course we have to have a Dillon Brooks section because you can't write about Fernandez without mentioning Brooks.
Lu gives his two cents on Fernandez too! P.S. Is Lu a veteran? If Lu is a veteran, then what are Kelly and Dwight...?
A bonus FIBAWC story! Really wholesome. I love reading about this stuff. 💖
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Jordan Murray Returns To Jamshedpur FC On One-Year Contract
Australian Forward Rejoins Men Of Steel After Stints With Chennaiyin And Thai Club
Head Coach Khalid Jamil praises Murray’s versatility and experience in Indian football.
JAMSHEDPUR – Jordan Murray, a prolific forward, has returned to Jamshedpur FC on a one-year contract with a performance-based extension option.
The Australian, 28, is back with the team after being a key member of their 2021–22…
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