My Girls

• Posted by: Joe Williams

The Lady Terrapins. My granddaughter, Scout, is #3, on the far right in the braided pig-tails.

I’ve coached sports of all kinds before, but never have I coached a girls team. My granddaughter expressed interest in playing basketball this season and she wanted me to coach, so I anxiously said okay. Last season I managed to make a boy on my team cry, so I wasn’t sure how I’d come across to girls. As a coach I require discipline and I believe that even
young kids can be taught how to execute plays–and that is something hard for little kids to do–pay attention and play positions. Was I ever surprised by the girls. They really took to coaching and by the end of the season these little first and second graders, many of whom had never played before, could run a play involving setting screens. We averaged 24 points a game and held our opposition to 10. Pretty cool. All through the season I would be dreaming up plays and defenses. I can’t imagine how college coaches do it. Basketball literally consumes you–at every level.

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