TD!!
I am happy for him~
I had the pleasure of coaching/teaching him from 2nd-6th grade and he was actually on my 5th-6th grade hoops team..
After the 1st season I jokingly told the dad to have Kirk stay with his day job of football
I will never forget 2 stories about him...
In 3rd grade my "track team" best anchor (fastest student in 6th) was sick and could not practice--the students were all concerned to who would we put at the last spot.
I yelled to the playground for Kirk to come over here. He runs over and is like what do you need coach?
I need you to be last on the relay team for me. He is like ok great---the 6th graders looked at me like I was on something
I said they practiced in their class--they are like that is fine but look how little he is--I said don't worry he will be just fine!
They all said ok I guess--just go to your positions and run--do your jobs!
SO that team was neck on neck for the first three players and Kirk got the baton about in 3rd place--but fairly close with the other two top teams. He started running and everyone just froze and watched him run.
They looked at me--I of course smiled--they are like who the HECK is that---meanwhile he caught the top two kids and won the race for his relay race team--I am like ladies and gentleman--that is Christian Kirk!!
From that point on--every 4th-5th-6th grader would see him in the morning or at recess and they were like--that's the kid--that's the fast kid I was talking about LOL
He became a legend at my elementary school overnight !
In 8th grade he came back before he decided to go to HS and said coach I am thinking about going to Saguaro--I am like why not Horizon HS (which is our feeder school) he is like well all my club football teammates kind of decided to go to the school.
I am like well since you will know all those kids--I guess that is a good thing and you will feel comfortable with them..
Nearly did I know that would be the start of the SAGU title runs !!
...Back to hoops for me!!
I am happy for him~
I had the pleasure of coaching/teaching him from 2nd-6th grade and he was actually on my 5th-6th grade hoops team..
After the 1st season I jokingly told the dad to have Kirk stay with his day job of football
I will never forget 2 stories about him...
In 3rd grade my "track team" best anchor (fastest student in 6th) was sick and could not practice--the students were all concerned to who would we put at the last spot.
I yelled to the playground for Kirk to come over here. He runs over and is like what do you need coach?
I need you to be last on the relay team for me. He is like ok great---the 6th graders looked at me like I was on something
I said they practiced in their class--they are like that is fine but look how little he is--I said don't worry he will be just fine!
They all said ok I guess--just go to your positions and run--do your jobs!
SO that team was neck on neck for the first three players and Kirk got the baton about in 3rd place--but fairly close with the other two top teams. He started running and everyone just froze and watched him run.
They looked at me--I of course smiled--they are like who the HECK is that---meanwhile he caught the top two kids and won the race for his relay race team--I am like ladies and gentleman--that is Christian Kirk!!
From that point on--every 4th-5th-6th grader would see him in the morning or at recess and they were like--that's the kid--that's the fast kid I was talking about LOL
He became a legend at my elementary school overnight !
In 8th grade he came back before he decided to go to HS and said coach I am thinking about going to Saguaro--I am like why not Horizon HS (which is our feeder school) he is like well all my club football teammates kind of decided to go to the school.
I am like well since you will know all those kids--I guess that is a good thing and you will feel comfortable with them..
Nearly did I know that would be the start of the SAGU title runs !!
...Back to hoops for me!!
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