When Melissa Holland began dating her future husband, Eric, the head basketball coach at Tift County High, she had no idea what she was getting into. She knew that things got hectic for coaches during their respective seasons, but she didn’t know exactly how demanding it is being a coach’s wife. After Melissa and Eric married, Eric’s career took off. He became the most recognizable basketball coach in South Georgia and one of the most well known in the state. A state title at Tift County only placed more demands on his time.
Melissa, however, has adapted and learned how to handle the stresses and obstacles of being the wife of one the premier basketball coaches in Georgia. “I see my role as being his top fan and supporter,” she says. “I support him all the way all the time. I’m a very positive person, and I seldom look at negatives. The biggest challenge is tuning out the negativity. But that’s more of a motivation than a challenge.”
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