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| Opening huddle |
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| Chandler |
On Saturday, January 8th, 2011, seven young men stepped onto the court at Garcia Middle School for their orientation practice. Most of them had never seen each other before, and only three players (Conrad, Chandler and Chris) returned from the undefeated summer team and possessed a familiarity with the coaching styles of Coach Christ and Coach Quentin.
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| Freethrow drills - Patrick at the line |
Coach Chris and Coach Quentin provided the parents with a brief introduction and summary of their coaching philosophies and expectations...then it was straight to work.
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| Michael and Chris - shooting drills |
Drills, drills, and more drills. Much to the credit of the players, none of them passed out from exhaustion...which is a good sign given the one week preparation time for their season opener against Team 1.
Despite its overall small size (which didn't seem to hinder the team in the summer league), the new additions to the team (Allen, Jordan, Nick, and Patrick) all displayed potential the coaches could worth with.
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| Daniel releases a jumpshot |
With the Wednesday practice additions of Michael (5'8" power forward), Carlos (5'10" Center), and Daniel (guard), Team 2 had acquired the height it needed in the low post, and successfully reached its 10 player limit. Ladies and gentlemen - we have a team!
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| Conrad |
The Wednesday practice was even more drill-filled than the Saturday practice, as the two UTSA seniors whipped their crew into game-shape at warp speed.
While there are few experience and skill-level adjustments that need to be made along the way, the team overall looked very good for a first full practice, and showed signs of strong potential, most notably in the area of heart, effort and defensive footwork.
The team is composed of good natured players with a wide variety of personalities, which means they'll be an exciting, entertaining team to watch this season.
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| Allen and Chris - layup drills |
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| Coach Chris and Coach Quentin in action |
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