Doing more with less?

irish78 wrote:If you don't mind a parent of a 2011 recruit joining in, you might be missing the conditioning work that Terry does with the players as another key factor. The goal of getting the girls to be able to work at 80% of maximum for ninety minutes or more is something we did not hear from other schools we visited. It shows in the fitness level on the field late in the match as well as the ability to go all-out during the game.

Funny you should mention conditioning. I remember last year's quarterfinal and noticing how exhausted Keelin Winters was and thinking to myself that conditioning would always be a serious concern in the post-season. Personally I prefer to win outright than to test conditioning in overtime, but it is good to know that the coaching staff at UP is keeping that as a key goal for all of their players.

fwill wrote:I remember last year's quarterfinal and noticing how exhausted Keelin Winters was ...

Do you mean the 2007 quarterfinal? I'm pretty sure Keelin was doing National Team duty in Chile during last year's playoffs.

I was about to say....

You're right eProf, I'm getting my years confused - sometimes the seasons tend to run together in my tiny little hamster brain!

fwill - I remember the match you are referring to. It was 2007 at UCLA in the Quarterfinals, and practically the whole team looked warn out. (Except Kelsey - who was world-class.)

Watching on video the Tamu 3-1 loss this season, I had a deja vu moment, remembering how poorly we played in the match mentioned above. However, I think the Tamu match was worse - probably the worst I have ever seen the Pilots play. The good thing is, though, that the Pilots have not lost since that whupping, and I believe they have used that game as an anchor to constantly remind themselves that winning any championship means playing all out, all the time, against every opponent, anywhere.

Irish20, did we know you are a 2011 parent? Welcome, although I see this is not your first post! Good to get your insights.