Measuring Improvement

Last night, my 4th grade girls basketball team (remember, I have a 5th/6th grade team too!) finished up our regular season with another loss.

But...

The improvement from player to player is stunning when I think back to the beginning of the season. I insisted that we focus on fundamentals and stuck to my guns this year - drill, pass, shoot and play defense.

While our record doesn't reflect it (1-7), our last 3 games are clear indicators that every girl has improved her game in some significant way.

I was just about beaming watching our girls play aggressive man-to-man defense, matching up, being aggressive and dominating on the boards. We still can't seem to make baskets (I bet we shot 10% from the floor) and have big problems against overly aggressive defensive pressure, but I'm confident we're going to surprise someone in the playoffs in a few weeks.

It's been an interesting seasons so far, but we're not done yet.