Samir Haj
Samir Haj
balls good job quality realized
We realized we need to give her more space. But we haven't done a good job of getting her enough quality balls on the outside.
ball feet ground running touch
We wanted to keep the ball on the ground and play to feet so we could keep possession. In the first half, we were just making one touch and running all over the field.
across difficult fields five players string yards
Most fields are so narrow. It makes it difficult to string five players across the midfield. Our field and Bentonville's are the only ones that are 65 yards across.
approach challenge existing few freshman front leave open until
Up front we have a few freshman that will challenge the existing the corps. Our approach is to leave everything open until after our preseason tournament.
anxious effort excited forth good hard loose work
Anxious is good. It's good to excited and hungry. If you're too loose or overconfident, it's hard to put forth the effort you need when you're challenged. We know if we work hard, things will work out.
running sand
It's a new field. It was like running in sand and we weren't able to use our speed.
hotel ready teams three top
They're probably one of the top three teams in the state. We have to go back to the hotel and get ready to go again.
entire home leaving luxury road stay
There's a lot to be said for home field. Unfortunately, it's a luxury we don't have. It's a long road trip, but we'll be leaving early. We'll stay down there the entire time, so I don't think it will be an inconvenience.
add four hard job junior mediocre takes teams
It's really hard to be responsible for four teams. And it is four teams when you add the junior varsity. It takes away from your concentration, and you end up doing a mediocre job with all four teams.
people willing
I wanted to get everyone's attention. We need people willing to play and put out the effort.
energy exactly felt good half hold second tried
Defensively we tried to hold off in the first half because we felt we had enough energy in the second half be able to make good possessions and try to attack. That's exactly what happened.
realize team until
You never realize how important Kathryn is to the team until something like this happens. If she was back there, I don't think we would've made those mistakes.