Biddy C

A famous book starts, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..." and that seems like a fitting start to the summary of our games this weekend (except we should reverse the order :-) Or maybe, like an old song goes, "What a difference a day makes."

 

I think you get the idea. Sunday's game was a great example of how good we're capable of playing. Or rather, a good example of how GREAT we can play. I haven't seen so many nice passes in one game this season. You played aggressively on defense and turned what was a very close game into a blowout. We saw how effective the fast break can be, and we'll keep working on that in practice.

 

We experienced the other side of that on Saturday, as Brunswick took away our offensive movement and passing with their aggressive defense, and put on a great display of shooting and passing themselves. Your coaches need to work on some solutions to try to prevent that from happening again. You guys need to remember that there's no substitute for hustle and hard work on defense. You can always make up for offensive problems with tough, alert, aggressive defense and rebounding.

 

There are some things we have no control over, like who we play and what the refs are calling (or not calling). Some teams, like Brunswick, and St. Jude before them, may seem so good that we'll never be able compete with them. But that's not true. The only thing separating us from them is a little experience and a some ball-handling skills.  Experience will teach you where and when to move, and ball-handling skills will give you the confidence to do so. That's why we need to always be working on the fundamentals. (I'd go into another "basketball puzzle" thing here, but this summary is getting way too long)

 

One thing to remember, St. Augustine was playing without quite a few players today, so don't expect it to be as easy the next time we play them. But do let this game build your confidence. The way you were finding open teammates with passes was beautiful to watch, and shows how far you have come this season.

 

We owe a big thanks to the Biddy B girls who played with us, and came to our practices last week. Erin Murray, Erin O'Donnell and Mary Richards learned our offense and fit in so well, so quickly and we literally couldn't have done it without them. They also led by example with their smart, aggressive play. Good luck with the rest of your season, girls!

 

Now, on to the stat portion of our program...

 

Points: (alphabetically by last name)

Kate - 2

Sarah - 6

Erin M. - 2

Mary - 2

Katie - 1 

Rebound leader: Erin O. - 3

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Points:

Emma - 2

Kate - 1

Sarah - 4

Lily - 2

Erin M. - 9

Erin O. - 6

Mary - 2 

Rebound leader: Erin O. - 8 

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There wasn't a player on our team, on either day, who didn't contribute or play hard. I hope this was as fun for all of you as it was for the coaches. Speaking of coaches, thank you to Mr. O'Donnell for stepping in for an ailing Coach Tim on Sunday.

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