So, I'm getting ready to wrap up this year. As of right now our 8th grade "A" team is sitting at 9-0. Our "B" team is 1-2. We've got a lot of work to do. Both of our teams have 5 more games until our conference and county tournaments. One thing that I always try to do is to be playing the best basketball at the end of the year. Yes, it's always good to pick up wins along the way. Being undefeated is never something that you shouldn't be proud of accomplishing. I'm concentrated on daily improvement and making the team better. If you played your best basketball in November, then what have you been doing since then? I have enjoyed this break from school. We gave the players a week off over break. I think they know that they should be doing some conditioning over break because Coach Allen will be sure to remind them that they should have working out over break. I'm going to work with the bigs when we get back on finishing around the bucket and being strong with the ball. We tend to let the ball be slapped away by the pesky little players. Always something to work on.
I picked up some books to read over break.
You Haven't Taught Until They Have Learned by John Wooden
http://www.amazon.com/Havent-Taught-Until-They-Learned/dp/1935412086/ref=pd_sim_b_6
Inch and Miles by John Wooden
http://www.amazon.com/Inch-Miles-John-R-Wooden/dp/0756914108/ref=pd_sim_b_1
Soup by Jon Gordon
http://www.amazon.com/Soup-Recipe-Nourish-Your-Culture/dp/0470487844
