My initial reaction after tryouts is that this will be an incredibly strong team. I still think that, but the real test in the short term will be whether or not they have the right attitudes. So far I feel good about it. There's one girl that I think has some confidence problems, but we'll work on that. Other than that, I've got a lot of big bangers, and if they can successfully execute my offense, look out...
Coaching for me has always been about building relationships and helping to shape kids into better players, and by extension better people. However I also have this selfish agenda too... I really want to go to nationals. I don't know what it is exactly, but I guess in some ways it would be some kind of external recognition that I know what I'm doing. That's ironic because I teach the kids to not worry about things they can't control, and I certainly can't control who shows up for tryout and how good they are!
So far so good... first tournament in March.
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