St Dominic 3 on 3 Tournament
GraceAnne, Amara, Tristyn Hudson and Ashleigh Sheerin put a team together for this past weekend's St Dom's 3 on 3 tournament. They did really well! I wasn't sure if Grace was going to do it or not but on Friday phone calls and emails started flying around and it all kind of came together on its own.
Once we got to St Dominic's in Oyster Bay it took the girls a little while to get the hang of things. In pool play they won enough games to get to the playoffs, that's where they really got going. Woody seemed to enjoy banging some of the bigger boys around, totally held her own on the inside. The great thing about 3 on 3 is that there's absolutely nowhere to hide, you're either beating your man, shutting them down or you're getting beat, being shutdown. The halfcourt seems "bigger" and you HAVE TO rely on your teammates. You are forced to pass, forced to defend or you are exposed. Totally had the right mix of girls. Lots of defensive switches, lots of passing, finding the open man, help and recovery. Great to watch them figure things out, talking to one another, using all the skills they've learned to think things through and work together to solve the problem. These four had lots of weapons.
They had to beat one pushover and two pretty tough boy's teams to get to the final. The boys they beat were not very happy. The first group they played actually cheered when they found out they were facing the girls, they didn't score a single point before they were eliminated and sent home. The final came down to the last shot, tied 2-2 in a 3 pt game, and it could have gone either way. The winner was punished with tickets to a Hofstra men's game, so that took the sting out of the loss.
3 on 3 is a great learning experience. Highly recommended. Many of the teams that participated were coached. I liked that our girls figured it out for themselves. Great bunch!
Once we got to St Dominic's in Oyster Bay it took the girls a little while to get the hang of things. In pool play they won enough games to get to the playoffs, that's where they really got going. Woody seemed to enjoy banging some of the bigger boys around, totally held her own on the inside. The great thing about 3 on 3 is that there's absolutely nowhere to hide, you're either beating your man, shutting them down or you're getting beat, being shutdown. The halfcourt seems "bigger" and you HAVE TO rely on your teammates. You are forced to pass, forced to defend or you are exposed. Totally had the right mix of girls. Lots of defensive switches, lots of passing, finding the open man, help and recovery. Great to watch them figure things out, talking to one another, using all the skills they've learned to think things through and work together to solve the problem. These four had lots of weapons.
They had to beat one pushover and two pretty tough boy's teams to get to the final. The boys they beat were not very happy. The first group they played actually cheered when they found out they were facing the girls, they didn't score a single point before they were eliminated and sent home. The final came down to the last shot, tied 2-2 in a 3 pt game, and it could have gone either way. The winner was punished with tickets to a Hofstra men's game, so that took the sting out of the loss.
3 on 3 is a great learning experience. Highly recommended. Many of the teams that participated were coached. I liked that our girls figured it out for themselves. Great bunch!
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