A short recap on the weekend: 1). Sideline presence was the best it has ever been. That needs to be a constant at Regionals.
2). Intensity and focus were outstanding. For the rest of the season we should be constantly reviewing in our minds the fundamentals, stoppage plays, getting a layout block, positioning in the cup, pivoting with disc, centering the disc, etc, etc... 3). Turnovers were at a minimum. Still we need to eliminate those turnovers at critical points in the game. At turnover when the game is 3-3 is much different than when the score is 12-12. Believe that we will be in those types of games. Going forward these next two weeks are critical for us. We are not getting together until Clambake and many of us will be at various tournaments this coming weekend. With that in mind we have to make sure that we continue to play with good habits Don't fall into the the trap of playing pick-up style ultimate - i.e. lazy defense, poor decision making, not running hard all the time. Go and have fun this weekend but play the way we practice. Something like centering the disc to a handler has to be reflexive not because someone is shouting it from the sideline. You can apply this concept to any of the things we've worked on this season. As for Clambake, yes we'll go in and have a good time but we also need to play our game as it will be our last time together before Regionals. Treat Saturday during the day at Clambake as a practice. Saturday night will be a different story. There is no reason that any of us should play down to the level of competition, ever. Winning athletes never let up for a single second. Here is some motivation for all of you: http://goflorida.about.com/od/allaboutflorida/a/october.htm http://www.sarasotapolo.com/events/eventDetails.cfm?datID=125 We could be playing great ultimate during the day and then hanging out on the beach drinking a margarita and swimming with dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico. Or we could be somewhere in upstate NY, dressed in Halloween costumes, drunk, and playing at a 'fun tournament'. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bashing Pinatas" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bashingpinatas?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
