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A few hours before giving birth to her son last month, Florida University Women’s Basketball Coach Kelly Rae Finley still have work to do.
With her team thousands of miles away in Indianapolis preparing for their Semifinal Wbit game against the University of Minnesota, Finley, 39, was in a hospital bed in Gainesville, Florida, preparing to welcome her first baby. While in Labor, Finley was made aware that one of his star players was in the process of being poached by another program.
So Finley came to act and hop on a video call in the midst of contractions to secure a nothing deal necessary to keep his player in Florida.
“I owe our students-athletes to put our best foot forward in providing them with an unrivaled experience,” said Finley only Weekly US. “I owe my partner and my family and new son to put my best effort, too. I was getting contractions and I got this swelling call and I was like, ‘I turned my camera away, lads.’ And we continued on our way.
After successfully discussing a deal with its representatives during a 90 -minute meeting, Finley and its fiancée, Shawn wolfWelcome son Leaflet on March 31.
Finley was pregnant throughout her team’s season, but despite all the stress of becoming a college head coach Finley said that those in her inner circle described her as “the most relaxed pregnant person.”
“I feel able to make the progress that needed to be made,” said Finley for the gators season. “I don’t believe (the pregnancy) that any part of the imagination is distracting. I think our students-athletes, if anything, proves to them that you can do it all as a woman.”
Finley’s feeling was echoed by members of her team, who approved her tenacity given all the developments that took place in her family off the court.
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“Coach Kelly’s leadership and fight makes me want to be a better teammate and a better player,” Florida Guards Me’arah o’real told us. “Her dedication to her players and staff and her dedication to this program is inspirational in so many ways. She is a fierce competitor and all of it is the best coach anyone could ever ask for. She is kind, very authentic, very intelligent, inspirational, inspirational in so many ways.”
O’Neal, an 18 year old girl NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’NealShe added, “I am more than grateful that I play alongside her, and beyond grateful for her to give me this opportunity.”
Florida Guards Trono renenols It was agreed, saying that Finley has “a deep commitment to this program that reflects her iniquity and who she is as a person.”
“She’s a coach that has never given up on me or my fellow players,” Reynolds told us. “She does everything and gives everything to help us find success in the program we build together.”
