Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Tennyson
"That which we are, we are, and if we are to be any better, now is the time to begin." - Tennyson
Every team has to fight through adversity - inconsistency, injuries, ineffectiveness. The issues for coaches become identifying where the opportunities to improve exist and how to get the maximum production from the team.
Teams with good process ultimately have the most success, playing the game possession by possession, focused on winning one possession at a time.
Offensively, that translates into getting the best shot possible, through good ball and player movement yet minimizing turnovers. The girls certainly have the ability to achieve this improvement and consistency.
Defensively, at times the team has done a very good job, but a few breakdowns in transition defense and in defensive rebounding have proven disruptive. This shouldn't come as any great surprise with relative inexperience, but can be corrected.
What can we control on the basketball court? Realistically, we can only control our effort and concentration during the game, and preparation before the games. With a week without games, the coaches and players will be working to shake up the mix and get the best results possible.
Every team has to fight through adversity - inconsistency, injuries, ineffectiveness. The issues for coaches become identifying where the opportunities to improve exist and how to get the maximum production from the team.
Teams with good process ultimately have the most success, playing the game possession by possession, focused on winning one possession at a time.
Offensively, that translates into getting the best shot possible, through good ball and player movement yet minimizing turnovers. The girls certainly have the ability to achieve this improvement and consistency.
Defensively, at times the team has done a very good job, but a few breakdowns in transition defense and in defensive rebounding have proven disruptive. This shouldn't come as any great surprise with relative inexperience, but can be corrected.
What can we control on the basketball court? Realistically, we can only control our effort and concentration during the game, and preparation before the games. With a week without games, the coaches and players will be working to shake up the mix and get the best results possible.
// posted by Ron Sen, MD, FCCP @ 7:58 PM 
