Last Wednesday was our final basketball game of the season. At the end of regular conference play, my JV girls' finished in third place. We lost the first round of the tournament, so our last game we were playing for third and fourth place to finish the season. The team we were going to be playing was the team we had beaten twice already. This game was going to be tough. We started out slow, but by the third quarter, the girls had found their rhythm and were making up lost ground. They fought until the final buzzer, but ended up coming short by two points. We were all disappointed, but as a coach, I couldn't have been more proud of my team and how far they had come.
When we started practicing back in December, I was quite nervous because the majority of my team had never played basketball before, and we would be facing teams who had been playing for 2-3 years. We were young and inexperienced. Watching them try to make a layup and dribble down the court was painful. However, by staying positive and making practice fun, we started improving and working together as a team. By our last game, I stood on the sideline, watching my team work together to get the ball down to the other end of the court. It was no longer a "one-man show", but a team working together. Every game and practice, my team displayed good sportsmanship, positive attitudes, determination, and perseverance. A coach couldn't have asked for more from her team. It has been an honor to get to share the game of basketball with my girls!
When we started practicing back in December, I was quite nervous because the majority of my team had never played basketball before, and we would be facing teams who had been playing for 2-3 years. We were young and inexperienced. Watching them try to make a layup and dribble down the court was painful. However, by staying positive and making practice fun, we started improving and working together as a team. By our last game, I stood on the sideline, watching my team work together to get the ball down to the other end of the court. It was no longer a "one-man show", but a team working together. Every game and practice, my team displayed good sportsmanship, positive attitudes, determination, and perseverance. A coach couldn't have asked for more from her team. It has been an honor to get to share the game of basketball with my girls!