First Games Of The Season!

[Coltdoggs]

No, not reffing...Coaching! What a great start to the season!

Posted a few weeks back I was coaching my 3rd grade daughter's team at the multi-court facility where I ref at, in a Indy metro area travel league.

Had our frist games today....we have a Blue and Gray team because we have 17 girls.

Gray (the team my daughter is on) won going away 29-3...we held them scoreless until the 4th Q with about 3 minutes left. (Ref bailed them out and put em on the line for their first point of the game!) I'm just playing...I was glad they finally scored in all reality. I didn't want them to get shut out....not my style...

Lil' Miss C-doggs was 0-3 from the field but played some great D. (#4 in white) I need to work with #20 on that "inside" positioning!



Here she is on a break away after a steal. Not bad for her first game travel game.




2nd game...My Blue team got down early and was down 20-12 at the half....Second half was a complete turnaround. We rallied back and were down 27-28 with about :30 left...had 2 good looks at the bucket and couldn't get it to go down.

Other team brought the ball down, dribbled around trying to burn time and with about :16 left dribbled off the right wing toward the lane...stopped, picked up the dribble on the low block and we knocked the ball away and took off on a fast break...missed the wide open layup ...O-reb, put it back up with :03....29-28...C-Doggs and the Royals win!

Their ensuing throw in went OOB...we threw it in and held it.

I was wondering if I'd be able to keep myself from trying to officiate the game...I did good vocally not saying anything....but I found myself on the sideline making like a hearing impared interpeter giving signals for calls they I thought they were missing!

So I got my first 2 Ws as a travel coach .... but more importantly my kids had fun! I can't wait for next weekend!