That's because Valentine's Day comes right near the end of the high school basketball season when Gavers is busy preparing his Grand Island Central Catholic boys basketball team for the stretch run. But his Valentine understands completely. Jody Gavers, his wife, is the head volleyball coach at Central City. It's a relationship that works well for both coaches. Only coaches understand some things,'' Jody said.
Coaches face their own set of problems both on and off the court.
Jody said Bill is especially good at motivating athletes, and it doesn't matter if they play basketball or volleyball. He's really good at getting them motivated,'' she said. He had those kids so motivated and believing in themselves. Bill gets some help from Jody as well. The good part is having somebody to talk to who knows what's going on,'' he said.