3rd Grade Basketball

Brittany, Jessica, Lauren, and I all help coach third grade basketball. All of our sisters play on the team so we were asked to help (Jr. Coach) the team. The third graders at first we just getting used to being on the court and holding a basketball. They have came a long way from the beginning. The girls were running a man offense and were a little confused how to do so...they caught on after a few practices. All the girls were great basketball players on the team but Hannah Walker was amazing on defense. You would of haven to be there to see this girl play...she rocked at defense. Ashley Bell was a great point guard she helped us get the ball into the paint to get some shots off. If nobody was open she would drive it in to take a shot herself. Bree Alvarado did great she was another great point we had...she made great passes and almost half the teams shots. Ashley and Bree worked together to get the ball down the court. Karoline Kilkenny was one of our great posts. She knew how to catch the ball and not to be scared of it she went right for it when it was loose. Shadoe Lewis did an wonderful job on defense as well she helped out when one of our players were in trouble and were trapped...she had a rough start remembering which way our basket was...but she caught on and did a awesome job. Naveah Lewis was fantastic....she did a good job on offense she mostly remembered our plays...she guarded the opponent well. Katie Cocorran did a great job too! She was good at when she fell down she would get right back up. She did a great job setting screens and a fantastic job blocking out. Alexis Elmore did a great job...at first she was a little timid towards the ball but when we got farther into the season she got more used to the ball and was good at holding and dribbling the ball. Arianna Saad did an awesome job getting those shots up. When she first started she wasn't used to playing basketball but i have to say she is probably the most progressed third grader on the team....she was a good defense player and she sometimes got confused...she thought she was supposed to tell the defense where to go. She thought every one (team) had the same plays as we do. The girls did a great job all year round. Congratulations girls!!!