A few random thoughts…
Yes, Rayah Marshall was at the game. She was on the bench, but not in uniform. Apparently she had a torso strain and might play against Cal on Sunday.
I generally agree with the above game analyses along with some well-placed squelches of overly critical posts. Our young players keep winning while playing less than perfect games. They aren’t perfect, nor are any of the teams, players, or coaches in Division 1. The key is to play hard and improve their game as the season progresses, which they are. It is nice to see that Tara has more options from her deep, talented team. I’m sure that she is quite aware of the difficulty in developing starter team chemistry when playing too deep into the bench.
And, speaking of Tara, I think that she deserves a great deal of credit for coaching Haley. Players, such as Haley, who are the subject to considerable national publicity can be difficult to coach. I’ve noticed a few situations over the year where an overreaction by Tara could have lead to a conflict, but Tara, and the other coaches, diffused the situations without incident. I’m not going to say more, except that we can’t take our coaching staff for granted in our own need for perfection.
In the flurry of rampant physical play, missed calls, and missed O-boards, let’s not miss observing one of our best team qualities that can only be measured by the final score in a close game. Our players maintain a high level of team camaraderie and spirit when the going get tough! And they keep winning!
Yes, Rayah Marshall was at the game. She was on the bench, but not in uniform. Apparently she had a torso strain and might play against Cal on Sunday.
I generally agree with the above game analyses along with some well-placed squelches of overly critical posts. Our young players keep winning while playing less than perfect games. They aren’t perfect, nor are any of the teams, players, or coaches in Division 1. The key is to play hard and improve their game as the season progresses, which they are. It is nice to see that Tara has more options from her deep, talented team. I’m sure that she is quite aware of the difficulty in developing starter team chemistry when playing too deep into the bench.
And, speaking of Tara, I think that she deserves a great deal of credit for coaching Haley. Players, such as Haley, who are the subject to considerable national publicity can be difficult to coach. I’ve noticed a few situations over the year where an overreaction by Tara could have lead to a conflict, but Tara, and the other coaches, diffused the situations without incident. I’m not going to say more, except that we can’t take our coaching staff for granted in our own need for perfection.
In the flurry of rampant physical play, missed calls, and missed O-boards, let’s not miss observing one of our best team qualities that can only be measured by the final score in a close game. Our players maintain a high level of team camaraderie and spirit when the going get tough! And they keep winning!