We had a bit of a snafu today at open gym. I didn't think the boys were coming in to play (thought they were just conditioning) and Coach Kline didn't think we were coming in to play. So, we just put the side baskets down and ran side courts. The girls played 9-10 games against a couple different squads of freshman and sophomore boys, and overall the results were pretty good. The girls only lost one game, despite playing with just a single sub while the boys were able to rotate entire squads.
We are definitely going to need to set up a "scout team" similar to the one Danny McMahon organized last season. Being able to compete against bigger and stronger opponents will help us improve in the physical element of the game. At the moment, the girls are mostly just playing without a lot of organization. Practice opens three weeks from today, so we're looking forward to getting the entire squad in the gym and working off the same page. We have some dangerous offensive players, but we will need to concentrate on defense and rebounding, particularly without a space-eating center in the paint.
There's quite a bit of talent, but there's going to be a lot of coaching/teaching by the staff -- more than we did last year. As always, the goal will be to hit our stride in February and March and let the chips fall where they may.
"Whatever it takes!"
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