A Rough First Week

To say that our first week of the regular season was a rough one may just be the biggest understatement of the year. We lost both our games by an average of 20 points and to be honest, we didn't look very good at all. I am very frustrated at our inability to pick up the defensive rotations and our inability to run any kind of offensive set. I will spare any youtube video of these two games on my blog.

I know I have my work cut out for me this year trying to get the girls to buy into this system that I know works. But they are so used to doing whatever they wanted and improvising however they wanted that they just don't see the need to do it my way. However, their way is working to the tune of giving up an average of 59 points a game while scoring only 40.

The season is not all lost, but things have to change pretty soon. Or it will be a very long season with very few things to be proud of. I know we are going to win our game this Tuesday, but that doesn't mean that all problems are fixed. I keep having to remind myself that these girls have been taught to behave this way and that perhaps they really don't know any better. No one has ever tried to enforce discipline in the program (those are words coming from others, not me)and they are simply used to literally doing whatever they wanted. If I can keep that in mind and approach them understanding that this is something brand new to them, then maybe it will be better. I can only hope.