They struggled to focus today; I think this is due to the excitement expected the day before the winter break. Had a very effective stealing drill and I think this aspect will become very important in our future games. We did much better with shots today; I stressed that the blocks are our friend. For some reason they seem to gravitate towards a difficult base line shot rather than a much easier block shot. From the block it is easier to aim and hit the backboard, which will ensure a made basket. But I think it is harder for your body to automatically aim for the backboard rather than just the rim. Yet I know from experience when close to the basket the rim shot is typically missed. Therefore my main focus when working on shooting is to retrain the body to focus on the backboard rather than the rim. Worked a little on boxing out which I think is important because of our lack of height. Natalie won for sportsmanship.
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About blogThis blog explains my experience coaching a youth optimist basketball team, while following me through an interesting season of high school basketball. I coached girls ages 8-10, from November 2014 to February 2015. |