We just lost a scrimmage against one of the teams in our league. It doesn't mean a whole lot because we only have 3 guards right now and a younger girl as a sub, and then 4 post players... not quite a whole team especially when the three missing are our three American players. On top of that we aren't in shape like other teams, but I think that may be a sacrifice our team is willing to make.
I haven't spoken to anyone directly about this, but our strength and conditioning coach was very clear not to have us doing any "sprints" (running at 100% of our velocity) until the last couple of practices. In fact, last year this team that ended up winning the Italian championship lost their first 3 or 4 games of the season. However, they weren't burned out at the end of the year, and probably were just peaking in their physical fitness when other teams were on the down side. I'm hoping that's our strategy this year, so no reason to fret.
The picture above was taken at my first practice. The media will be every where this year, so that will take some getting used to. I have already been through other interviews other than my press conference, and really don't like them, only to be told later that after every game the press ask for two players to be interviewed, so I better get used to them... It's not really a bad thing to get pushed out of one's comfort zone, but it's certainly not enjoyable at all times...
Hang in there. I know the exposure will take some getting used to, but it's the kind of thing that can really catapult you into the public consciousness.
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