The 09-10 BlueJay basketball season is into it's second week of practice and the excitement level is very high. The players have completed 7 successful, competitive practices. "Our best practice of the season was tonight. The team was locked in from the beginning of practice and it continued over the next 2 and a half hours. The coaches were pleased with the intensity level and execution. For us to get to the next level, we're going to need to be much more fundamentality sound on the defensive end. There needs to be more hustle, communciation, and desire to not let anyone score on us," states assistant coach Phil Simpson.
With the Jays trying to play a little faster on offense, work is being done to incorporate a more uptempo pace while maintaining focus on the motion offense in half court situations. "We implemented more full court transition drills to teach our players the importance of running or better yet, sprinting down the floor. We think with our quick guards and athletic forwards we'll have opportunities for some easy baskets. It all depends on our defense and if we can force turnovers and get rebounds. Our players will need a lot more repetitions in practice to learn how to transition from a fast break situation to our half court motion. We're making progress. We just need to tighten up our execution and get into a better flow," mentiones assistant coach Chris McCabe.
The Jays will be on display this Friday, Nov 20th beginning at 6:30 at Cokely Fieldhouse for the Blue/White Scrimmage. There will be more details about the scrimmage in an upcoming blog.
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