Wednesday, July 16, 2008

U-14 Ri 73-42 Catholic High

This was going to be one of the biggest games of our south zone campaign, and we knew it. However, we didn't turn up as prepared as we were in our previous match. Everything started wrongly, right from the warm-ups, where we were too quiet and didn't communicate with each other. The problem was immediately pointed out, but yet it was still carried into the game. We were never able to get our talking going and because of that we made silly mistakes that we would otherwise never make. For example, during our defense, we often allowed too nervous, something that could definitely be solved through talking and communication. On offense, we did not execute our plays, relying much on our fast-breaking for points. 

Overall, we definitely have to improve on the team's communication, as it is only through communication that we can ever and will ever get out of bad situations. Take today's game for example, we won because our individual players were extremely skillful, and that the other team were shorthanded. The shots we took were definitely not good shots, and hitting it were only a matter of skill. 

Our defense today was extremely bad. Our nerves certainly was a big factor. Also, we were jumping all over the place; although we were already told that jumping on defense was akin to giving up. The ball was constantly thrown over the heads of the last man, something that should definitely not happen. 

Dream.Team.Fight.Win. 
Let's keep improving 

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