Practice Quotations | Page 16

I think she's going to practice. I think we're going to try and see what happens.

I think she's improving every day. She's there every day, pushing herself, working hard. The quality of work she puts in during practice is amazing. She's phenomenal. And she's not a big girl. She's small, but much stronger than last year. I can't think of an occasion where she's backed down from anything.

I think she was a distraction, because at the end of practice we would have 20 media members there to talk to a walk-on kicker who couldn't kick it through the uprights, ... That was an issue.

I think our shot selection the first half was not so great, but we picked it up the second half. No one should be mad. I think we played a great game, a good practice game for the sectionals coming up.

I think out guys are excited because practice is finally over.

I think he will play but I'm not sure. The decision will be taken after practice tomorrow.

It don't get no better than that, ... We practice that - we have takeaway drills in practice, and that's the same the drill, 'scoop-and-score.'

It (dunk) is always good for the crowd. We have been waiting on that to happen, because he (D.J. Shannon) has done it in practice a lot.

It doesn't mean much to our coaches, and I didn't hear the kids mention it once all week. Whether we're 1 or 10, we're going to practice the same way.

It doesn't help in practice when you don't have 10. We're dealing with adversity and it's a learning process.

It doesn't feel like 5-11. Every day in practice we're still coaching, and they're still learning. Sometimes you don't have that with a 5-11 record.

It doesn't happen through half an hour of practice. It happens through repeated daily practice over and over and over again.

It doesn't seem to affect them. What's the option...not to play? We're just happy we have a place to practice and some nice fields to play on during the season.

It doesn't shock me that he could come in here and practice two weeks and do what he did today. I'm not stunned, but yeah, it was something. I know this, it's a step in the right direction for us. That was a 4-0 team.

It feels pretty good, pretty stable. I tweaked it a little bit at practice earlier in the week, but it feels good now.

It feels really great after working really hard this year with my practice partners and really great coaching.

It feels good. A big inning finally went our way. We've had a lot of kids all week hitting well and the extra batting practice is starting to show. I've never seen two grand slams in one inning in a high school game before. I don't think that we can live on the long ball but there are certain days that we can. I really believe Calvert is a better team than they showed here today.

It felt good to get out there and help my team win. I was not rebounding in practice like I should have been. That's why I wasn't playing.

Kai seems to be unaffected by things and Palmdale was a great example of that. The accuracy with which he kicks is definitely remarkable. We practice those situations a lot, putting ourselves in a must-make situation.

Just today in practice, coach (Marc) Trestman was getting on me, saying, 'Derek run your mouth' ... Talk to (Herndon). Tell him what's going on. You're a veteran. You know this.

Kayla can guard any kid in the state and make them miserable. In the past, I've always had one or two kids who raised the level of the team by their intensity at practice and their commitment. McCarthy and Finn are as good as any kids I've had like that.

Kayla is our most consistent player. She's our starting point guard. She's a captain. She hasn't missed a practice in two years.

Just like practice. I knew I just had to hit it hard.

Katie's an awesome player, so it's going to hurt to be without her, but I run the point in practice and feel comfortable stepping into the job. The most important thing will be taking care of the ball and making sure we run our offense well.

Kelley is a great keeper. She came to practice and worked hard, and every game she gains more confidence.

Kellie is getting reps in the infield as well as the outfield during practice and is certainly learning a lot. She is constantly adapting to the Pac-10 level of play.

Kenneth is back with a vengeance. He can be an asset to this team, and this week (in practice) he's been an asset.

I think the one thing we've been deficient in is finding that consistent push. (Spellman) does things out there in practice where I ask him, 'Show me how you do that?' When you've got a former (NFL) first-round draft pick in there, you can learn something.

I think the players wear really in the game because of that (loss) in their preparation. My assistant coach ran practice Friday and he said they were just primed. They had a real enthusiasm for the game.

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I think the key after playing such a hard weekend with not too many positives is to get on a winning streak. We're bringing in probably one of the best Division II teams, but most of (Tuesday's) practice will be working on things we need: Swinging at strikes and throwing strikes. It's a simple game and we kind of let that get away from us.

I think that says a lot about the kids' attitude toward the team aspect of this. Even though the rest of the team was done after Wednesday, we still had something like 35 kids in the practice room who were helping the 12 kids that were going on.

I think that's the best approach for us, to take it one day at a time, one practice at a time. Just getting better, getting better at competing.

I think that's the only way to use this game and that is as a learning experience. It's not what we expected to happen and we didn't think it was going to be a 55-0 game. We just got beat by a better football team tonight. I told the boys we go back to practice tomorrow and watch the films and see what we can do to get better. We'll have a better effort next week.

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I think today was good practice to get ready for Smith Valley. We played well on defense. We are trying to finish the season playing our best ball.

I think they want to get better. We had a really good practice on Friday. We got the kids' attention and now they're on a roll.

It is a great source of concern when any of these procedures are not being followed. One is always going to find a violation here or there, but an indication that ignoring the rules is widespread practice is shocking and deplorable.

I think it's really going to be a work in progress all year, ... But we really have a great advantage with our location so close to Tulsa that access is so easy for any game or practice to monitor and stay in touch.

I think it's that we got a chance to practice a few days, give ourselves a chance to focus on how we want to get our shots and where we want them to come from. I think we're doing a better job of slowing down offensively when we don't have anything initially in transition and calling our sets and getting to the spots we want to get to. At least for the most part we're not forcing Baron or Jason or somebody to make a play against the shot clock every time.

I think it's the hardest place to qualify. You can have a good car, but ... it's one of those places you can certainly be in the top five in practice and qualify 20th.

I think it's one of the big winners out there in terms of something that might be useful for people if they're willing to practice it.

I think it was great for her confidence more than anything. She's been looking good in practice and looking better each day in the hurdles.

I think it was a good week for us. We accomplished a lot with some of the practice we had in the off week. We're trying to improve our execution and do the little things a little bit better. ... We think we can correct some of the problems we faced in the heartbreaking loss to Penn State.

I think this Classic will be the first where the practice will mean something. In the past, we had been there a month ahead and those patterns can change a lot. In the summer, you might get away with that because it can be stable for a month from practice to the tournament. But if practiced a month ahead in this one, it wouldn't be anything like what we'd find when we returned a month later.

I think we are playing our best basketball of the season right now. We only have one day of practice to prepare, but it doesn't matter. We are ready to play our game.

I think we came into this game with a lot of momentum. Guys were up even in batting practice. We had a good attitude coming into the game and it carried over.

I think this is the best thing Nancy's done, getting us out here to practice alternate shot. We've learned a lot of things today that ordinarily we wouldn't learn until early in tournament week.

I think this is uncharted territory. They've never had to practice during spring break, but they're happy they're going and ready to play.

It has been a very good week of practice ... the most focused I've seen them because they can't wait until Saturday. They know it is going to be a great test.

I thanked the kids after the game for losing now because we can now go and practice the things we need to work on. When we lost the last two years, we couldn't get back to practice because our season was over.

It happened last year. He works through it and does a bunch of exercises before practice to get that thing loose. He will be fine. I think the more he continues to play and practice, the better shape he will be in and he will be ready to go.

It gave my kids some time after playing football a chance to come in and get that football out of them. To get their legs back under them. It's a difference between game speed and practice speed. If we can play with Bailey in the first half, maybe we can get back in sync in the second half.

I think that our familiarity with the hotel and the practice facilities will be really helpful. It will take a lot of stress out of the trip having experienced this all before. Los Angeles is Southern California's backyard, but we have been here and sort of know what to expect now.

I think we have lost some confidence. We'll try to concentrate on a good week of practice and get the confidence back and a bit of swagger back.

I think we have a pretty good team. We're still young, we still do things defensively that need some explanation at times. We play very hard, we practice well, we stay focused and those are all good signs. We have a lot of talented guys, so if you can keep that focus, we should be pretty good. I think we are developing into a good team.

I think we still want to finish strong. We had a good practice (Monday). We've competed well all season, and I expect it will be the same (tonight) against Midland High.

I think we've been coming together in practice and we're really starting to click. We will see rather quickly whether we're ready or not. I believe we are ready. We've been executing against our defense, and our defense is a very, very solid squad.

I think we work hard as a team. We don't just go out there and take it for granted. On our days off, we go out there, as well as our singles, if we're still in the doubles tournament we have at least 45 minutes to an hour where we practice certain things that we need to do for the next match.

I thought our bench did a fantastic job. Those players kept us going without any letdown, and they can be commended for that. It was a real good opportunity to get them in the game because they've been mostly our practice players.

I thought our bench had a lot of energy tonight. What's great is all these kids on the team come to practice everyday, and they practice really hard and they don't always get a lot of playing time, so whenever you can (play them) it's great.

I thought our kids bounced back well. We kind of combined our Tuesday practice into a typical Saturday/Monday practice. We just had to adjust our schedule slightly. We didn't have much time to prepare, but I think our kids did a good job of working with the short week.

I think you've got to get to a certain level in practice of a competitive spirit. If you never get there in practice for a couple days, then how are you gonna go play at that level?

I thought Andrew played exceptionally well. When the lights went on, T.J. had his best practice of the year so far.

I thought for our first practice we looked solid,

It caught me off guard when I saw those numbers. But then I realized that in my own practice, I've been working with a lot of single women lately; young women just out of college, widows wanting to downsize, divorced women who are starting over. So, I see no reason why this trend shouldn't continue.

It came down to execution. We did not execute when we had the chance. Free throws and lay-ups are something we practice every day. But we didn't execute when we had the chance, and that made all the difference tonight.

I think in principle it can be built. In practice maybe.

I thought we had a good day. Our kids have been working hard. We've been trying to push them in practice and they responded.

I thought we had an outstanding practice yesterday. Our players made a commitment to the defensive system and it seemed as though we were clicking on all cylinders...especially in the first half.

I thought we played real well, we created a lot of turnovers. We spend almost 90 percent of our time in practice working on defense and trying to force turnovers.

I thought we'd be a little crisper in practice today with the cooler weather,

It is simply taking the hospital into the realm of the modern practice of medicine.

It is probably the worst-run jail I can remember seeing in my 30 years of practice. It's not working. It's broken.

I was a little befuddled, ... I've seen guys making plays all the time in practice, and I'm like, 'What's the problem?' But when you'd look at the tape, it really was just one guy making a mistake.

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It became clear to us in that case there is no best practice and it is frequently something where you have to go with something that is the best for your institution.

It becomes a practice problem, too. We can't even do five-on-five anymore.

It bodes well for him. We really haven't been able to practice much because of the weather. We really don't have any place to set up the mat indoors. He is getting really good elevation. He's doing fine.

It bodes well for us. We basically had our sectional meet in a practice run and we get to do it all over again.

It bothered me a lot. I didn't even practice hardly during that time. I couldn't really move. I couldn't attack the basket. I felt like I was not really helping my team.

I think it kind of made them a little bit angry. It was something that we needed, maybe, to get a little chip on the shoulder and play a little harder. I think they did that Saturday, and they've done the same in practice this week.

I think it's a big disadvantage because I think you need to be playing. It's one thing to practice. ... About six or seven years ago we had a similar situation. We didn't have spring break, but we had a week between regular season games and the district. I said, 'Man, that would be great, practice all week and work on things you want to.' We were flat as can be going into districts.

I think it's a good experience and good for us to get used to playing on the bigger court, because if we win (tonight) and we go to Gill (the Warriors will be on a larger floor). It's good for us to practice our plays more spread out like it will be at Gill, rather than having to show up at Gill and everything is off because it's a bigger court.

I think it's a good, fresh start. I think our season starts tomorrow in practice when we start getting ready for Martin. I think if we keep maturing now then we will be at our best (at the end).

I think it's a great thing, ... It'll feel like you can have an expanded roster. Practice can be good, but there's nothing like a game for someone to gain experience, and the D-League will help. It's a minor thing that came out of the collective bargaining agreement that could turn out to be a major thing some day.

I take my hat off to how dedicated he is to the sport. He's always staying late at practice.

I take pride in practice. I don't show up like practice is practice; I show up to get better. Every practice and every game I'm learning something. But I won't be satisfied until I'm the best player in the world.

I talked to coach at the beginning of the season, he was telling me when he seen my name that he didn't know much about me and thought I was going to be a good practice player. I've come a long way.

I think it's going to be a fun year. I wasn't sure what to expect at first, but now, after seeing these kids practice and play, I'm very optimistic. I can't wait to see what these kids can do. They just want to play. The well definitely has not run dry. I feel very lucky to get all these kids in.

I think it's just preparation. We work real hard in practice every day and like I said, it's team baseball. We just concentrate on the team instead of personal goals and that's definitely helped us.

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I think it's how someone becomes good at anything. You practice when nobody's watching - in the heat of the summer or even when its drizzling out.

I think it's because they got away from the fundamentals of throwing. I threw long toss like every other day. And I constantly worked on my throwing during batting practice and worked on catching ground balls and getting in position to throw.

I think it's been a jolt of reality for coaches on what they have to do in practice to prepare for games. There's not a lot of sense practicing five-on-five stuff. You need to practice special teams a lot.

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It hurt us from that point of view. We had our practice all ready to go as we always do, but specifically for Pittsburgh.

I thought we would be in for a battle. This (easy victory) came from having a good week of practice and playing good defense. We played our best defensive game of the year.

I thought we should have taken the tournament. It's nice to have a tournament at the beginning of the season because you can try things out and let the chemistry develop, but it's hard to work on technique and tactics with no practice (time). I think everybody is physically drained.

I thought we started to improve the run game last week against Piedmont, ... We had a good week in practice and I thought all our running backs did a tremendous job tonight.