4th Grade - Wainwright

There are tough games and then there are TOUGH GAMES. That was a TOUGH GAME! This game challenged us in many ways both physically and mentally. The ball was different, the court was different, and the referee called the game in a different way than we were use to. But challenges make us better. Challenges make us stronger. We are very proud of the way you rose up to the challenge and did not let the other team take us out of our game plan. In fact, the exact opposite happened. Your aggressive play, both on defense and offense, frustrated the players on the other team, and that is part of the reason why they reacted the way they did in the second half. The score ended up 15-8, but the second half was 5-5. That shows just how close it was. The points were as follows: Ellie – 1 Emma – 5 Olivia – 2 But we were more impressed by all of your actions after the whistle had blown than during the game. We would like to mention a couple of them: • A special thanks needs to go to Kate. For the second game in a row, we only had two 3s. In fact this game we did not know this until the start of the game. Kate was supposed to play number 1 today, but we needed her to play number 3 instead. Thank you Kate for being so understanding! • Olivia, we would like to thank you for taking charge out on the court and coming to us with things you saw that weren’t right. You did exactly what you were supposed to do. It is our job to work with the referees when issues come up. You guys need to keep playing. Nice job Olivia! • And a special thanks goes to every single one of you. On several occasions, our players were either hurt or upset by what was happening out on the court. It means the world to us to see you going to your teammates to encourage or support them when they need you. Once again, we can’t be more proud of all of you. Your concern for each other means more to us than any basket, pass, rebound, or steal you could ever make. No matter how a game goes, we are a team. We celebrate our victories together and we console each other in defeat. For us 1+1+1+1+1 doesn’t equal 5, it us much much more. One of Coach Tim’s favorite words is “synergy”. It means the total is more than the sum of its parts. You are the definition of synergy. Have a great long weekend, and we will see you all Tuesday. Great game today, Eagles! The Coaches ___________________________