Well, staying with the trend, after a #1 ranking we lost Fri. to Averett University in the semi-finals of the conference tournament. It was a tough loss to what looked to be a promising season. We fought hard pushing the game to overtime only to end up losing by 2 points! It's always hard when you know that you've played your last game of the season. As a coach you hate it especially when you have a very good team. But losing is all apart of the game and once your done there are no "do overs". Coaches can't dwell on a loss even if it's the last one, but it really hurts especially for the seniors on the team. The seniors don't get another chance. Coaches and underclassmen get their payback next year. After all this I have learned that no position is safe, to be successful you have to work hard every single day and never get lethargic. Once a team thinks that they are the best and they have everything in control, that team is in trouble. Anyone can beat on any occasion and as a coach you have to instill that thinking in your players from day one! Although the season is over, my coaching career is an ongoing process. Now is the time to recruit hard and work on getting your players better for next year. We will be arranging individual workouts for all returning players and entertaining recruits visiting the school. For a stable coach there's always next year, even though I hate to go out the way we did.
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