Toughest day of the year

Last night was the end of our season. This is always the toughest day of the year. I usually bounce back the next day, but today is always tough for me to face. It's like I'm rudderless for a day. The kids played tough last night, but we lost. They did a great job of knowing the game plan and played excellently positionally, but we just didn't tackle and that lost us the game. Our kids even forced a time out by the opposing coach because they were calling out the play the other team was going to run due to the formation they were in. They made me proud by how well they had learned it and how they were in position. I just wish they could've finished it off. The Varsity has the biggest game of the year tonight and is already in the playoffs, tonight is for playoff positioning and possibly an undefeated regular season. I am going to help out with Varsity practices during their playoff run, but I still feel rough today. I told a lot of the kids last night that this ending is a new beginning and I really do believe it. It just takes me a whole day to get there. Man, I just read what I wrote and it rambles all over the place. Anyone else have the same type of feelings on the day after?