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  15. Shooters!!

    in High School Girls Basketball

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    I think it can be agreed upon that each of these young ladies listed have "put in the work" that oldschool2 has described, and they deserve the recognition for that work. I am sure there are some more that should be listed also, as these type of lists always omit worthy player(s).

    More global theories on why things aren't as good as they could be are harder to figure out, as there are more moving pieces involved as you move out from putting the work in as an individual, to putting the work in as a part of a larger unit (i.e. team, school, community, etc.).

    Thank you to the coaches, parents, and other mentors that have supported these young ladies, and all the other young ladies that play girls basketball. It could not be done at ANY level without their efforts.

  16. Shooters!!

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    31 minutes ago, oldschool2 said:

    "Wake up before the sun comes up and shoot game shots until school starts, go in the gym during lunch and shoot game shots while your opponents eat, stay after practice and shoot game shots until it's time to eat/sleep.  Repeat everyday.  Do that, and you may be able to shoot as well as I can."

     

    32 minutes ago, oldschool2 said:

    To become a great shooter, it needs to be hundreds of shots EVERY DAY at game speed, not every now and then.... Most schools don't provide this type of setup.

    believe we on the same page here, just coming at it from different angles. No substitute for hard work you are exactly right.........

  17. Shooters!!

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    30 minutes ago, oldschool2 said:

    Larry Bird didn't have a shooting machine either.. in fact.. it was because of him exactly why I was able to shoot so well

    Funny enough, it this is the same reason my daughter is an above average shooter as well

    30 minutes ago, oldschool2 said:

    Piss poor excuse.

    Was not making an excuse, just making an observation. 

  18. Shooters!!

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    1 hour ago, Coach.Shu said:

     I think it has much more to do with what is emphasized by the school, the media, the parents, lil dribbles programs etc. 

    Yeah, infrastructure is a big part of any successful sports program, regardless of gender. Using the "King of Sports" in SETX, football, as the example, it is common knowledge that the top programs in the area are who they are because the players are developed from the time the pads weigh more than the players do, via youth leagues.

    This type of setup simply does not exist for girls basketball, save the small number of "historical" girls basketball programs in the area, and even that is not the same because there are not the numbers to have separate girls Little Dribblers programs at the youngest ages these days, as compared to years back. Also, the true intent of girls AAU basketball as it stands today as it stands to developing skilled players, could be called into question, imo...

    2 hours ago, Coach.Shu said:

    it is more about girls in this area don't get in the gym during the off season and work to become great shooters. 

    One last example, how many schools have shooting machines for basketball (or if they have them, do they WORK), that developing players can readily access? Or have structured program (official or unofficial, lol) to help build the skill level. If they do it is still probably a fight between the boys and girls program for use. To become a great shooter, it needs to be hundreds of shots EVERY DAY at game speed, not every now and then.... Most schools don't provide this type of setup.

    Teams like Argyle haven't run up five straight championships without some type of commitment level similar to what is seen in boy's football.....

     

     

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