Basketball Observation

Basketball at the collegiate level is not an easy task for any player, now getting there is even harder. I know from experience that going to practice, school, games and traveling consumes almost all of a players’ time. Once a player signs that letter of intent, they are saying they are ready to take on that sport like a full time job, which it is and more. From my observation hours, I have witnessed that some of the players from UTPB’s Women’s Basketball Program are not ready to take on all of the responsibilities that come with playing at the collegiate level.
As I observed UTPB’s women’s basketball program, I witnessed different emotions including sadness, frustration, and disappointment from the girls. Basketball is not an easy sport to play, it takes many hours and much of your free time to progress successfully
First off, last year when I played, Coach Willis was very strict with our group of players and with these girls he has been much more lenient with them. As the time got closer to the season the girls didn’t seem dedicated. Practice was lackadaisical, most of the girls didn’t want to be there and Coach Willis didn’t push the issue. As I mentioned before, these girls willingly signed that contract to play at UTPB. They know they are getting paid to play basketball and most of them have a careless mindset. As a former player this really ticks me off, I remember how hard I fought for myself to be in their position and those girls are taking it for granted. I wish I could just show them that in a couple years they’re going to look back and regret not giving their most. I know as from a coaching aspect it is almost impossible to coach passion. Passion comes from within, the passion I have for this sport is uncontrollably the reason I want to have basketball involved in the rest of my