Coach's Corner
National League Women - Conclusions & New Season
May 2, 2008, 8:13 pm
Sometimes it is a bitter pill to swallow, when after a long season you finish without any wins. You sit down and continue to work out what went wrong and why.
We didn't have the best of luck by a long way injuries seemed to mean not only was the team different nearly every game but also the starting five. The loss of some players more long term also saw the team dynamic change and our style of play.
Just as we seemed to settle and start playing well we ended up with a break for Christmas, the first few games back we we're short but competed well. This was becoming the story of the season, with our main team on the floor we competed with everyone, but again we just didnt have the luck, annoyingly not the depth at some away games.
As the season reached the last few games the frustration started to show for everyone, as we just couldnt find the win, even though our performances surely deserved one.
Hindsight is a wonderful thing, and the more I have looked at the way the season went I lay blame on finishing bottom squarely on my shoulders. Watching the videos of the games I sometimes wondered who that was on the bench sitting there, my coaching style has always been very positive and vocal, but for most of the season I was a shadow of myself, it wasn't until the last few games when I had recovered from my back problem, was pain free and able to bounce around that I think I did the girls justice, for that I apologise.
I have a great squad of players more than able of competing in this division and finishing in the top half of the table, so with a slight change to our luck and a good pre-season, we're gonna show people exactly what this Storm can do.
Enjoy your summer, Brock
Valladolid, Spain
Post 16 Academies
