Even though we had a great showing in the beginning of the season, we still have a long way to go. |
Everybody did a nice job out there. We're progressing quite nicely and we're headed in the right direction. |
I give the students all the flexibility they need. For example, we have had several student government presidents on our teams in the past. |
I think sometimes that with the individual sports, the athletes take the attitude of individualism. When you're out there competing, you're by yourself and I think they take that attitude with school as well. |
I think that some of the kids need a study table. It shows the students that we care. It is a solid indicator. You just have to have the attitude of, I have to do it, I have to get it done. |
If both the men and women can keep this pace up, then we should be very competitive. |
Outside our hallway, we have an academic board. The students want to see their name up there. It may not seem to be a big deal for someone walking down the hall, but they do care. |
Records are hard to come by, especially the outdoor records. The records that have fallen this season are significant ones, and are not easy to achieve. |
Since most of our kids aren't on scholarship, if you get a student that's a little shaky, then they're probably not going to make it. |
The early meets of the indoor season don't mean too much as far as where you finish is concerned. Right now I'm looking to see as much improvement as I can from everybody, and use the indoor season as a good way to practice for the outdoor season. |
Vera, as an incoming freshman, has really helped us out, there's no doubt about it. |
We have a special group of athletes on our team this year with a strong nucleus of athletes that compete to the best of their abilities every single meet. |
We need to get much sharper in the upcoming months. From what I see in practice so far, the coaching staff and I are very excited about our potential, and we should be a very good team throughout the year. |
We should be able to place very high in every event against these teams. I was very happy with the way the kids came back from the winter break conditioning-wise, very impressed. The only group that isn't really ready yet is the distance runners. |
We'll try the buzzer first and see how it works. |