This week proved to be a very successful for the Buffalos of Chugwater.
We entered the week 6 & 6 after coming off a disappointing lose to 2A Lingle-Fort Laramie Doggers. After 3 days of great practices we took on a 3A JV Wheatland, Wyoming team, that proved to be very good in matching up with our best players. Wheatland has always been a great basketball community and it shows with how fine tuned their JV players are in the basics. Going into half time we were down by 12. This week in practice we worked on consistency. Something that had been lacking in most of our games this year.
Every Second
Every Minute
Every Quarter
Every Half
Every Game
We get Better.
Every Minute
Every Quarter
Every Half
Every Game
We get Better.
Was our motto. So we got better. In the third quart we gained a point. In the Fourth we gained 11 to send the game into OT. In OT we gained 3 more to take the game. 74 pts the most we have scored in a game in the last 3 years.
Saturday we made the 3.5 hour trip to Encampment where 2 years earlier they routed us 107 to 41. Anticipating bad roads we planned for a 4.5 hour trip. We got there early. An hour early. What do you do with 22 teenagers and a basketball court. You give them a basketball. So for an hour with no one else in the gym they all got together and played LIGHTNING for the hour. Its really something to watch them interact. To see Team/School chemistry coming together. No one set out. And when you were out on one side of the court you went to the next game on the other side. Next was the half court shooting where about 4 kids competed with each other to see who could make the wildest shot. Everyone cheered them on.
Game Time.
At half time of the girls game the guys went and started their ritual of getting ready for their game. I came in gave the game talk and left.
With about 3 minutes left in the 4th quarter of the girls game I went back to gather the guys and get them focused.
They were already focused. They had ran through plays and found that they were not catching the ball very well. So they organized several passing practice drills. They were all hot & sweaty and ready to go when I got there.
At that point it was obvious we were not going to have any trouble with Encampment tonight.
Final score 70 - 38.
On the long bus ride back they slept for about an hour. The other 2 and a half was filled with laughter and "great movie quotes".
Team - we are well on our way.
We are looking forward to this weekend.
May you find all your Basketballs
Coach Kit West
Chugwater Buffalo.
Saturday we made the 3.5 hour trip to Encampment where 2 years earlier they routed us 107 to 41. Anticipating bad roads we planned for a 4.5 hour trip. We got there early. An hour early. What do you do with 22 teenagers and a basketball court. You give them a basketball. So for an hour with no one else in the gym they all got together and played LIGHTNING for the hour. Its really something to watch them interact. To see Team/School chemistry coming together. No one set out. And when you were out on one side of the court you went to the next game on the other side. Next was the half court shooting where about 4 kids competed with each other to see who could make the wildest shot. Everyone cheered them on.
Game Time.
At half time of the girls game the guys went and started their ritual of getting ready for their game. I came in gave the game talk and left.
With about 3 minutes left in the 4th quarter of the girls game I went back to gather the guys and get them focused.
They were already focused. They had ran through plays and found that they were not catching the ball very well. So they organized several passing practice drills. They were all hot & sweaty and ready to go when I got there.
At that point it was obvious we were not going to have any trouble with Encampment tonight.
Final score 70 - 38.
On the long bus ride back they slept for about an hour. The other 2 and a half was filled with laughter and "great movie quotes".
Team - we are well on our way.
We are looking forward to this weekend.
May you find all your Basketballs
Coach Kit West
Chugwater Buffalo.
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