01/29/06 ERP

Since the weather was not great, Zac and I were unsure about how well attended or enthusiastic this practice would be. We ended up with eleven, and though most were slightly late, considering the rain and distance, it was a good showing.

We went over the basic stack positioning and the butterfly cut, which cleverly lifted straight out of the Rutgers Mens' playbook. It's a very simple cut and everyone got the hang of it right away. We then did a simulated swing drill.

The main improvement we will need, again, is in the area of handlers and deep throwing. There was some promise shown today, especially considering the weather conditions. Mainly Krisztina and Linh will need to become better at throwing deep if we want to shift Mia away from the handler position. Krisztina had some nice hucks today, but the real test comes when there's a mark and decisions are not as clear cut.

We ended the practice with sprinting as usual. The question is how much should Zac and I push them? Zac observed correctly that once they start making semi-serious complaints about the amount of running, we should push them slightly more than that. The fact that everyone was willing to sprint at the end of a cold, rainy practice was a good sign for the future.