Tomorrow starts the 2014 season,
and, if my math is correct, my 40th high school team (15th
at Webster). My body hasn’t completely given out on me (yet) and I’m excited to
work with the young women who will make up the JV. It says a lot about our
prospects for a good season that I already know almost all of them from camps
and workouts, good players and people. We’ll have girls fighting for playing
time who would have been clear starters just a few years ago. In addition to
the strong freshman class, we’ll also have experienced veterans with 4-5
sophomores who can model the kind of chemistry and leadership that made last
year such a great (and enjoyable) season.
That’s how far the program has
come. It’s been a pleasure to follow the leadership of Bryan Gibson. I’m also lucky
to have an outstanding assistant coach in Leah Poe and a great associate coach
in David Knapp, both knowledgeable and strong teachers who relate well with the
girls.
It appears our numbers are down a
little this year, but we’ll have enough for two competitive teams. There may be
a kind of Memphis-St. Louis relationship between the teams this year, with some
girls bouncing back and forth between the varsity and JV, depending on what the
varsity needs in any particular situation. That is our goal, to get girls ready
to play at the next level.
For
parents new to the program, I’ll post a box score and summary, with pictures
when available (and both Amy Jo Love and Stacey Greer have already shown up with cameras, but all entries are welcome),
on this blog after each game, usually early in the evening. Coach Gibson (with
help from Beth) keeps us on Facebook, so feel free to “like” us there, as well.
We
will also be using a new app, called GameChanger, which will allow you to
follow the game live if you cannot attend. The app also generates a summary and
box score, although the blog box score will be the official one. So.... if you
have an iPod, iPhone, or iPad (my preference because of the bigger screen) and
are planning on being a regular, download the app and I can give you
administrative privileges if you’d like to do some scorekeeping via the app. It
should make the season a little more fun for parents and other friends and
relatives who can’t be at the game.
Besides
this site, the other site you need to be aware of is StatesmenSports.com, where
you will find Tweets, calendar updates, etc. I’ve also added a special Twitter
account just for WG Softball. Feel free to follow me @CoachBerndt. I’ll tweet
all Softball Blog updates
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