Coaching Fantasies (Ellies Ovaries & randomname98766789)

[Redwood]

And so he sat here again. Alex Sam was used to spending his time of club activities on the sidelines. Having proven himself to be quite unreliable of a player he was swiftly delegated to the role of a benchwarmer after the first few weeks of training. How unfair, right? At first one might have blamed his coach for the seemingly unfair treatment of their trainee. After all it was the teachers responsibility to make something out of their students.
Well... That line might have worked in high school, but Alex was no longer some child amongst others, no. This was his very first year in college and most of the other guys on the team were already experienced players who went through basic training during their time in school. To be blunt, on a scale from 0 - 100 Alex was a 0, while most of his team could be scored at a 50 or higher. With the first tournament already around the corner there was simply no time to polish any eventual rough diamonds, that much his coach was aware of. The only option for him was to do the work outside of official training hours and grind his way towards becoming a fully-fledged member of the squad. And to be honest, that probably wasn't on his mind. Between all the work for classes and the lack of passion for the sport itself Alex simply lacked any motivation to do so.

Why did he join then in the first place? Well, good question, to which the answer were two words; Natalie Williams.
That's right, said coach who benched him indefinitely!
Ms. Williams was the sole reason he reached out to the club in the first place, mesmerized by her since the first time he laid eyes on the woman. It was during his first week of college that he came across her in one of the many hallways of the building, at first passing her without another thought, but over the span of the day realizing that he was thinking back to the moment more than once, her pretty face burned into his memories.

It took some time until he saw her again. For a moment he even believed she may have been just some relative of one of the students here, the chances of seeing her again close to none, but just as he was about to give up on his new found infatuation with the woman he spotted her again. There she was again, walking down the corridors of the campus, this time with a sports bag around her shoulder. Just the clue he needed.

After that second encounter it didn't take long to track down the club she belonged to and to his luck he was right assuming that she wasn't a student herself, having judged her age at around late twenties to early thirties, even though she could have easily passed as younger than that.

And that's the story of how Alex ended up on the sidelines. An unexperienced player with no real interest in going pro, unless you'd count him fantasizing over the prospect of being Ms. Williams star player, along with the attention he'd receive from her.
It wasn't all too embarrassing to spend the hours on the bench though. Thankfully there was another guy who also joined the team with false expectations. Ben Bowers. A lanky guy with brown eyes behind glasses and a buzzcut of dark hair. Turns out he was the nerdy guy in his high school years and tried to escape that reputation when joining college, therefore reaching out to the volleyball team. Not tall enough for the basketball team and not vascular enough to try his luck with football this sport was a natural fit for the boy. Sadly he too had to learn about the difference in skill level between himself and the core members of the team, afterwards joining Alex in the rank of subs, though compared to Alex he still spend some time trying to improve outside of training hours.

Though not all was bad for him either, having found a close friend in Alex whom he'd get along with great due to similar interests outside of training. Both as nerdy as they come had hours of conversation to be had and spent their time during play practice just as effectively as the other players, just in different ways.

"The animation was really good during the last few episodes, I really hope they'll keep things up. I could even see this becoming one of my all-time favorites if that's the case." Ben was nerding out about some new show they released this season, but realized that his friend wasn't really listening anymore. "Alex?", he now shifted towards the dazed boy next to him. "Are you listening?

 

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Unrequited love was not something Alex Sam had no experience with before. In high school, being the nerd that he was, he had the typical crush on the popular girl. However, he did not even speak to this girl a single day of his life in high school. All he did was fantasize about being with her. These fantasies were not even unwholesome either. He thought about taking her on a date, making her smile… those sweet things! However, no matter what he did, he never gained the courage to go up to her.

Granted, even if he had, he would have been laughed away for sure. He typically kept to himself and she probably did not even know his name. It was important to note this because he found himself in the same situation again. Instead, he was crushing over a power figure, an authority figure. She was the volleyball coach. Now, he never played a sport a day in his life. He did not even watch sports. However, to get closer to Coach Williams, this is where he found himself. Even though he was a horrible player with no understanding of the game or the rules, he was here.

He preferred to focus more on the tight, short shorts that she wore during practice. He preferred fantasizing about taking her out for dinner after practice was over. Sure, now that he was growing a bit older, his fantasies were not all too innocent, but that was okay. He was a man with needs that had never been satisfied by anyone before. So, here he was crushing on another woman he knew that he had no chance to be with. It was just not something that was possible and he knew it… but that did not make his fantasy any less powerful.

Today's practice went by just like any other practice. Alex participated in the individual drills in an attempt to improve his skills. However, when it was time for the team to practice as a whole, he had to sit on the bench as there was no room for him. He could not even cut it on the back end of the second team! That was okay with him, though. Alex spent his time from the bench just watching his coach. Instead of just being an attentive athlete, he was just staring at her body, moving his eyes from her tits, down to her rear, back up to her face, and all over again.

Ben calling out his name snapped him out of the haze. "What…" Even when he replied, he was still watching the coach. "Oh, yeah… you were talking about… that show. Yeah. It's good. You're right." Alex did not want to act so dismissively, but he could not help himself. He still completely ignored Ben other than those few words that were spoken. He wanted to see if he could get any new angles on the coach as she moved up and down on the court before his eyes.

 

[Redwood]

It only took Ben to follow Alex' fixated gaze to learn why his friend was so absent minded. It's not like he wasn't aware of the fact that Alex fancied their coach, though he sometimes forgot that this was something he had to deal with during their volleyball sessions. In contrast to Alex his mind wasn't as riddled with impure thoughts during these hours, but not necessarily because the older woman didn't appeal to his taste. A few weeks back the two had talked about the girls on campus they've fantasized about in the past and that conversation included professors, as well as their coach and the two came to the agreement that their friends personal favorites were off-limits. Aside from some of the female students this also inlcuded two of the adults; Ms. Williams in the case of Alex and as for Ben their statistics professor, Ms. Palkova.

Figuring his buddy wasn't much interested in the usual conversations he decided to take things in a different direction, so he wouldn't have to sit there in silence and wait out the hour. "Huh, can't really get mad at you for ignoring me if it's because of checking out women." Looking around the field and seeing their teams in play he was reminded of related gossip. "By the way, do you believe Carson when he says Williams let's him screw her as long as he secures good placings? If you ask me it's a load of crap. He's probably just trying to divert from the fact that other players are slowly catching up to him now. He's good enough where he should notice, too." He was referring to a rumor one of the guys spread in the locker rooms. Carson was the current star player of Heathensberg and a senior student of theirs. At most tournaments they had participated in so far Carson often was the one pulling back the team from what loomed as losses or even matches. But as Ben had correctly predicted at the start of the year some of the new players of their semester had the potential to match his skills, given they had a coach who recognized room for improvement and that's exactly what they found here.

 

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Ms. Malkova was not bad. Alex would not disrespect his friend's choice. However, she just did not compare to the coach. So, their agreement was not something that never felt difficult to do because he was very singularly focused. Even girls their own age in their own class would not appeal to him the same way the coach did. Now, Alex ended up pining after the woman he could not have. It was no different from high school. He supposed it was just a fantasy of his – one of those things he liked to think about and fantasize about. That's why they called it fantasy, right? Alex never thought he would act on it, nor would he have a reason to act on it. He would never want to embarrass himself like that. Hell, she might even call the cops on him if he made a pass. He did not know what to expect. It shocked him to not see a ring on that finger, either. How was she unmarried? How was there not someone special in her life? Oh, he just wished for an ounce of courage to speak to her and make a move, but he was far too shy and not confident enough.

The tone changed as soon as Carson was mentioned. Alex didn't hate Carson. He was just jealous! It was his desire to have the confidence that Carson had. Now, was Alex confused with Carson because of the way he spoke about the Coach? Or, was he actually threatened, and did he believe Carson was telling the truth? He would not allow himself to admit the latter. Surely, he was lying… right?! He never witnessed anything that made him believe it. The coach was friendly with everyone, even him, who rode the bench. "I doubt it. He probably just wants to make himself cooler than he really is. I think that she wouldn't do that with one of her players, which probably puts me at even more of a disadvantage." He stated with a chuckle. Alex was annoyed that Carson was brought up, but it wasn't the biggest deal. Besides, it was just a fantasy. It would probably never happen.