1. COACHING 8 TH GRADE GIRLS BASKETBALL JENNY JONES

2. AT FIRST Timid Didn’t want to upset Cautious Challenges Not sure of my duties

3. IN CHARGE OF… Defense Ball handling

4. FIRST TOURNAMENT Keeping books  Free throws  Fouls  Points scored  Jump balls  Timeouts Recognizing role as an assistant coach

5. AFTER FIRST TOURNAMENT Ball handling FOCUS Cell phone issue Practice hard

6. THANKSGIVING TIME Adjust to my role  Who can be pushed? One-on-one work with me at open gyms

7. OFFENSE Complicated vs. Simple Putting it into play Defensive struggle- focus on offense

8. CONCERNS Ross approached me with some concerns  Lack of effort  Play well one half not the next  Does he yell at them?  Heart to heart conversation Z and her boxing out  Push her  Finally did it and the impact I had one her- Amazing

9. ANOTHER TOURNAMENT Focusing on little things to help the girls Meghan  Pushing the ball to the free throw line Improvement Watched boys game  What can we learn? They now start Middle school season

10. FIRST HALF Improvement from the players Jump stops Shooting form Vocal Correcting then a compliment Looking up to me

11. SECOND HALF BEGINS Two practices  Reviewing plays  Getting back in the swing of “our basketball”  New offense Tournament  Rough first two games  Third game we won

12. THIRD GAME – MY TURN TO COACH Coaching  Way different than playing  Playing time  Watching everything  Timeouts  Refs

13. RUNNING PRACTICE Changed to old offense Out of bounds plays Had fun Ball Handling Mix up of drills

14. LAST GAME OF THE SEASON – FINAL TEST I coached More comfortable than the last game Close game Who to play? 11 players VICTORY

15. OVERALL Leadership role Negative comments Correcting mistakes and compliments Self confidence boost Joke around Mixing up drills Books

16. OVERALL CONTINUED… Little thing to help Support  Encouragement Role model Friend -11 girls

17. SUM UP MY ACCOMPLISHMENTS I was support, encouragement, role model, and friend to the eleven girls I helped coach this past season. My help and dedication to this team for the last 6 months has helped to make them better players, and people, ready to take on high school as their next step in life.