Week 9

The day finally came this week on Tuesday afternoon. My opportunity to really show my coaching ability. Tuesday afternoon was the first day where I was going to coach a game here in Ireland. I’m not going to lie, I was a little nervous. When coaching practices, there really isn’t any pressure or nervousness. I genuinely enjoying teaching the kids and giving them the opportunity to become better basketball players. But when it comes to a game, its different. Its finally time to see what your players have learned and understood, then see them try to apply it to an really life situation. A actual game! 

And they did great! I was able to call out plays and different motions, with everyone understanding what to do and executing them efficiently. I was able to switch up the defense with everyone being on the same page, on the fly. Throw in a press defense here and there. It was wonderful to be able to say things and coach, having every single player on the court and bench know exactly what was going on. And it worked for us. We were able to get the win (my first win as an coach in Ireland!), and it felt great. The kids probably weren’t as excited as I was, because it really meant something to me to be able to get the first win as a coach over here. But it felt great to have all of them apart of it. Thanks for tuning into my blog this week. Check in next week to see how things went. Take care!

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