The Sound of No Coach Coaching

I shan't be off to the salle tonight for various reasons; this always stresses me out slightly as I feel that I kind of have a duty to be there. I suppose this is pretty illogical really but that's the way I am. I always find myself wondering what will happen if I don't turn up; will there be chaos and disaster? I suspect that in reality the salle will trip along quite nicely and everyone will have a pleasant evening. It's possible that the vacuum will provide another coach an opportunity to have a go... maybe one of my students will fill the breach? (Or maybe not!) I hope that it will give someone the opportunity to take the initiative. That's the best option for me; if my students just get on with it and take their destiny into their own hands for an evening, demonstrating some autonomy and maturity. Perhaps they will flock to this blog to see what might be my latest post for clues (If so, the secret phrase for proof of your research next week is "The badger flies south for the winter..." So maybe having an evening without a coach is not a bad thing; chances are that I'll never know!