This is the third article in a three-part series looking at the high school cross country coaching profession in South Carolina. We've asked three coaches and their wives to talk about the rewards and challenges of the coaching profession, how the job impacts them and their families and how they have adjusted to the demands, and how high school coaching has evolved over the years in the state.
First article in series: Young couple takes on the demands of high school coaching
Second article in series: Cummings family finds formula that's working at Riverside
SUMMERVILLE -- Jim and Eileen Kilbreth retired from coaching high school cross country four years ago, but like many who stepped down before them, and since, the sport has remained a big part of their lives.
Though the couple says they don't miss "the daily grind" of coaching -- listening to athletes' complaining about workouts, dealing with "helicopter" parents and the hours spent each week just on paperwork -- it's likely you'll still...