Random thoughts...

Today has been totally random so far, so here are some random thoughts on my end:

- Congrats again to the UHS girls b-ball team. They gave a gutty performance in game 1 of their regional, falling behind 27-14 in the second quarter. The other team simply could not miss from three point range! They weathered the storm, made a few key runs of their own, and won the first game 61-53 (or something like that).

I didn't get to attend the evening game (I went to IU vs. MSU), but it wasn't even close - I heard it was a 20 point win. Congrats ladies!

The next opponent is a good one - the 4th ranked team in 1A, but I feel like our girls are coming together at the perfect time. More importantly, they can play at a speed and intensity level that wears on girls over the course of the game. Good luck this weekend girls, and if you win I'll be at state!

- No one should ever travel with me; every time I try to get on a plane there's a delay.

- I think people are starting to figure out this whole warm-up/mobility thing, now if they could only fix their programs!

We all know the first exercise may be the most important; here are some first exercise selections I saw in the gym today:

Curls on a bosu ball
Seated hip abductor machine
Machine preacher curls

Hell, I'd rather see someone bench - at least it would be a compound movement!

That's it for now. As many of you know I'm on my way to Australia today, so I'll do my best to blog from the road. I even have the digital camera to help chronicle my trip, so we'll see if I can't git-r-done!

Stay strong
MR

Congrats UHS girls b-ball!

I'd like to take the time in this blog post to congratulate the University High School girls basketball team. Ranked in the Top 10 of 1A basketball for the majority of the year, they absolutely dominated their sectional games.

In their first game (they had a bye), they won 77-11. The following night in the sectional championship, they won by a staggering 36 points! I've watched a lot of basketball in my day, and their first quarter was some of the best team basketball I've ever seen. Great ball movement, passing, and a stifling defense helped them sprint out to a 22-0 score by the end of the first quarter. Needless to say, this crushed the will of the other team, as they were visibly deflated after that.

Here's the link to recap their season:

http://www2.indystar.com/cgi-bin/preps2007/bin/Operation.php?action=display&class=School&arg0=Basketball&id=64&arg1=G

These girls have played at a consistently high level all year. There were several games against bigger schools (2A and 3A size) that they might have won had it not been for a few possessions. With the core of the team being sophomores and juniors, I expect big things out of our team this weekend going into regionals. Obviously, next year the sky's the limit as well.

Great job ladies and keep up the good work!

Stay strong
MR