We have had our 2 scrimmages and we are now in our last stages of preparation for the season. We have a couple of things to put in yet on both sides of the ball, but we are getting close to being ready. We had a scrimmage on Saturday against Nebraska Wesleyan and then had our JV scrimmage each other after that. We invited all of our parents and then had a supper for them. It was a great event and it was good to see all the parents again. Our first half against Nebraska Wesleyan went very well for us, the 2nd half we got exposed a little bit, which was good for us. It made us look at the way we do some things on both sides of the ball. So in essence, it was a very good scrimmage for us. The 3rd half was dominated by our next 9 players, and I am very excited about our newcomers. They have very good IQ’s. It seems like we only have to tell them something once and they adjust. Each freshman player is better than I thought they would be, and I thought they would be good. All of our players have improved and this will be a fun and challenging year.
We are getting more and more healthy. We got good news on the Wes Nordquist front. He does not have a stress fracture, just a sprain of the ankle joint. It came along slowly at first, but it getting better a little quicker the last week. I think he is about ready to go. There is no doubt that we need him, as he brings that low post presence that we need. But his being gone, has also helped us develop our other posts. Being a post player is extremely difficult. You don’t touch the ball like you want on offense, people are draped all over you, and you are the last line of defense on defense. It can be a thankless job, but the guys are improving all the time. Our posts had a great practice last night. Now we are looking for consistency.
We are just trying to go one day at a time and continuing to improve our team. I think this group has been great so far with this. We never talk about a week from now, we just talk about right now and preparing for tomorrow when the day is over. We haven’t mentioned one word about playing next Tuesday. We will be ready for that, but need to shore some things up first. We have a very challenging schedule the first 11 days with 5 games, and all but one had winning seasons last year, and 2 of them played in the National Tournament last year. A great way to start. We will know where we are when those 5 games are finished. At that point, we will be prepared for the conference opener. But first things first. Let’s have a great week this week, and then we will get going and be more prepared for next.
The 2 best meals in Storm Lake for me are:
1. The chicken salad sandwich at Grand Central Coffee House.
2. The beef Sancho at Bozwellz.
Those are the 2 meals that make me the happiest.
Go Beavers!!!
Coach VH
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