The State of Women's Basketball

When I first joined the staff at DACC, the women's team was very raw. There was potential there, but we had to put in some work to knock the rust off. After some tough pre-season workouts, lots of running in early practices, and some fine tuning with drills, the Lady Jaguars are a force on the court.

My first season has provided a variety of challenges. As a coaching staff we have had to overcome the plethora of obstacles that our players inadvertantly throw up from grades, injuries, sickness and a lack of focus at times. Starting the year with nine girls on the roster was a challenge in and of itself. The roster only had four returning players from the previous season, and one recruit that chose to still come to DACC. That left Coach Bent with only five players on the roster when he took the job. He was able to find two more who were friends with one of hte girls on the volleyball team. We also found another player who was coming on an academic scholarship and wanted to hoop. Once I got to campus we added the final player at an open gym. The last player we added came at the semester when a player who decided to redshirt and transfer to DACC. She played for DACC last season. So, at least we have nine bodies and can do a lot more in practice.

The girls play very hard. They one thing that makes Coach and I so proud is that they never quit. They are always out-numbered. But always come to play. Way to go girls.