Games Are Around the Corner

The locker room is a pretty entertaining place to be both before and after practice. Everyone on the squad gets along with each other and the attitude in the room is usually on the happy side. Whether it is someone cracking a joke, someone trying to “teach me how to dougie”, or even someone just simply telling a short story about their day, we all are not afraid to listen to each other and share laughs one with one another. Back to the business, however, the Trinity Tigers basketball team is about two and a half weeks into practice.  Practices are non-stop for about two and a half hours. We are getting a lot done on the court when everyone brings the intensity consistently and want to work to get better. As I said in my last blog, games are around the corner. Only now, they are literally right around the corner as we head out to TLU this weekend (Saturday specifically) to play the Bulldogs in a scrimmage to start the season off. It’ll be good for us because we get to finally play in an actual game as well as see where we are at in terms of how we are able to compete with the teams we will be playing down the road.

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Finally Here!

As of Friday, October 15th, the basketball season finally came to a start. Between 8 and 11 a.m. KOTC (otherwise known as King of the Court) was held and it marked the start of tryouts for some and the season for others. For the most part, practices have been between two and a half to three hours long. They usually being at 5 p.m. and end at 8 p.m. but many of us tend to come in around 4 o'clock to visit the training room or get prepared for the practice in other ways such as getting stretched out or shooting around. It is a long road ahead, but this newly formed team is determined to do well and bust their tails each and every day in practice to help better themselves and to help better the team. Every minute we are on that court, we are doing something productive. This group of young guys has a lot of talent, and it is up to us to focus in on developing on a personal level and then being able to play together as a team. Even though our practices have just begun, the Trinity Tigers basketball games are just around the corner!

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Getting Ready

Now that we have less than two weeks until basketball season starts, everyone is putting in the extra work to make sure they are ready for fitness testing, tryouts, and practice. Some people have spent extra time in the weight room, some people have spent extra time on the court, some people have spent extra time on the track, and some have been spending time doing all three. Besides the open gym and the weight room, I have been getting a few friends to join me on the track for about 30 minutes every other day. Out there, we run around the track for a little while to warm up, get a nice stretch in, then do a variety of sprints. By doing this every other day, I'm hoping that it will give the extra push to get me in basketball shape so i don't have to worry about conditioning since I will already be conditioned. Since there are less than two weeks until practices starts, it is tough to start something new your workout routine if you expect to see results in that area. Since this is the case, one must already be doing the workouts he hopes, and expects, to help him improve before the season starts.



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Shirts and Skins

Since we arrived on campus, the senior basketball players have been coordinating five on five basketball games. There has been many players who have shown up to these open gyms, which has lead to the belief that there will be just under thirty players trying out for the basketball team this year. The open gyms have been a great way to get used to playing with each other and get some playing time in to tone up the on-court skills before the season begins. Not only are the open gyms a good way to get used to playing with each other, but they also are helping everyone get into shape. There is a winner's court and a loser's court; winner's are usually getting the most running in. The games are a fun, yet competitive, atmosphere that usually last for about two hours or until most people are tired or have to go for personal reasons. Although the open gyms aren't mandatory, it is a good thing to get out and play in them if you are at all interested in trying out for the team for this season. They are a good way to scope out your competition for the spot you will be competing for come try outs.




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Some Will Make It, Some May not.

The lights don't officially turn on till October 15th!

  October, 15th 2010. This date is special, it is one of a kind. It is the start of something new. It is something that many are excited about, and it is something that won't come fast enough. It is the start of the 2010-2011 Trinity University Men's Basketball season. Between now and then is a time where all those, who will be trying to play on the team this year, make their final push to put on more muscle and get into tip-top shape. Some have been there before and know what to expect, however, many of the incoming freshman don't have much of an idea about what will happen come the 15th. The only thing known is that there are more players than there are spots and we have to do all that we can in order to prepare ourselves to win the fight and secure one of those remaining spots. Some push themselves through solo workouts on the basketball court doing ball-handling drills. Some take the time to work on their inside shot or their outside jumper. Some hit the weight room to work on their agility and quickness or lift weights to become stronger. Most participate in the open gyms led by returning seniors to get everyone on the court for a couple hours and get some playing time in with each other. Everyone may be doing something different in regards to getting themselves ready for tryouts and the season, but we all have the same goal in common and that is making the team.





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