This was a new task for me. Shooting a girls only event as well as a volleyball match for the first time. Quite a different experience than football, basketball, or lacrosse as in those you can simply follow the ball to follow the action. With volleyball if you simply follow the ball, you will be too late for the shot…so its more guesswork and anticipation than the other sports. The angles are also much different and the net is often in the way. Be that as it may, it was a good experience and fair results. Windham won the match 3 games to none and looked like the more “professional” team while BG seemed amateurish in comparison playing in a haphazard manner vs. the regimented and defined structure of the Windham girls. I’ll be putting up the shots I got over the next few days and we’ll see if I get back to improve on these at future matches. Thanks to Mrs. Bartlett the Windham head coach for making me feel comfortable in taking the photos and pointing out where I could shoot from.
Windham Girls Varsity Volleyball vs. Bishop Guertin 10/06/21
Windam Varsity Basketball vs. Bishop Guertin
The home game of the home and home series vs. BG. After romping to a 16 point win at BG Windham went flat at home, unable to hit a shot. Seriously…the first have was unbelievably gross in terms of offensive abilities. This is the issue that Windham has…if they don’t hit from 3—particularly DaSilva, they don’t have sufficient confidence from their younger players and particularly their low post players to make it hard on the other team. A certain willingness to bang around in the paint is missing. To truly be a special team they will need both abilities or else they will be completely reliant upon staying hot…all the time—a difficult proposition when DaSilva gets double teamed or has an off night. This loss ran their record to 4-2 on the year.
Windham JV Basketball vs. Bishop Guertin 2/5/21
Game one of the two? Not good. Blowout city. A struggle from beginning to end exhibiting the team’s lack of rebounding and difficulty with the press. An inside scoring presence has begun to emerge in Conrad but the entire team needs to improve its rebounding and take on a more committed attitude when it comes to the game. Good action in the game however as Windham struggled to stay within shouting distance of BG who was definitely the best team they have faced this year and played almost in an opposite manner from Windham with nary a 3-pointer shot by them in the game. All cuts, speed and aggression to the hoop.
