In an exceptionally thoughtful essay, Christine Baker says what it's like to be a high school coach-- and how the job has changed. (It's behind the subscription wall at Full Court, but it's the sort of piece that should make subscribers glad they subscribed.)

Baker, last seen as a saddened Liberty fan, coaches at Rye Country Day, where almost all the parents expect their kids to go to college (whether or not they play hoops).

How different does the job of a coach feel at a high school like, say, Miami-Edison, known around here for its links to Sylvia Fowles?