On any given morning along U.S. 280, you might spot him — not with a whistle and headset anymore, but a calmer, less-rushed version of himself: coffee in hand, with no practice to manage or scoreboard to check. Coach Robbie Gibbons says he is finally learning what it feels like to “move through time without rushing it.”
After decades shaping middle school athletes at Homewood Middle School, Robbie Gibbons is stepping away from coaching — but not stepping away from the community that shaped him or the corridor he calls home.
“I’ve never really had a summer off,” he said. “This is the first time I’ll really be able to slow down.”…