ANSONIA – The Ansonia Lady Tigers volleyball team is supporting the team’s head coach; Darcy Buckingham with special sox the team wears at Tigers’ volleyball matches.

Coach Buckingham has been battling health issues but has not allowed the obstacle stand in the way of her coaching duties during the 2019 fall volleyball season.

“I told the team a while ago I have some health issues I am fighting through,” said Buckingham. “They chose to say that if ‘coach can fight through’ what she is fighting through then we are going to fight for her.”

The team motto for 2019 is: Coach Strong, thus ‘Coach’ woven into the back side of the left sock and Strong adorning the back of their right sock.

“Their motto now is Coach Strong and they are going to fight through any adversity just to prove that they are just as strong as me to fight through everything,” Coach Buckingham stated.

The team sox have Coach woven into the back of the left sock and Strong on the back of the right foot.

The 2019 Ansonia Lady Tigers show their “Coach Strong” sox. (Coach Darcy Buckingham front/center).

https://www.dailyadvocate.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/web1_8-Inch-Coach-Buckingham.jpgThe 2019 Ansonia Lady Tigers show their “Coach Strong” sox. (Coach Darcy Buckingham front/center).

Coach Buckingham watches the Lady Tigers volleyball team compete against the visiting Tri-Village Lady Patriots.

https://www.dailyadvocate.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/web1_Ansonia-vs-Tri-Village-Varsity-Girls-Volleyball-156-Copy.jpgCoach Buckingham watches the Lady Tigers volleyball team compete against the visiting Tri-Village Lady Patriots.

Lady Tigers volleyball coach Darcy Buckingham has a ‘coaching moment’ look.

https://www.dailyadvocate.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/web1_Darcy-Buckingham-a.jpgLady Tigers volleyball coach Darcy Buckingham has a ‘coaching moment’ look.

Ansonia coach Darcy Buckingham enjoys a lighter moment while coaching the Lady Tigers volleyball team.

https://www.dailyadvocate.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/web1_Darcy-Buckingham.jpgAnsonia coach Darcy Buckingham enjoys a lighter moment while coaching the Lady Tigers volleyball team.