Hi Girls,
Practice for Wednesday December 30, 2009 is 3:00pm to 4:30pm.
Practice for Thursday December 31, 2009 is 10:00am to 12:00pm.
There is no practice for New Years Day, Friday January 1, 2010.
We do not have practice scheduled for the weekend but I might consider doing so if I find out there is an open time that works.
We are back at school Monday Jan 4, 2010, so practice is at the normal time 3:15 to 4:30pm.
We play Fayetteville Academy on Tuesday, Fayetteville Christian on Thursday, and our first Conference game of the year Friday vs. Kerr Vance Academy, all at 3:15pm Tip Time.
It would be great to win all 3 games plus get off to a good start in the conference.
We have exactly 3 practices before the Fayetteville Academy Game on Tuesday unless we add a weekend practice.
BTW: Fayetteville Academy is the team that had #12 Poulus who liked to drive to the middle of the paint and drop the ball off to one of her two very large post players. We won the last game something like 21 to 14 right before exams. We will work on trying to do somethings that might make them less effective.
Team Motto: Play Hard, Play Smart, Play Together.
Thought: Good teams have good players, Great Teams have Great Teammates. R. Wms, UNC.
Second Thought: The fastest way to improve the team is to improve your own play. J. Wooden, UCLA winner of 11 National Championships.
Always: God, Family, Education, Basketball (or whatever sport you are working on at that time) In that order.
Coach May
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Team Stats thru JV Tournament
Hi Girls,
Thought you might like to see our team stat leaders. I listed the top 4 in each category and at the end I am listing some conclusions based on the stats. The first game vs. NEA stats are lost so they are Not included. (Edit: I found the NEA Stats and have added them in.)
1- Team Field Goal %: 38.8%. 33.3% is the minimal winning score. We are doing pretty well but we have to remember that most of our scoring is lay ups so we need to spend more time improving our shooting and continue to improve our pressure defense and spread offense to get even more lay ups. I would like to see this go in the 40's, we are close.
2- Team Free Throw %: 35.6%. 50% is the minimum here and we are way off.
3- Individual rebounds: Defensive: Lindy, 36,Mer 16, Emily and Jamie 15
4- Individual rebounds: Offensive: Lindy 20, Jamie 11, Emily and Jesse 10.
5- Steals: Jamie 42, Jesse 39, Lindsey 27, Lindy 15 and Emily 13.
6- Assists: Lindsey 17, Jesse 10, Jamie 8, Lindy 6.
7- Blocks: Jamie 5, Lindsey 4, Jesse 2, Lindy and Emily 1.
8- FG%: Lindy 52%, Caroline 44%, Mer 38.1%, Jamie 37.7 % Basically as I said 33.3% is the minimum for a winning performance.
9- FT%: Lindy 80%, Caroline 66.6%, Mer 57%, Jesse 42.8%. 50% is the minimum winning FT shooting percentage. We need to improve and we will try to give it more time in practice.
10- We are averaging scoring for 9 games 29.1 points per game(ppg) Our opponents are averaging 21.3. Take out the first game vs. NEA that we won 47 to 4 and it is 23.5 for us vs. 21.3 for our opponents. That is a winning margin of 2.2 ppg. 4 points more per game on foul shooting and lets say 6 points more per game on better 1/2 court offense better offensive rebounding and less turnovers would raise our ppg by 10 points. That would be huge. As a matter of fact if we can keep our opponents down defensively 10 more points per game would probably make us win the conference title. Let's try to get there.
Some Conclusions:
1- We need to improve our Foul Shooting %. That is why they are called FREE throws.
2- We need to improve our individual shooting skills. We will devote more practice time to this.
3- We need to work on getting more offensive rebounds. Basically 2 out of every 3 does not go in, we are not getting our share of putbacks. Rebounding is mostly effort and determination and positioning.
4- We need to improve our 1/2 court offense to give us easier shots, thus improving our shooting percentage. Hopefully our new Viking offense will help.
5- If we can cut down on turnovers which is over 11 per game, that would give us more chances to score and less chances for the other team to get an easy shot. I would like to see us get this number down to maybe 7 per game. Zero would be better but 7 is a good realistic improvement that is attainable.
6- Never ever forget that our pressure Defense is still our best offense, we need to work to get even better at it. A steal and a fastbreak layups is the easiest way to score points. We will devote more time to somethings we can do.
We practice tomorrow (Monday the 28th) at 10:00am to 12:00pm. We need all of you there that can be there.
Play Hard, Play Smart and Play Together and when possible Play Fast!
Go Vikings
Coach May (Edited 5:00pm 12/28/09)
Thought you might like to see our team stat leaders. I listed the top 4 in each category and at the end I am listing some conclusions based on the stats. The first game vs. NEA stats are lost so they are Not included. (Edit: I found the NEA Stats and have added them in.)
1- Team Field Goal %: 38.8%. 33.3% is the minimal winning score. We are doing pretty well but we have to remember that most of our scoring is lay ups so we need to spend more time improving our shooting and continue to improve our pressure defense and spread offense to get even more lay ups. I would like to see this go in the 40's, we are close.
2- Team Free Throw %: 35.6%. 50% is the minimum here and we are way off.
3- Individual rebounds: Defensive: Lindy, 36,Mer 16, Emily and Jamie 15
4- Individual rebounds: Offensive: Lindy 20, Jamie 11, Emily and Jesse 10.
5- Steals: Jamie 42, Jesse 39, Lindsey 27, Lindy 15 and Emily 13.
6- Assists: Lindsey 17, Jesse 10, Jamie 8, Lindy 6.
7- Blocks: Jamie 5, Lindsey 4, Jesse 2, Lindy and Emily 1.
8- FG%: Lindy 52%, Caroline 44%, Mer 38.1%, Jamie 37.7 % Basically as I said 33.3% is the minimum for a winning performance.
9- FT%: Lindy 80%, Caroline 66.6%, Mer 57%, Jesse 42.8%. 50% is the minimum winning FT shooting percentage. We need to improve and we will try to give it more time in practice.
10- We are averaging scoring for 9 games 29.1 points per game(ppg) Our opponents are averaging 21.3. Take out the first game vs. NEA that we won 47 to 4 and it is 23.5 for us vs. 21.3 for our opponents. That is a winning margin of 2.2 ppg. 4 points more per game on foul shooting and lets say 6 points more per game on better 1/2 court offense better offensive rebounding and less turnovers would raise our ppg by 10 points. That would be huge. As a matter of fact if we can keep our opponents down defensively 10 more points per game would probably make us win the conference title. Let's try to get there.
Some Conclusions:
1- We need to improve our Foul Shooting %. That is why they are called FREE throws.
2- We need to improve our individual shooting skills. We will devote more practice time to this.
3- We need to work on getting more offensive rebounds. Basically 2 out of every 3 does not go in, we are not getting our share of putbacks. Rebounding is mostly effort and determination and positioning.
4- We need to improve our 1/2 court offense to give us easier shots, thus improving our shooting percentage. Hopefully our new Viking offense will help.
5- If we can cut down on turnovers which is over 11 per game, that would give us more chances to score and less chances for the other team to get an easy shot. I would like to see us get this number down to maybe 7 per game. Zero would be better but 7 is a good realistic improvement that is attainable.
6- Never ever forget that our pressure Defense is still our best offense, we need to work to get even better at it. A steal and a fastbreak layups is the easiest way to score points. We will devote more time to somethings we can do.
We practice tomorrow (Monday the 28th) at 10:00am to 12:00pm. We need all of you there that can be there.
Play Hard, Play Smart and Play Together and when possible Play Fast!
Go Vikings
Coach May (Edited 5:00pm 12/28/09)
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Viking Girls JV Tournament Champions!
Hi Girls,
We played a good game against a tough opponent to win the Championship Trophy for the second year in row. Be proud of yourselves, I am proud of you. We played with alot of heart tonight and I appreciate your effort and focus.
I know I push you all pretty hard, but I know we can really play when we are focused and everyone is playing at 100% effort. If I did not push you to play your best, it would be giving up on you and I would not be worthy of being your coach. I am not going to ever not push you to be your best and you don't pushing to be The Best. We are a very young team, we are good right now and can be become a special team.
We won the game tonight 30 to 21. We did a very good job of executing our game plan and guarding Taylor Norris #11(She had 9 points with 3 of them coming late on a desperation 3).
As usual our pressure defense was our best offense. Our 4 corners offense and spread offense sealed the victory for us and I loved the way we played cat and mouse and lulled them to sleep only to attack when they overplayed. That is great basketball and that is Winning Basketball.
I love the style we play, its the most fun style of basketball but it is hard work and requires great focus and heart to play that hard that long. We will concentrate on shooting the ball much more of our practice time a good % of the year and also try to improve our 1/2 court offense. Of course we cannot let any other part of our game slip, especially our tough defense. Remember the Thought for the day that goes: There is no in playing great defense Just Championships.
If we had selected an all tournament team made up of 6 players like we do at some tournaments, the 5 best and the Most Valuable Player for this tournament, I would have voted for Lindy, Jesse, Lindsey, Emily and Taylor Norris and Jamie as the top six players. I would have voted for Jamie as the Tournament Most Valuable Player.
1- Scoring Totals: Jamie 12, Lindy 4, Jesse 4, Emily 4, Lindsey 2, Alex 2, Caroline 2.
2- Rebounds: Lindy 5*, Jesse 4*, Jamie 4*, Caroline 3*, Emily 2, Alex 1, Mer 1. (5 is the minimum for a winning effort star if you are a post player, 4 if you are a perimeter player. Caroline got only 3 but in limited time on the court.)
3- Steals: Jamie 10**, Lindsey 5*, Jesse 3, Lindy 2, Caroline 2, Alex 1. (4 and up is great)
4- Assists: Jamie 3*, Jesse 3 *, Lindsey 1, Lindy 1.
5- Blocks: Jesse 2*, Lindsey 1, Jamie 1, Emily 1.
6- Turnovers: Lindsey 3, Jesse 1, Jamie 2.
7- Foul Shooting: Jamie 4/9, Lindsey 0/2, Caroline 0/1. Team % 33%
8- Shooting %- Caroline 1/1*, Emily 2/3*, Alex 1/2*, Lindy 2/5*, Jamie 4/12*, Jesse 2/7,
Lindsey 1/6, Casey 0/1. 50% for Individual equal star quality. Team %- 35.1%* 33.3% for Team = Minimum Winning performance.
9- Cornerstone Scoring: #11 Taylor Norris 9, #23 Nichole Walker 6, #44 Kali Shaw 4,
#15 Scarlett Harris 2.
10- Scoring by Quarters: 1st- 8-2, 2nd 6-9, 3rd 8 to 3, 4th 8 to 7. Good Work!!
Play Hard, Play Smart and Play Together! Doing those three things we wear on the back of our team shirts plus EXECUTING well wins Championships!
Have a very Merry Christmas, take time to show your family you love them an appreciate all they do for you. Never forget the real reason for the celebration of Christmas is it's Jesus Christ's Birthday, God's only son! We celebrate in honor of him!
Next Practice is next Monday the 28th of December 10:00am to 12:00pm. Be there ready to get even better both as a team and as an individual.
Coach May
PS- Renee is sick with the Flu and says she might be out awhile.
Coach May
We played a good game against a tough opponent to win the Championship Trophy for the second year in row. Be proud of yourselves, I am proud of you. We played with alot of heart tonight and I appreciate your effort and focus.
I know I push you all pretty hard, but I know we can really play when we are focused and everyone is playing at 100% effort. If I did not push you to play your best, it would be giving up on you and I would not be worthy of being your coach. I am not going to ever not push you to be your best and you don't pushing to be The Best. We are a very young team, we are good right now and can be become a special team.
We won the game tonight 30 to 21. We did a very good job of executing our game plan and guarding Taylor Norris #11(She had 9 points with 3 of them coming late on a desperation 3).
As usual our pressure defense was our best offense. Our 4 corners offense and spread offense sealed the victory for us and I loved the way we played cat and mouse and lulled them to sleep only to attack when they overplayed. That is great basketball and that is Winning Basketball.
I love the style we play, its the most fun style of basketball but it is hard work and requires great focus and heart to play that hard that long. We will concentrate on shooting the ball much more of our practice time a good % of the year and also try to improve our 1/2 court offense. Of course we cannot let any other part of our game slip, especially our tough defense. Remember the Thought for the day that goes: There is no in playing great defense Just Championships.
If we had selected an all tournament team made up of 6 players like we do at some tournaments, the 5 best and the Most Valuable Player for this tournament, I would have voted for Lindy, Jesse, Lindsey, Emily and Taylor Norris and Jamie as the top six players. I would have voted for Jamie as the Tournament Most Valuable Player.
1- Scoring Totals: Jamie 12, Lindy 4, Jesse 4, Emily 4, Lindsey 2, Alex 2, Caroline 2.
2- Rebounds: Lindy 5*, Jesse 4*, Jamie 4*, Caroline 3*, Emily 2, Alex 1, Mer 1. (5 is the minimum for a winning effort star if you are a post player, 4 if you are a perimeter player. Caroline got only 3 but in limited time on the court.)
3- Steals: Jamie 10**, Lindsey 5*, Jesse 3, Lindy 2, Caroline 2, Alex 1. (4 and up is great)
4- Assists: Jamie 3*, Jesse 3 *, Lindsey 1, Lindy 1.
5- Blocks: Jesse 2*, Lindsey 1, Jamie 1, Emily 1.
6- Turnovers: Lindsey 3, Jesse 1, Jamie 2.
7- Foul Shooting: Jamie 4/9, Lindsey 0/2, Caroline 0/1. Team % 33%
8- Shooting %- Caroline 1/1*, Emily 2/3*, Alex 1/2*, Lindy 2/5*, Jamie 4/12*, Jesse 2/7,
Lindsey 1/6, Casey 0/1. 50% for Individual equal star quality. Team %- 35.1%* 33.3% for Team = Minimum Winning performance.
9- Cornerstone Scoring: #11 Taylor Norris 9, #23 Nichole Walker 6, #44 Kali Shaw 4,
#15 Scarlett Harris 2.
10- Scoring by Quarters: 1st- 8-2, 2nd 6-9, 3rd 8 to 3, 4th 8 to 7. Good Work!!
Play Hard, Play Smart and Play Together! Doing those three things we wear on the back of our team shirts plus EXECUTING well wins Championships!
Have a very Merry Christmas, take time to show your family you love them an appreciate all they do for you. Never forget the real reason for the celebration of Christmas is it's Jesus Christ's Birthday, God's only son! We celebrate in honor of him!
Next Practice is next Monday the 28th of December 10:00am to 12:00pm. Be there ready to get even better both as a team and as an individual.
Coach May
PS- Renee is sick with the Flu and says she might be out awhile.
Coach May
First Round JV Tournament vs. Northeast Academy
Hi Girls,
Not a very good game for us. Basically we were rusty and played down to our competition a little. Still an ugly win is better than a pretty loss. Plus by winning we get to advance to the Championship game with a chance to win redeem ourselves and win our second JV Tournament in the past two years. We did not have one 3 years ago.
1- Scoring totals: Jamie 8, Jesse 6, Lindsey 4, Lindy 2, Caroline 1, Jordan 1.
2- Rebounds: Lindy 7*, Jamie 4*, Emily 4, Alex 3, Mer 3, Jordan 2, Jesse 1, Lindsey 1, Megan 1, Casey 1.
3- Steals: Lindsey 13***, Jesse 8**, Jamie 4*, Emily 3, Caitlin 3, Megan 3, Alex 2 , Mer 2, , Jordan 2. Lindsey set a team JV record for the teams I have coached with 13 steals. Great work!
4- Assists: Lindsey 2, Jordan 1*
5- Blocks: Lindsey 2*
6- Shooting percentage: Team- 24.3% (Poor) 33.3% is the minimum winning performance.
7- Individual Shooting: Lindy 1/3*, Jesse 3/11, Lindsey 2/8, Jamie 3/13, Megan 0/1,
Caitlin 0/1, Caroline 0/2, Jordan 0/2, Alex 0/3, Emily 0/4. 33.3% is the minimum winning percent for shooting. We only had one player Lindy who met or exceeded that, we need to meet or exceed that as a team.
8- Foul Shooting: Jordan 1/2 *, Caroline 1/2*, Lindsey 0/2, Jamie 0/3, Jessie 0/4. 50% is the minimum winning percentage in foul shooting. We had only 2 players meet that today.
9- Team Foul Shooting: 2/13 for 15. 4%
10- Northeast Scoring: #11 Taylor Moms 5, #25 Madison Burch 2, # 33 Mollie Cocke 1.
Of note: We beat this same team in the first game of the year 47 to 4. We won today 22 to 8.
By Quarters H.A. score first: 10-0, 4-0, 7-3, 1-5.
Coach May
Not a very good game for us. Basically we were rusty and played down to our competition a little. Still an ugly win is better than a pretty loss. Plus by winning we get to advance to the Championship game with a chance to win redeem ourselves and win our second JV Tournament in the past two years. We did not have one 3 years ago.
1- Scoring totals: Jamie 8, Jesse 6, Lindsey 4, Lindy 2, Caroline 1, Jordan 1.
2- Rebounds: Lindy 7*, Jamie 4*, Emily 4, Alex 3, Mer 3, Jordan 2, Jesse 1, Lindsey 1, Megan 1, Casey 1.
3- Steals: Lindsey 13***, Jesse 8**, Jamie 4*, Emily 3, Caitlin 3, Megan 3, Alex 2 , Mer 2, , Jordan 2. Lindsey set a team JV record for the teams I have coached with 13 steals. Great work!
4- Assists: Lindsey 2, Jordan 1*
5- Blocks: Lindsey 2*
6- Shooting percentage: Team- 24.3% (Poor) 33.3% is the minimum winning performance.
7- Individual Shooting: Lindy 1/3*, Jesse 3/11, Lindsey 2/8, Jamie 3/13, Megan 0/1,
Caitlin 0/1, Caroline 0/2, Jordan 0/2, Alex 0/3, Emily 0/4. 33.3% is the minimum winning percent for shooting. We only had one player Lindy who met or exceeded that, we need to meet or exceed that as a team.
8- Foul Shooting: Jordan 1/2 *, Caroline 1/2*, Lindsey 0/2, Jamie 0/3, Jessie 0/4. 50% is the minimum winning percentage in foul shooting. We had only 2 players meet that today.
9- Team Foul Shooting: 2/13 for 15. 4%
10- Northeast Scoring: #11 Taylor Moms 5, #25 Madison Burch 2, # 33 Mollie Cocke 1.
Of note: We beat this same team in the first game of the year 47 to 4. We won today 22 to 8.
By Quarters H.A. score first: 10-0, 4-0, 7-3, 1-5.
Coach May
Monday, December 21, 2009
Practice 12-22-09 1:00pm until 2:30pm.
We will practice after the Varsity girls (11:00 to 1:00) Tuesday at 1:00pm. We will play Cornerstone for the tournament Championship at 6:00pm I think. We are fortunate to have the opportunity to prove to ourselves we can play better than we did in the first round.
Stats to follow after tomorrows game for both games.
We will wear white uniforms.
Coach May
PS- Call Jamie and Jordan and let them know! Be Focused!!
Stats to follow after tomorrows game for both games.
We will wear white uniforms.
Coach May
PS- Call Jamie and Jordan and let them know! Be Focused!!
Friday, December 18, 2009
Friday Practice Cancelled, Next Practice Sunday!
Hi Girls,
Sorry we could not practice today (Friday) but it would have been bad if we had to have a sleepover in the gym or someone got hurt getting home. By the time I got home from practice it was mostly light rain here. We have about 1 inch of snow on the ground.
JV Girls will practice Sunday night at 7:00pm until 8:30 pm or so. We have not practiced since Thursday a week ago, that will be 10 days by Sunday night. I have some new things we need to talk about for the upcoming JV tournament.
Be there and be ready to practice by 7:00pm sharp! Let's try to make it a Halifax Academy sweep for the boys and the girls. Get focused! I think our boys will be favored in their division and Hobgood will be favored in the Girls based on them defeating us by 9 points a couple weeks ago.
We play Northeast Academy Monday at 5:00pm. Be at the gym by 4:00pm. Get your uniforms on during halftime of the first game. We will have Pre-Game starting by the end of the 3rd Quarter in the weight room.
Spread the word to those who do not use this blogpage about Sunday's Practice @ 7:00pm. We have gotten our record back up to 4 wins and 3 losses. Lets not backtrack!
Coach May
Sorry we could not practice today (Friday) but it would have been bad if we had to have a sleepover in the gym or someone got hurt getting home. By the time I got home from practice it was mostly light rain here. We have about 1 inch of snow on the ground.
JV Girls will practice Sunday night at 7:00pm until 8:30 pm or so. We have not practiced since Thursday a week ago, that will be 10 days by Sunday night. I have some new things we need to talk about for the upcoming JV tournament.
Be there and be ready to practice by 7:00pm sharp! Let's try to make it a Halifax Academy sweep for the boys and the girls. Get focused! I think our boys will be favored in their division and Hobgood will be favored in the Girls based on them defeating us by 9 points a couple weeks ago.
We play Northeast Academy Monday at 5:00pm. Be at the gym by 4:00pm. Get your uniforms on during halftime of the first game. We will have Pre-Game starting by the end of the 3rd Quarter in the weight room.
Spread the word to those who do not use this blogpage about Sunday's Practice @ 7:00pm. We have gotten our record back up to 4 wins and 3 losses. Lets not backtrack!
Coach May
Practice for Friday!!
Hi Girls,
We need to practice!! We have not practiced since Thursday 10th of December due to exams. Thats 8 day ago! As of right now I still plan to practice @ 4:00pm until 5:15pm as scheduled. We could just have rain, at this point no one knows. I will get the word out as quickly as possible it there is a change by way of this blogpage, school announcement if we know by 12:00, or by telephone call a friend.
You may call me at 308-2863(cellular) for updates as I know them. We might not know until it actually starts snowing or sleeting a substantial amount what we will do. It could be a late decision on cancelling. As of right now practice is as scheduled.
1- Here are some things you need to consider and I will also. If the Octagon club cancels their Christmas event in the Gym(no idea if they will) from 12:00 to 4:00 we could if possible move our practice up to say 1:00 to 3:00, this would allow us 1 hour to eat lunch and then we would be finished with practice earlier.
2- If your parents feel you are in danger or are afraid you might be in danger I will excuse you from practice, just let me know by calling me at 308-2863(cell). This is always true but it is mandatory you let me know before practice.
3- I do have some things that are new we need to practice for the upcoming tournament next Monday and Tuesday. I plan to teach it Friday and practice it Sunday. I am not sure there will be enough time to re-teach this until during Christmas break after the JV Tournament so you need to practice if possible.
4- As of this moment I plan to have practice at 4:00pm to 5:15pm as previously scheduled.
Coach May
We need to practice!! We have not practiced since Thursday 10th of December due to exams. Thats 8 day ago! As of right now I still plan to practice @ 4:00pm until 5:15pm as scheduled. We could just have rain, at this point no one knows. I will get the word out as quickly as possible it there is a change by way of this blogpage, school announcement if we know by 12:00, or by telephone call a friend.
You may call me at 308-2863(cellular) for updates as I know them. We might not know until it actually starts snowing or sleeting a substantial amount what we will do. It could be a late decision on cancelling. As of right now practice is as scheduled.
1- Here are some things you need to consider and I will also. If the Octagon club cancels their Christmas event in the Gym(no idea if they will) from 12:00 to 4:00 we could if possible move our practice up to say 1:00 to 3:00, this would allow us 1 hour to eat lunch and then we would be finished with practice earlier.
2- If your parents feel you are in danger or are afraid you might be in danger I will excuse you from practice, just let me know by calling me at 308-2863(cell). This is always true but it is mandatory you let me know before practice.
3- I do have some things that are new we need to practice for the upcoming tournament next Monday and Tuesday. I plan to teach it Friday and practice it Sunday. I am not sure there will be enough time to re-teach this until during Christmas break after the JV Tournament so you need to practice if possible.
4- As of this moment I plan to have practice at 4:00pm to 5:15pm as previously scheduled.
Coach May
Monday, December 14, 2009
JV Girls Upcoming Schedule of Events.
Information last edited 12-17-09
Hi Girls,
Times you need to know! Christmas Break is a good time for us to work on getting better, the conference season starts up soon after. We play Fayetteville Academy Tuesday and Fayetteville Christian on Thursday and our first conference game with Kerr Vance on Friday all in the first week back at school after Christmas break. So write these times down and plan to be at practice. We cannot get better without investing some time and effort in it.
Friday Dec 18, 2009 Practice @ 4:00pm to 5:15pm
Sunday Dec 20, 2009 Practice @ 7:00pm to 8:30pm (We play Monday and Tuesday)
Monday Dec 21, 2009 Game with NEA 5:00pm be at the gym by 4:00pm
Tuesday Dec 22, 2009 If we win we play @ 6:30 pm if we lose 4:00pm, 1 hour early in gym
Wed. Dec 23, 2009 Practice 10:00am to 12:00pm
Monday Dec 28, 2009 Practice 10:00am to 12:00pm
Tuesday Dec 29, 2009 Practice 3:00pm to 4:30pm
Wed. Dec 30, 2009 Practice 3:00pm to 4:30pm (changed due to conflicting times)
Thur. Dec 31, 2009 Practice 10:00am to 12:00pm
Thought: Good, Better, Best, never let it rest until Good becomes Better and Better becomes the Best. This applies to every skill we use playing basketball as an individual and as a Team.
Play Hard, Play Smart, Play Together.
Coach May
Hi Girls,
Times you need to know! Christmas Break is a good time for us to work on getting better, the conference season starts up soon after. We play Fayetteville Academy Tuesday and Fayetteville Christian on Thursday and our first conference game with Kerr Vance on Friday all in the first week back at school after Christmas break. So write these times down and plan to be at practice. We cannot get better without investing some time and effort in it.
Friday Dec 18, 2009 Practice @ 4:00pm to 5:15pm
Sunday Dec 20, 2009 Practice @ 7:00pm to 8:30pm (We play Monday and Tuesday)
Monday Dec 21, 2009 Game with NEA 5:00pm be at the gym by 4:00pm
Tuesday Dec 22, 2009 If we win we play @ 6:30 pm if we lose 4:00pm, 1 hour early in gym
Wed. Dec 23, 2009 Practice 10:00am to 12:00pm
Monday Dec 28, 2009 Practice 10:00am to 12:00pm
Tuesday Dec 29, 2009 Practice 3:00pm to 4:30pm
Wed. Dec 30, 2009 Practice 3:00pm to 4:30pm (changed due to conflicting times)
Thur. Dec 31, 2009 Practice 10:00am to 12:00pm
Thought: Good, Better, Best, never let it rest until Good becomes Better and Better becomes the Best. This applies to every skill we use playing basketball as an individual and as a Team.
Play Hard, Play Smart, Play Together.
Coach May
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Next Practice!!
Hi Girls,
Just so you can plan, our next practice is next Friday from 4:00pm to 5:15pm. JV Boys will practice after us.
Monday Dec. 21 we play Northeast @ 5:00pm, Hobgood plays Cornerstone @ 4:00pm.
The winners meet Tuesday night @ 6:30pm. Losers will play Tuesday at 4:00pm.
Be at the gym one hour before tip off for any of the Halifax Academy JV Girls games.
Coach May
Just so you can plan, our next practice is next Friday from 4:00pm to 5:15pm. JV Boys will practice after us.
Monday Dec. 21 we play Northeast @ 5:00pm, Hobgood plays Cornerstone @ 4:00pm.
The winners meet Tuesday night @ 6:30pm. Losers will play Tuesday at 4:00pm.
Be at the gym one hour before tip off for any of the Halifax Academy JV Girls games.
Coach May
Friday, December 11, 2009
Victory@Fayetteville Academy
Hi Girls,
Just an early post on our win at Fayetteville Academy. It was an ugly win but nonetheless it was still a solid win. Fayetteville Academy is one of the better girls programs in the state. They are currently defending NCIHSAA Champions. Girls we beat 2 years ago were on the State Championship team last year and girls that we beat last year are regular players on this years Varsity Team. A win over their program is a nice accomplishment. Just because you are our girls and we all love you does not make you automatically better basketball players than other teams. Its hustle, scheme and execution that makes a team win.
For a team that only has 2 of the top 10 players back from last years team at this time of the season, three 8th graders and 1 first year 10th grader in the starting 5 we are doing darn good. If we could have played with a little less nerves and a little more execution we could be sitting here undefeated. Give yourselves a big pat on the back for how we are doing.
The good news we have not even come close to playing our best game yet. Stick with me and this team, give me 100% effort and focus and lets see how good we can be. Its there for the taking. We are going to get better as a team and we are going to get better as individuals.
1- Scoring totals: Jamie-5 pts, Lindy 4 pts, Emily 4 points, Jesse 4 points, Lindsey 2 pts, Mer 2 pts, Alex 2 points. Final Score 23 to 14.
2- Team Shooting %- 10/29 34.5%* (above 33.3 percent is the benchmark, 50% would be great)
3- Individual Shooting- Alex 1/1*, Lindy 2/4*, Emily 2/4*, Mer 1/2*, Lindsey 1/4, Jamie 2/6, Jessie 1/8. 50% is our bottom percent for getting a star in individual shooting. * equals good performance, good enough to win. ** equals superior performance.
4- Foul Shooting: Jesse 2/4*, Jamie 1/4, Lindsey 0/1, Mer 0/2. Team: 27.3% (50% is our minimum % for good in foul shooting, 60% is within range). I hope for better.
5- Rebounds: Jamie- 8**, Lindy 5*, Emily 5*, Mer 1, Lindsey 1, Jesse 1 (Rebounding equals Heart, effort, skill and opportunity)
6- Steals: Jesse 6**, Lindsey 2, Jamie 1, Lindy 1.
7- Assists: Lindsey 2, Jamie 1
8- Blocks: Lindy 1, Lindsey 1*
9- Turnovers: Jamie 6, Lindsey 3*, Jesse 1*, Emily 2, Lindy 2, Casey 2. (3 Turnovers for a PG in a pressure game is good, 1 Turnover for a 2 guard as much as Jessie handled the ball is good)
10- Opponents: #12 Elizabeth Poulos PG- 6 pts., #21 Jasmine Matem PF-4 pts., #35 Sarah Reavis C-2 pts., #11 Pratiksha Singh, G?? 2 pts. All else 0.
11- Score by Quarters: 1st. 8-2, 2nd 7 to 8, 3rd. 2 to 4, 4th 6-0. It was big we shut them out in the 4 quarter. It was a 3 point game at the end of 3 quarters. We did a good job of gutting it out.
Our 4 corners was instrumental in another win.
Next Practice is Friday December 18 at 4:00pm until 5:15pm. We might also practice on Sunday, time yet to be decided but probably around 6:00pm.
Work hard on your exams. Remember: God, Family, Academics and Basketball in that order.
Its was a good win. Even an ugly win is better than a pretty loss. Our style of play is difficult to play against. When executed properly it creates its own offense. It gives us a great opportunity to win against most teams. It is also the most fun style of basketball to play, if you don't believe me just ask Roy Williams and Dean Smith. It is high risk but the rewards are victory. Buy into it with 100% effort and focus, believe me, its our best chance.
We play again Monday and Tuesday the 21st and 22nd of Dec, in our very own Christmas Tournament. A championship would be sweet. We play Northeast Academy in the first game I think @ 5:00pm and the winner of Hobgood and Cornerstone in the second assuming we can defeat NEA. We won this tournament last year.
Don't take NEA lightly, I am sure they have been working hard to prepare for our pressure defense, its going to take alot more than just showing up at the gym. Their coach will have them ready.
Play Hard, Play Smart and Play Together.
PS- Some of you girls played yourself almost sick(Jesse especially) and others. I don't want anyone sick but do not think I do not recognize the effort and intensity you play with. Without it we would be nowhere. We have been 100% on Playing Hard and I am proud of you for that.
On Playing Together I think we would have to get a 99 or a 100% for that also. On Playing Smart I think we are trying to Play Smart and I think we do a pretty good job of it but thats where we need to make our most improvement.
You can always control Playing Hard and for the most part Playing Together. Playing Smart requires experience and everyone being on the same page about what to do and when to do it. We are getting there and we will continue to focus on that and getting better individually in practice.
Do good on your Exams!!!! We do not need any of you unable to play in the second semester. Remember, you have to be passing 5 courses and have a 77(I think) average overall. If you are taking a study hall you cannot fail any course and be able to play second semester.
Coach May
Just an early post on our win at Fayetteville Academy. It was an ugly win but nonetheless it was still a solid win. Fayetteville Academy is one of the better girls programs in the state. They are currently defending NCIHSAA Champions. Girls we beat 2 years ago were on the State Championship team last year and girls that we beat last year are regular players on this years Varsity Team. A win over their program is a nice accomplishment. Just because you are our girls and we all love you does not make you automatically better basketball players than other teams. Its hustle, scheme and execution that makes a team win.
For a team that only has 2 of the top 10 players back from last years team at this time of the season, three 8th graders and 1 first year 10th grader in the starting 5 we are doing darn good. If we could have played with a little less nerves and a little more execution we could be sitting here undefeated. Give yourselves a big pat on the back for how we are doing.
The good news we have not even come close to playing our best game yet. Stick with me and this team, give me 100% effort and focus and lets see how good we can be. Its there for the taking. We are going to get better as a team and we are going to get better as individuals.
1- Scoring totals: Jamie-5 pts, Lindy 4 pts, Emily 4 points, Jesse 4 points, Lindsey 2 pts, Mer 2 pts, Alex 2 points. Final Score 23 to 14.
2- Team Shooting %- 10/29 34.5%* (above 33.3 percent is the benchmark, 50% would be great)
3- Individual Shooting- Alex 1/1*, Lindy 2/4*, Emily 2/4*, Mer 1/2*, Lindsey 1/4, Jamie 2/6, Jessie 1/8. 50% is our bottom percent for getting a star in individual shooting. * equals good performance, good enough to win. ** equals superior performance.
4- Foul Shooting: Jesse 2/4*, Jamie 1/4, Lindsey 0/1, Mer 0/2. Team: 27.3% (50% is our minimum % for good in foul shooting, 60% is within range). I hope for better.
5- Rebounds: Jamie- 8**, Lindy 5*, Emily 5*, Mer 1, Lindsey 1, Jesse 1 (Rebounding equals Heart, effort, skill and opportunity)
6- Steals: Jesse 6**, Lindsey 2, Jamie 1, Lindy 1.
7- Assists: Lindsey 2, Jamie 1
8- Blocks: Lindy 1, Lindsey 1*
9- Turnovers: Jamie 6, Lindsey 3*, Jesse 1*, Emily 2, Lindy 2, Casey 2. (3 Turnovers for a PG in a pressure game is good, 1 Turnover for a 2 guard as much as Jessie handled the ball is good)
10- Opponents: #12 Elizabeth Poulos PG- 6 pts., #21 Jasmine Matem PF-4 pts., #35 Sarah Reavis C-2 pts., #11 Pratiksha Singh, G?? 2 pts. All else 0.
11- Score by Quarters: 1st. 8-2, 2nd 7 to 8, 3rd. 2 to 4, 4th 6-0. It was big we shut them out in the 4 quarter. It was a 3 point game at the end of 3 quarters. We did a good job of gutting it out.
Our 4 corners was instrumental in another win.
Next Practice is Friday December 18 at 4:00pm until 5:15pm. We might also practice on Sunday, time yet to be decided but probably around 6:00pm.
Work hard on your exams. Remember: God, Family, Academics and Basketball in that order.
Its was a good win. Even an ugly win is better than a pretty loss. Our style of play is difficult to play against. When executed properly it creates its own offense. It gives us a great opportunity to win against most teams. It is also the most fun style of basketball to play, if you don't believe me just ask Roy Williams and Dean Smith. It is high risk but the rewards are victory. Buy into it with 100% effort and focus, believe me, its our best chance.
We play again Monday and Tuesday the 21st and 22nd of Dec, in our very own Christmas Tournament. A championship would be sweet. We play Northeast Academy in the first game I think @ 5:00pm and the winner of Hobgood and Cornerstone in the second assuming we can defeat NEA. We won this tournament last year.
Don't take NEA lightly, I am sure they have been working hard to prepare for our pressure defense, its going to take alot more than just showing up at the gym. Their coach will have them ready.
Play Hard, Play Smart and Play Together.
PS- Some of you girls played yourself almost sick(Jesse especially) and others. I don't want anyone sick but do not think I do not recognize the effort and intensity you play with. Without it we would be nowhere. We have been 100% on Playing Hard and I am proud of you for that.
On Playing Together I think we would have to get a 99 or a 100% for that also. On Playing Smart I think we are trying to Play Smart and I think we do a pretty good job of it but thats where we need to make our most improvement.
You can always control Playing Hard and for the most part Playing Together. Playing Smart requires experience and everyone being on the same page about what to do and when to do it. We are getting there and we will continue to focus on that and getting better individually in practice.
Do good on your Exams!!!! We do not need any of you unable to play in the second semester. Remember, you have to be passing 5 courses and have a 77(I think) average overall. If you are taking a study hall you cannot fail any course and be able to play second semester.
Coach May
Thursday, December 10, 2009
@Ridgecroft
Hi Girls;
1- Congratulations Girls! It was a hard earned victory at Ridgecroft. In the 4th quarter we finally adapted to the poor officiating on defense and quit fouling and by spreading the court on offense we exposed their weakness which was lack of size in the post.
It was a great team effort and the 5 starters had to play alot of minutes and dig deep in the 4th quarter facing foul trouble, unreal officials and rowdy fans. I am very proud of the heart and effort you showed down the stretch. I was also very proud of the execution we played with when the chips were on the table both offensively and defensively. We need to focus on doing that for 4 quarters instead of just the 4th quarter.
I want to single out a couple of players who had excellent stat lines for this game. Lindy Clark had her best game yet as a Viking, 14 points on 5/6 shooting, 16 rebounds (10 defensive,6 offensive), 2 steals, 4 out of 5 from the foul line and 0 turnovers. In addition she played much of the second half with 4 fouls and managed to not foul out.
Jamie Harris, 6/9 from the floor for 12 points, 5 rebounds and 5 steals and only 3 turnovers. Plus she had to sit alot in the 2nd quarter with 2 early fouls and was able to play the rest of the game with only 1 more foul. She picked up her game in the 4th quarter offensively when the chips were on the table and our team needed it.
Remember however, there is no way we win this game or any game without the contributions of the rest of the players. Especially in this game Jesse who took #11 defensively for a good portion of the game and almost made herself sick by playing so hard, Lindsey with 7 assists over half of which came during the critical 4th quarter, and she had to do the bulk of the ball handling against a very quick defensive player and a team that overplayed the passing lanes and were allowed to foul without it being called everytime down the court. The PG has the toughest job on the court and without good play from that position your team has no chance. Also, Emily who played tough around the basket and scored 5 points and had 6 rebounds and 3 steals and 1 assist, maybe her best game yet as a Viking.
So we have some good things to build on. We are a good team and when we play like we are capable we can be a great team. You players keep chasing it and I will keep pushing you for your best.
We win as a team and we lose as a team. We are no better than the weakest link on the court at any given time, everyone has to do their job and do it to the best of their ability every possession offensively and defensively. We also have to focus on doing it right and doing it consistently in practice. Remember, Practice alone does not make perfect, Perfect Practice makes Perfect.
* (Star Symbol) Means outstanding for their position or outstanding for the amount of time played!
2- Scoring totals- Lindy 14*, Jamie 12*, Emily 5, Jessie 5, Lindsey 4.
3- Shooting percentage: Team 45.7%** (Best of the Season)
4- Individual shooting: Lindy 5/6*, Jamie 6/9*, Jessie 2/4*, Lindsey 2/5, Emily 1/6, Alex 0/5
5- Rebounds: Lindy 16**(Tied with Ashton for the most ever coached by me), Jamie 3, Emily 3, Mer 3*, Jesse 2, Alex 2, Lindsey 1.
6- Assists: Jesse 4*, Lindsey 1, Casey 1*, Emily 1*.
7- Turnovers: Lindsey 8, Jesse 5, Jamie 3*, Emily 2, Casey 2, Mer 1, Alex 1.
8- Steals: Lindsey 7*, Jamie 5*, Emily 3*, Lindy 2*, Mer 1*, Casey 1*.
9- Foul Shooting: Lindy 4/5*, Jesse 1/2*, Emily 3/7 and Jamie 0/2. Team 50%*
10- Blocks: Lindsey 1*
11- Opponents Scoring: #11 Hennie Larabee 22 pts. 7 FG's, 8/13 FT's, #23 Nichole El-Khoury 3 pts. 1 FG, 1/2 FT, #13 Mary-Joe Harrell 7 pts. 0 FG's 7/9 FTs, #14 Katie Blowe 3 pts. 0 FG, 3/5 FTs.
As you can see they basically except for #11 could not score from the floor(1 other FG early in the game). They had to go to the foul line to have a chance. They are obviously taught to draw contact and kind of jump into the defender. Having a hometown bias official made their offense work real well for them and us reaching and dropping our arms made it worse.
In games like this you have to adapt. I was not saying keep your hands up just to hear myself holler, every time we swatted down it was a foul. That is simply a case of you need to pay more attention to what I say. When we finally did late in the game we pulled away. We will do better if we play them again.
We play hard but we play with class, sportsmanship is essential if we want to call ourselves a classy team. I am proud of the way we play. Keep it up. The behavior of the parent after the JV boys game will be a black eye for their school for a long time. Shameful, and I know for a fact their school is embarrased because of it but you cannot undo what is already done so always think before doing something foolish.
Basically in my opinion the officials that called both JV games, one in particular basically incited these hostile actions from the crowds of both teams with their poor or biased officiating.
Play Hard, Play Smart, Play Together.
Coach May
1- Congratulations Girls! It was a hard earned victory at Ridgecroft. In the 4th quarter we finally adapted to the poor officiating on defense and quit fouling and by spreading the court on offense we exposed their weakness which was lack of size in the post.
It was a great team effort and the 5 starters had to play alot of minutes and dig deep in the 4th quarter facing foul trouble, unreal officials and rowdy fans. I am very proud of the heart and effort you showed down the stretch. I was also very proud of the execution we played with when the chips were on the table both offensively and defensively. We need to focus on doing that for 4 quarters instead of just the 4th quarter.
I want to single out a couple of players who had excellent stat lines for this game. Lindy Clark had her best game yet as a Viking, 14 points on 5/6 shooting, 16 rebounds (10 defensive,6 offensive), 2 steals, 4 out of 5 from the foul line and 0 turnovers. In addition she played much of the second half with 4 fouls and managed to not foul out.
Jamie Harris, 6/9 from the floor for 12 points, 5 rebounds and 5 steals and only 3 turnovers. Plus she had to sit alot in the 2nd quarter with 2 early fouls and was able to play the rest of the game with only 1 more foul. She picked up her game in the 4th quarter offensively when the chips were on the table and our team needed it.
Remember however, there is no way we win this game or any game without the contributions of the rest of the players. Especially in this game Jesse who took #11 defensively for a good portion of the game and almost made herself sick by playing so hard, Lindsey with 7 assists over half of which came during the critical 4th quarter, and she had to do the bulk of the ball handling against a very quick defensive player and a team that overplayed the passing lanes and were allowed to foul without it being called everytime down the court. The PG has the toughest job on the court and without good play from that position your team has no chance. Also, Emily who played tough around the basket and scored 5 points and had 6 rebounds and 3 steals and 1 assist, maybe her best game yet as a Viking.
So we have some good things to build on. We are a good team and when we play like we are capable we can be a great team. You players keep chasing it and I will keep pushing you for your best.
We win as a team and we lose as a team. We are no better than the weakest link on the court at any given time, everyone has to do their job and do it to the best of their ability every possession offensively and defensively. We also have to focus on doing it right and doing it consistently in practice. Remember, Practice alone does not make perfect, Perfect Practice makes Perfect.
* (Star Symbol) Means outstanding for their position or outstanding for the amount of time played!
2- Scoring totals- Lindy 14*, Jamie 12*, Emily 5, Jessie 5, Lindsey 4.
3- Shooting percentage: Team 45.7%** (Best of the Season)
4- Individual shooting: Lindy 5/6*, Jamie 6/9*, Jessie 2/4*, Lindsey 2/5, Emily 1/6, Alex 0/5
5- Rebounds: Lindy 16**(Tied with Ashton for the most ever coached by me), Jamie 3, Emily 3, Mer 3*, Jesse 2, Alex 2, Lindsey 1.
6- Assists: Jesse 4*, Lindsey 1, Casey 1*, Emily 1*.
7- Turnovers: Lindsey 8, Jesse 5, Jamie 3*, Emily 2, Casey 2, Mer 1, Alex 1.
8- Steals: Lindsey 7*, Jamie 5*, Emily 3*, Lindy 2*, Mer 1*, Casey 1*.
9- Foul Shooting: Lindy 4/5*, Jesse 1/2*, Emily 3/7 and Jamie 0/2. Team 50%*
10- Blocks: Lindsey 1*
11- Opponents Scoring: #11 Hennie Larabee 22 pts. 7 FG's, 8/13 FT's, #23 Nichole El-Khoury 3 pts. 1 FG, 1/2 FT, #13 Mary-Joe Harrell 7 pts. 0 FG's 7/9 FTs, #14 Katie Blowe 3 pts. 0 FG, 3/5 FTs.
As you can see they basically except for #11 could not score from the floor(1 other FG early in the game). They had to go to the foul line to have a chance. They are obviously taught to draw contact and kind of jump into the defender. Having a hometown bias official made their offense work real well for them and us reaching and dropping our arms made it worse.
In games like this you have to adapt. I was not saying keep your hands up just to hear myself holler, every time we swatted down it was a foul. That is simply a case of you need to pay more attention to what I say. When we finally did late in the game we pulled away. We will do better if we play them again.
We play hard but we play with class, sportsmanship is essential if we want to call ourselves a classy team. I am proud of the way we play. Keep it up. The behavior of the parent after the JV boys game will be a black eye for their school for a long time. Shameful, and I know for a fact their school is embarrased because of it but you cannot undo what is already done so always think before doing something foolish.
Basically in my opinion the officials that called both JV games, one in particular basically incited these hostile actions from the crowds of both teams with their poor or biased officiating.
Play Hard, Play Smart, Play Together.
Coach May
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
vs. Village Christian
Hi Girls,
I don't have time to post much. I just wanted to tell you what a gallant effort you made in coming back and tying up the game against VC tonight. It took heart and we played with a lot of it. Be proud of that.
Got to bounce back quick. Its a huge game tomorrow vs. Ridgecroft on the road. Game time is 4:00pm, we leave at 2:10.
1- Scoring: Jamie 8, Lindsey 5, Lindy 4, Jessie 4, Mer 2, Caroline 1.
2- Rebs: Lindy 7, Jamie 3, Lindsey 3, Mer 2, Caroline 2, Jessie 2, Emily 1.
3- Assists: Jessie 2, Lindy 2, Lindsey 1, Emily 1
4- Steals: Jamie 7, Emily 4, Mer 3, Jessie 2, Lindsey 1, Lindy 1
5- Blocks: Jamie 2
6- Team Shooting %- 32.25% 10/31
7- Team Foul Shooting %- 36.4% 4/11
8- Individual shooting %: Mer 1/1, Lindy 2/4, Lindsey 2/4, Jesse 2/7, Jamie 3/10,
Caroline 0/3, Emily 0/2.
9- Individual Foul Shooting: Jamie 2/3, Caroline 1/2, Lindsey 1/4, Emily 0/2
10- Opponents scoring: #32-9pts. #20 -5pts. #5 -4 pts. #24-3pts. #30 - 2pts.
11- Turnovers: Lindsey 4, Mer 2, Jamie 2, Jesse 1.
Thoughts: We played with great hustle and heart(Play Hard). We played unselfish(Play Together). We did not execute our situational plays very well (Play Smart) We will get better. Think about how important it would have been to have those blown chances back where we lined up impropertly or executed poorly. 2 points and we win the game.
This was a very good team. It was also well coached. I would say they are very similar to RRHS. We came up 1 point short and we had a chance to win the game. We have just got to become more focused at executing our play as well as we can each and every time . When we go some execution at the end we scored and scored quickly. Get some rest and lets get after it again tomorrow.
Each new day brings hope and new opportunities to those that look for them.
Play Hard, Play Smart and Play Together
Coach May
Post edited to add some information 12/10/10
I don't have time to post much. I just wanted to tell you what a gallant effort you made in coming back and tying up the game against VC tonight. It took heart and we played with a lot of it. Be proud of that.
Got to bounce back quick. Its a huge game tomorrow vs. Ridgecroft on the road. Game time is 4:00pm, we leave at 2:10.
1- Scoring: Jamie 8, Lindsey 5, Lindy 4, Jessie 4, Mer 2, Caroline 1.
2- Rebs: Lindy 7, Jamie 3, Lindsey 3, Mer 2, Caroline 2, Jessie 2, Emily 1.
3- Assists: Jessie 2, Lindy 2, Lindsey 1, Emily 1
4- Steals: Jamie 7, Emily 4, Mer 3, Jessie 2, Lindsey 1, Lindy 1
5- Blocks: Jamie 2
6- Team Shooting %- 32.25% 10/31
7- Team Foul Shooting %- 36.4% 4/11
8- Individual shooting %: Mer 1/1, Lindy 2/4, Lindsey 2/4, Jesse 2/7, Jamie 3/10,
Caroline 0/3, Emily 0/2.
9- Individual Foul Shooting: Jamie 2/3, Caroline 1/2, Lindsey 1/4, Emily 0/2
10- Opponents scoring: #32-9pts. #20 -5pts. #5 -4 pts. #24-3pts. #30 - 2pts.
11- Turnovers: Lindsey 4, Mer 2, Jamie 2, Jesse 1.
Thoughts: We played with great hustle and heart(Play Hard). We played unselfish(Play Together). We did not execute our situational plays very well (Play Smart) We will get better. Think about how important it would have been to have those blown chances back where we lined up impropertly or executed poorly. 2 points and we win the game.
This was a very good team. It was also well coached. I would say they are very similar to RRHS. We came up 1 point short and we had a chance to win the game. We have just got to become more focused at executing our play as well as we can each and every time . When we go some execution at the end we scored and scored quickly. Get some rest and lets get after it again tomorrow.
Each new day brings hope and new opportunities to those that look for them.
Play Hard, Play Smart and Play Together
Coach May
Post edited to add some information 12/10/10
Friday, December 4, 2009
Victory @ Fayetteville Christian
Hi Girls,
Stats: * beside a stat means very impressive!
1- Final Score 32 to 15*. A very nice win.
2- Scoring Totals: Lindy 10*, Mer, 6, Lindsey 4, Caroline 4, Jamie 3, Jesse 2 , Emily 2.
3- Rebounding: Lindy 4, Emily 4, Jamie 3, Jesse 3, Mer 3, Caroline 2, Alex 1. For a total of 24 rebounds. 18 defensive, 6 offensive.
4- Steals: Jamie 7*, Lindy 5*, Em, Jess, Lindsey, Mer, Casey 1 each. Total 17.
5- Assists: Lindsey 6*, Jamie 2, Lindy, Jesse, Caroline 1 each. Total 11.
6- Blocks: Jamie 1 *
7- Free Throws: Jamie 1 of 2, Alex 1 of 2, Mer 0 of 2.
8- Shooting percentage: 15 out of 48, 31.3%. Free Throws 2 out of 6 33.3%.
9- Scoring by Qtrs: H.A. first: 6 to 4, 16 to 4*, 8 to 7, 2 to 0.
10- Defensive stats: Fay Ch. scoring: #15 K Sawyer 8 points, #51 C Walker 7 points. No one else scored.
11- Turnovers: Mer 5, Jamie 3, Jesse 3, Lindsey 3*, Caroline 2, Emily 1, Casey 1.
12- Individual shooting: Lindsey 2/4*, Em 1/2*, Mer 3/7, Caroline 2/5, Jessie 1/6, Jamie 1/8, Caitlin 0/1, Alex 0/3 Team % 31.25
Thoughts: Winning is a lot more fun than losing. From the looks of the other games, F.C. has a good basketball program so take pride in the win. I thought our TEAM defense was better today than it has been since the first game. When someone got beat our post players and other players did a good job of helping off their man and making the competiton make a play.
I thought our post players did a good job of posting up and getting good shots in the low post, I think our perimeter players did a nice job of getting the ball to the low post on timely passing and moving the ball around their zone.
We dominated the rebounding and our pressure defense made it hard for them to run their offense, these are the two main reasons we won.
We did not exploit their weakness in the high post at all. That will be worked on in practice next week. They had a hole there that we never got the ball in.
We made too many unforced turnovers (18 total). Basically we did a good job of playing winning basketball, but we all know we can still play better. I was disappointed we only scored 2 points in the final quarter. I think that was simply a case of losing our focus, kind of like at the end of the chaos drill when everyone is tired.
Our first objective in a game is to pressure the ball and get points from making steals and running the fastbreak.
Our second objective is to keep the other team from getting any easy shots. Especially no lay ups or short follow shots.
Our third objective is to try to get the ball in the low post or drive the ball to the basket, as you can see thats where our points come from. If the low post players can get a good shot thats great if they cannot they pass back outside and the wings might get a good look or we can swing the ball and look for something good on the other side and give their defense a chance to make a mistake by making them shift.
As a team we have to focus on learning to make the shots our offense presents us. That means we have to spend more time on our individual skills and make sure we are doing them correctly.
More emphasis on proper shooting form and low post and high post movement and scoring is on our agenda.
Also more emphasis on boxing out and weakside offensive rebounding.
We have Village Christian at home on Tuesday, Ridgecroft on the road on Wednesday and Fayetteville Academy away on Friday. Next week will be a busy week. Try to find time to work on your game some this weekend. 100 shots with the proper form would be a good start.
We will be putting in a man to man offense and overload offense on Monday and maybe a new inbounds play called Carolina. Be on the court early if possible.
We were the best prepared team on the court Friday, lets work to make sure we are the best prepared this week both as a team and as an individual.
Play Hard, Play Smart, Play Together
Coach May
Stats: * beside a stat means very impressive!
1- Final Score 32 to 15*. A very nice win.
2- Scoring Totals: Lindy 10*, Mer, 6, Lindsey 4, Caroline 4, Jamie 3, Jesse 2 , Emily 2.
3- Rebounding: Lindy 4, Emily 4, Jamie 3, Jesse 3, Mer 3, Caroline 2, Alex 1. For a total of 24 rebounds. 18 defensive, 6 offensive.
4- Steals: Jamie 7*, Lindy 5*, Em, Jess, Lindsey, Mer, Casey 1 each. Total 17.
5- Assists: Lindsey 6*, Jamie 2, Lindy, Jesse, Caroline 1 each. Total 11.
6- Blocks: Jamie 1 *
7- Free Throws: Jamie 1 of 2, Alex 1 of 2, Mer 0 of 2.
8- Shooting percentage: 15 out of 48, 31.3%. Free Throws 2 out of 6 33.3%.
9- Scoring by Qtrs: H.A. first: 6 to 4, 16 to 4*, 8 to 7, 2 to 0.
10- Defensive stats: Fay Ch. scoring: #15 K Sawyer 8 points, #51 C Walker 7 points. No one else scored.
11- Turnovers: Mer 5, Jamie 3, Jesse 3, Lindsey 3*, Caroline 2, Emily 1, Casey 1.
12- Individual shooting: Lindsey 2/4*, Em 1/2*, Mer 3/7, Caroline 2/5, Jessie 1/6, Jamie 1/8, Caitlin 0/1, Alex 0/3 Team % 31.25
Thoughts: Winning is a lot more fun than losing. From the looks of the other games, F.C. has a good basketball program so take pride in the win. I thought our TEAM defense was better today than it has been since the first game. When someone got beat our post players and other players did a good job of helping off their man and making the competiton make a play.
I thought our post players did a good job of posting up and getting good shots in the low post, I think our perimeter players did a nice job of getting the ball to the low post on timely passing and moving the ball around their zone.
We dominated the rebounding and our pressure defense made it hard for them to run their offense, these are the two main reasons we won.
We did not exploit their weakness in the high post at all. That will be worked on in practice next week. They had a hole there that we never got the ball in.
We made too many unforced turnovers (18 total). Basically we did a good job of playing winning basketball, but we all know we can still play better. I was disappointed we only scored 2 points in the final quarter. I think that was simply a case of losing our focus, kind of like at the end of the chaos drill when everyone is tired.
Our first objective in a game is to pressure the ball and get points from making steals and running the fastbreak.
Our second objective is to keep the other team from getting any easy shots. Especially no lay ups or short follow shots.
Our third objective is to try to get the ball in the low post or drive the ball to the basket, as you can see thats where our points come from. If the low post players can get a good shot thats great if they cannot they pass back outside and the wings might get a good look or we can swing the ball and look for something good on the other side and give their defense a chance to make a mistake by making them shift.
As a team we have to focus on learning to make the shots our offense presents us. That means we have to spend more time on our individual skills and make sure we are doing them correctly.
More emphasis on proper shooting form and low post and high post movement and scoring is on our agenda.
Also more emphasis on boxing out and weakside offensive rebounding.
We have Village Christian at home on Tuesday, Ridgecroft on the road on Wednesday and Fayetteville Academy away on Friday. Next week will be a busy week. Try to find time to work on your game some this weekend. 100 shots with the proper form would be a good start.
We will be putting in a man to man offense and overload offense on Monday and maybe a new inbounds play called Carolina. Be on the court early if possible.
We were the best prepared team on the court Friday, lets work to make sure we are the best prepared this week both as a team and as an individual.
Play Hard, Play Smart, Play Together
Coach May
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
vs. Hobgood
Hi girls,
1- Final score: Hobgood 33-Halifax Academy 24
2- By Quarters: HA Scores First, 1st qtr: 4 to 7, 2nd qtr: 3 to 9, 3rd qtr: 8 to 9, 4th qtr:- 9 to 8
3- We played even in the second half and lost by 9 in the first half.
4- Scoring totals: Lindy: 4, Emily 4, Jamie 5, Jesse 6, Lindsey 2, Alex 2, Mer 1.
5- Rebound totals: Lindy,Jamie,Jesse, Lindsey, Alex, Mer all had 2. Casey,Emily had 1.
6- Shooting percentage: Team- 11 out of 41 26.8% Individuals: Jesse: 3/6, Lindy 2/4, Em 2/5, Jamie 2/11, Lindsey, 1/3, Alex 1/6, Mer 0/3, Casey 0/3
7- Foul shooting: Team:2/8 25%. Jamie 1/2, Mer 1/2, Lindsey 0/2, Emily 0/2
8- Rebounds 9 defensive/ 6 offensive.
9- Turnovers: 13 as a team (seems low)
10- Steals: Jessie 2, Jamie,Alex,Mer,Casey 1 each.(seems low)
11- Assists: 2 One each for Emily and Jamie
12: Our defense: Hobgood points: # 15- 13pts., #31-13 pts.-#45-4 pts., #42-2 pts., #1- 0 pts #10- 0 points. (Two girls beat us, the rest hardly scored).
13- Blocks- 0
14- Thoughts: Less traveling, Less foolish passes leading to easy baskets, better at making lay ups, a little better at FG's and FT's and better at getting back on defense to stop the easy basket and we win this game easy. Learning how to play winning basketball is sometimes tough. We need to buck it up. We need to stay focused during the games. We still have the making of a good team. Come to practice ready to work on it.
15- Happy to announce Nancy Fleming Morris retired #14 jersey in the cafeteria is coming to be my assistant coach. She is going to work mainly with the 4 and 5's. We can spend time each practice on getting better in the post and I will spend more time with the perimeter players on moving and cutting and getting open. Also we will work hard on getting the ball down low and making the shot or passing it back out for a easy shot. By dividing up some drills it will allow us to speed up the learning curve.
Do not get down on yourself's, we are a young team. We only have 2 players back from the top 10 players we had at this time last year. I think we are trying too hard on offense. Lets relax and let the game come to us. We will be good, I know we can play. Stay focused and work on making your shots and making the easy pass.
Thought for the Day: The fastest way to improve the team is to improve your own play. John Wooden UCLA
Play Hard, Play Smart and Play Together
Coach May
1- Final score: Hobgood 33-Halifax Academy 24
2- By Quarters: HA Scores First, 1st qtr: 4 to 7, 2nd qtr: 3 to 9, 3rd qtr: 8 to 9, 4th qtr:- 9 to 8
3- We played even in the second half and lost by 9 in the first half.
4- Scoring totals: Lindy: 4, Emily 4, Jamie 5, Jesse 6, Lindsey 2, Alex 2, Mer 1.
5- Rebound totals: Lindy,Jamie,Jesse, Lindsey, Alex, Mer all had 2. Casey,Emily had 1.
6- Shooting percentage: Team- 11 out of 41 26.8% Individuals: Jesse: 3/6, Lindy 2/4, Em 2/5, Jamie 2/11, Lindsey, 1/3, Alex 1/6, Mer 0/3, Casey 0/3
7- Foul shooting: Team:2/8 25%. Jamie 1/2, Mer 1/2, Lindsey 0/2, Emily 0/2
8- Rebounds 9 defensive/ 6 offensive.
9- Turnovers: 13 as a team (seems low)
10- Steals: Jessie 2, Jamie,Alex,Mer,Casey 1 each.(seems low)
11- Assists: 2 One each for Emily and Jamie
12: Our defense: Hobgood points: # 15- 13pts., #31-13 pts.-#45-4 pts., #42-2 pts., #1- 0 pts #10- 0 points. (Two girls beat us, the rest hardly scored).
13- Blocks- 0
14- Thoughts: Less traveling, Less foolish passes leading to easy baskets, better at making lay ups, a little better at FG's and FT's and better at getting back on defense to stop the easy basket and we win this game easy. Learning how to play winning basketball is sometimes tough. We need to buck it up. We need to stay focused during the games. We still have the making of a good team. Come to practice ready to work on it.
15- Happy to announce Nancy Fleming Morris retired #14 jersey in the cafeteria is coming to be my assistant coach. She is going to work mainly with the 4 and 5's. We can spend time each practice on getting better in the post and I will spend more time with the perimeter players on moving and cutting and getting open. Also we will work hard on getting the ball down low and making the shot or passing it back out for a easy shot. By dividing up some drills it will allow us to speed up the learning curve.
Do not get down on yourself's, we are a young team. We only have 2 players back from the top 10 players we had at this time last year. I think we are trying too hard on offense. Lets relax and let the game come to us. We will be good, I know we can play. Stay focused and work on making your shots and making the easy pass.
Thought for the Day: The fastest way to improve the team is to improve your own play. John Wooden UCLA
Play Hard, Play Smart and Play Together
Coach May
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