4th Grade - Wainwright

Well, it was another close, hard-fought game, 12-6. We know it is the weekend and no one wants to do math, but that is only a difference of 1 basket every 8 minutes. Given all the changes we made this week, and the fact that it was our first game after a long break, that's awesome. We introduced a new defense and you all played it very well. Sacred Heart has scored many more points against other teams and we held them to only 12 points. We saw you hauling down more rebounds than we think we ever have. We couldn't be more pleased with how you learned and played our new defense. Very impressive! On offense we moved a number of you to new positions and you all did a terrific job adjusting to your new role. We don't remember another game where you all passed so much against such a skilled defense. We loved how all of you had a chance to touch the ball on offense. There was one play where there were at least 3 passes before we scored - it was beautiful to watch. That's what we should work on doing more of in the coming weeks. The points are as follows: (Before we get to the points, here's a short message: We wish we were keeping track of stats like rebounds, assists and steals, because those lists would be long, include everybody's name, and tell the true story of how well you all are doing. Now, back to our program...) Olivia - 2 Sarah - 4 As we have said before, you all have made tremendous strides this season and we will continue to challenge you to make more. Don't get caught up in our record or the scores. We have been in every game over the last 6 games and all of them could have gone either way. The teamwork that you showed yesterday shows us how far you've come. There are so many pieces to the basketball puzzle: fundamentals like ball-handling, passing, shooting, boxing out, setting picks, rebounding. Strategies like offensive plays, moving without the ball, girl-to-girl defense, zone defense and inbounds plays. It's a lot to learn. When you start a puzzle, you search for the individual pieces, and then begin to try to make them fit. Right now, we're working on the edges and the corners of the puzzle, and it's going great. But it's a lot of hard work and sometimes frustrating. But we can tell it's going to look beautiful when it all comes together. You should all be very proud of how well you played. We are!! The Coaches ___________________________