I thought I would throw out a couple of tips to our younger generation as they climb up the ladder and gain respect among their peers who are men.
Tip #1
Make Your Shots: How many guys have you seen at rec centers that spend more time acting like a pro with a flashy move rather than actually playing like one? Regardless of whether you are picked first or last, the teams that run the courts are the ones that score the most points. If you can hit the 3, you are on a whole new level.
Tip #2
Learn To Hit the Driver: One of my favorite past times growing up was golfing with my dad. I had no idea back then that that skill would be a huge advantage later on as I play in multiple golf scrambles for booster functions. Men LOVE to have a woman on their team that can hit the driver well when they walk up to the ladies tee. My dad and husband actually respect me too much and make me hit from their tee.
Tip #3
Don't Buy or Cook Low Fat Meals: My husband loves that I can cook, but he has been suspicious or caught me at times with throwing in a dish that was low in fat. They always assume it just doesn't taste as good. You can tell them to cook themselves but be ready for a counterattack.
Tip #4
Stay Away from the Barbecue: It may be a horrible stereotype to say most men don't cook, especially since my dad does and very well, but I am certain that ALL men will be offended if you step one foot next to the barbecue.
Tip #5
The most important tip of all is to be strong, hold your ground for what you believe in, work your tail off and you will have the respect you need from the ones that matter.
Now for the men gaining respect from women, my list of tips is just too long to post.
Don't miss tomorrow's post, however, for the first of many Friday "Guest Postings." Tomorrow is from Assistant Coach Justin Scanson, and his recent recruiting trip to the Down Under.
Coach Bin
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
Spring Evaluations
I thought I would fill you in on the optimistic and pessimistic points of view of spring evaluations.
Pessimist:
I don't get enough per diem money to get a quality sit down meal when I travel, especially since my hotel doesn't have continental breakfast.
Optimist:
I had In-N-Out Burger twice in one day and saved on my per diem.
Pessimist:
These packets are way too expensive ($175) for not having accurate information.
Optimist:
I got a receipt so I will be reimbursed rather than just having $175 stolen and not getting that money back.
Pessimist:
This tournament doesn't have as many teams at it for me to scout.
Optimist:
The coaches have chairs with cushions on them and I get to leave earlier.
Pessimist:
We only have one weekend in the spring to evaluate. That isn't enough time to see everyone.
Optimist:
I get to have balance as a coach and spend more quality time with my current team and my family.
Just so you know, I am an optimist and really enjoyed my double double at In-N-Out. I did feel guilty though when Coach Saneholtz brought me the 2nd round for the last game of the evening in front of Rachelle from Weber State who is pregnant with twins.
Amy offered her a fry.
Coach Bin
Pessimist:
I don't get enough per diem money to get a quality sit down meal when I travel, especially since my hotel doesn't have continental breakfast.
Optimist:
I had In-N-Out Burger twice in one day and saved on my per diem.
Pessimist:
These packets are way too expensive ($175) for not having accurate information.
Optimist:
I got a receipt so I will be reimbursed rather than just having $175 stolen and not getting that money back.
Pessimist:
This tournament doesn't have as many teams at it for me to scout.
Optimist:
The coaches have chairs with cushions on them and I get to leave earlier.
Pessimist:
We only have one weekend in the spring to evaluate. That isn't enough time to see everyone.
Optimist:
I get to have balance as a coach and spend more quality time with my current team and my family.
Just so you know, I am an optimist and really enjoyed my double double at In-N-Out. I did feel guilty though when Coach Saneholtz brought me the 2nd round for the last game of the evening in front of Rachelle from Weber State who is pregnant with twins.
Amy offered her a fry.
Coach Bin
Monday, April 12, 2010
2009-10 Season Banquet
Tom Schulz will be releasing the award winners on our msubobcats.com website, but I thought it was important to recognize a few events that may be left out.
I missed Tyler's (our radio guy/MC) opening remarks because I was at the bathroom.
Our seniors wanted to know why Coach Close wears long sweats rather than shorts when she plays on scout team.
After watching the highlight video, I now know Baeta Bak likes to dance and make faces in front of the camera.
Coach Saneholtz admitted that she doesn't have good aim; to the reason why she threw a roll at Rachel Semansky in the first place. This was relating back to the story of her hitting Rachel in the eye at Texas Roadhouse.
Coach Scanson is the steak police on road trips when anyone orders a steak more cooked than medium rare.
I stole a strawberry off Kathy Close's (Mandy's mom) plate while she was speaking, for my daughter of course.
Tom Schulz could write last year's broken records on a post-it note. This year's list was on a full sheet of paper.
I did give an award to Kelsey Roben for best arms.
My son was still upset with me when we got home for having him sit down while I was presenting rather than allow him to run around with his hands in the air. He has since forgiven me.
The banquet lasted three hours, not nearly long enough to cover the memories and history of an exciting record breaking season.
Good luck to our seniors Erica Perry and Jamie Thornton. We will miss both of you but know you each have more walls to break through.
Erica will be playing professionally in Europe this fall, and Jamie is going to graduate school at MSU, also assisting us with our program next year. Yes, I did say she would be calling out the plays for me since my players can't hear me anyway.
Coach Bin
I missed Tyler's (our radio guy/MC) opening remarks because I was at the bathroom.
Our seniors wanted to know why Coach Close wears long sweats rather than shorts when she plays on scout team.
After watching the highlight video, I now know Baeta Bak likes to dance and make faces in front of the camera.
Coach Saneholtz admitted that she doesn't have good aim; to the reason why she threw a roll at Rachel Semansky in the first place. This was relating back to the story of her hitting Rachel in the eye at Texas Roadhouse.
Coach Scanson is the steak police on road trips when anyone orders a steak more cooked than medium rare.
I stole a strawberry off Kathy Close's (Mandy's mom) plate while she was speaking, for my daughter of course.
Tom Schulz could write last year's broken records on a post-it note. This year's list was on a full sheet of paper.
I did give an award to Kelsey Roben for best arms.
My son was still upset with me when we got home for having him sit down while I was presenting rather than allow him to run around with his hands in the air. He has since forgiven me.
The banquet lasted three hours, not nearly long enough to cover the memories and history of an exciting record breaking season.
Good luck to our seniors Erica Perry and Jamie Thornton. We will miss both of you but know you each have more walls to break through.
Erica will be playing professionally in Europe this fall, and Jamie is going to graduate school at MSU, also assisting us with our program next year. Yes, I did say she would be calling out the plays for me since my players can't hear me anyway.
Coach Bin
Thursday, April 8, 2010
FINAL FOUR
Our trip to San Antonio, the question becomes is this work?
Day 1:
Land in 80 degree weather. No more fiction. This is the truth.
We have dinner on the Riverwalk. My son wants to pet every duck along the way.
10:00pm and everyone is still in shorts. Day I was a good day.
Day 2:
Mandy & Monique from NAU finish in the Top 5 in the 4Kay Run. Great job representing the Big Sky while the rest of us are sleeping.
Watch some practices & on court programming before going out on a date that night with my husband.
My former coach, June Daughtery, WSU Head Coach, offered to babysit. She texts me during dinner, "baby is asleep, we're playing hide and go seek, and I am winning! Stay out and have fun." How many of your coaches would do that for you?
Day 3:
Happy Easter. What an important day to remember of Jesus rising again, a day of HOPE.
What does everyone do after a morning of celebration and worship? We all overeat at an all you can eat buffet of course. I find out that my daughter now likes bacon!
I experience my first Division I Conference Captain's meetings. Everyone jokes with the rules committee on the spin/travel call!
Semi Finals tonight. Halfway through the second game both kids are asleep on Todd and I. Are these really my kids? jk Sherri did look good, Geno had one hair misplaced, Tara stood at least one time, and Kim burned over 400 calories in her entertaining sideline antics.
Day 4:
Early morning business meeting that lasted four hours. Good news-we got through the voting. Bad news-not everyone knew that New Orleans won the Super Bowl on the first question asked.
The rest of the day was spent recovering from that meeting.
Day 5:
Convention programs again. The WBCA did save the best for last as we listened to Dr. Condoleezza Rice. Is she amazing. She answered questions for 45 minutes. We have a lot in common as she listens to Led Zepplin while she works out as well.
Championship game-Who would have guessed halftime would be 20-12 Stanford. I wish both teams could have shot better, but I want to thank the fan behind us who gave my daughter some spectacular dance moves.
Day 6:
Back to Bozeman. To answer the question, is this work? If you have to say yes then you are in the wrong profession. I have definitely found the right one!
Coach Bin
Day 1:
Land in 80 degree weather. No more fiction. This is the truth.
We have dinner on the Riverwalk. My son wants to pet every duck along the way.
10:00pm and everyone is still in shorts. Day I was a good day.
Day 2:
Mandy & Monique from NAU finish in the Top 5 in the 4Kay Run. Great job representing the Big Sky while the rest of us are sleeping.
Watch some practices & on court programming before going out on a date that night with my husband.
My former coach, June Daughtery, WSU Head Coach, offered to babysit. She texts me during dinner, "baby is asleep, we're playing hide and go seek, and I am winning! Stay out and have fun." How many of your coaches would do that for you?
Day 3:
Happy Easter. What an important day to remember of Jesus rising again, a day of HOPE.
What does everyone do after a morning of celebration and worship? We all overeat at an all you can eat buffet of course. I find out that my daughter now likes bacon!
I experience my first Division I Conference Captain's meetings. Everyone jokes with the rules committee on the spin/travel call!
Semi Finals tonight. Halfway through the second game both kids are asleep on Todd and I. Are these really my kids? jk Sherri did look good, Geno had one hair misplaced, Tara stood at least one time, and Kim burned over 400 calories in her entertaining sideline antics.
Day 4:
Early morning business meeting that lasted four hours. Good news-we got through the voting. Bad news-not everyone knew that New Orleans won the Super Bowl on the first question asked.
The rest of the day was spent recovering from that meeting.
Day 5:
Convention programs again. The WBCA did save the best for last as we listened to Dr. Condoleezza Rice. Is she amazing. She answered questions for 45 minutes. We have a lot in common as she listens to Led Zepplin while she works out as well.
Championship game-Who would have guessed halftime would be 20-12 Stanford. I wish both teams could have shot better, but I want to thank the fan behind us who gave my daughter some spectacular dance moves.
Day 6:
Back to Bozeman. To answer the question, is this work? If you have to say yes then you are in the wrong profession. I have definitely found the right one!
Coach Bin
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Eclectic Morning
What a crazy morning.
I woke up ON MY OWN, not to Brooklyn or an alarm. It was a MIRACLE.
I walked into Brooklyn's room and saw Justin teaching her how to dribble with her left hand, saying, "you have to be able to dribble with both if you are going to play for mom."
Brooklyn then smirked at Justin and said, "WNBA."
As I am getting ready to make breakfast the phone rang. It was Geno Auriemma!
He says, "The team is boarding the plane to San Antonio and I remembered when the Olympic Festival was there and you hit the shot for us, (The West Team), to go into overtime. What a shot that was! I shouldn't have taken you out in overtime."
I responded, "Are you saying you made a mistake? Just don't do it to Maya. I think she should stay in!"
He then asks, "How do you think we will do against Baylor?"
I tell him, "You better look as good as Kim."
His answer, "She may win in the wardrobe, but I will have better looking hair."
I then got ready for work, Todd handed me a diet pepsi for the road, kissed my family bye, and headed out the door.
What a beautiful morning; blue skies, nearly 80 degrees. It feels like summer.
As I am driving to work, Dan Hughes, San Antonio Silver Starzz GM, calls me about seeing the family when we arrive.
Dan says "Helen Darling is pregnant again and going to be out for the season. We don't want to teach a new point the system for just a year. Will you consider playing for the Starzz just this summer?"
My response, "Dan, I barely got through my team's ab workout yesterday!"
I get to the Fieldhouse and remember
IT'S APRIL FOOLS!!!
The truth in this blog
1) Justin and Brooklyn were playing in her room together.
2) I did play for Geno at the Olympic Festival when I was in college and hit the shot to go into overtime
3) The fam did give me kisses to go to work, but I grabbed my own diet pepsi.
4) And it will be in the 80's when I get to San Antonio tomorrow. It is, however, snowing in Bozeman this morning.
5) I did barely get through the team's ab workout
Coach Bin
I woke up ON MY OWN, not to Brooklyn or an alarm. It was a MIRACLE.
I walked into Brooklyn's room and saw Justin teaching her how to dribble with her left hand, saying, "you have to be able to dribble with both if you are going to play for mom."
Brooklyn then smirked at Justin and said, "WNBA."
As I am getting ready to make breakfast the phone rang. It was Geno Auriemma!
He says, "The team is boarding the plane to San Antonio and I remembered when the Olympic Festival was there and you hit the shot for us, (The West Team), to go into overtime. What a shot that was! I shouldn't have taken you out in overtime."
I responded, "Are you saying you made a mistake? Just don't do it to Maya. I think she should stay in!"
He then asks, "How do you think we will do against Baylor?"
I tell him, "You better look as good as Kim."
His answer, "She may win in the wardrobe, but I will have better looking hair."
I then got ready for work, Todd handed me a diet pepsi for the road, kissed my family bye, and headed out the door.
What a beautiful morning; blue skies, nearly 80 degrees. It feels like summer.
As I am driving to work, Dan Hughes, San Antonio Silver Starzz GM, calls me about seeing the family when we arrive.
Dan says "Helen Darling is pregnant again and going to be out for the season. We don't want to teach a new point the system for just a year. Will you consider playing for the Starzz just this summer?"
My response, "Dan, I barely got through my team's ab workout yesterday!"
I get to the Fieldhouse and remember
IT'S APRIL FOOLS!!!
The truth in this blog
1) Justin and Brooklyn were playing in her room together.
2) I did play for Geno at the Olympic Festival when I was in college and hit the shot to go into overtime
3) The fam did give me kisses to go to work, but I grabbed my own diet pepsi.
4) And it will be in the 80's when I get to San Antonio tomorrow. It is, however, snowing in Bozeman this morning.
5) I did barely get through the team's ab workout
Coach Bin
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Stanford Prevails
Did you watch Xavier and Stanford play last night? WHAT A GAME!!!
Highlight for Montana: Jocelyn Tinkle comes in as a Freshman for crucial minutes after Jayne Appel fouls out. Clock is winding down and she has the ball in her hands. What does she do? She drives to the basket and TIES the game.
Highlight for Big Sky: Lisa Jones officiated. You don't know who she is? She's the official that can bench press more than my entire roster. We started our four day weight program yesterday. Our goal is to bench more than Lisa by next fall.
Highlight for the West Coast: After Pohlen's 4.4 drive the length of the court, Stanford can hopefully get their shooting back by Sunday and represent the West like they have the last decade.
Lowest moment of the evening: Watching that darn tree dance around on the court again. My son asked how he sees. My answer, "He obviously can't."
Good luck Stanford in San Antonio. The Montana State staff will be there cheering you on!
Coach Bin
Highlight for Montana: Jocelyn Tinkle comes in as a Freshman for crucial minutes after Jayne Appel fouls out. Clock is winding down and she has the ball in her hands. What does she do? She drives to the basket and TIES the game.
Highlight for Big Sky: Lisa Jones officiated. You don't know who she is? She's the official that can bench press more than my entire roster. We started our four day weight program yesterday. Our goal is to bench more than Lisa by next fall.
Highlight for the West Coast: After Pohlen's 4.4 drive the length of the court, Stanford can hopefully get their shooting back by Sunday and represent the West like they have the last decade.
Lowest moment of the evening: Watching that darn tree dance around on the court again. My son asked how he sees. My answer, "He obviously can't."
Good luck Stanford in San Antonio. The Montana State staff will be there cheering you on!
Coach Bin
Monday, March 29, 2010
PARENTS
Parents obviously have a vested interest in their daughter's success. If they didn't, I would be worried. What I love to see is how they handle their stress watching from the stands.
Todd and I were watching Oklahoma and Notre Dame last night and they showed two parents who were NOT sitting by each other. I looked at Todd and asked him how we would be. Despite the answer, I think we would probably be sitting apart at Brooklyn's games, based on our T-Ball game experiences with Justin!
Coach Saneholtz says her dad, Barney, was nowhere to be found during games- he was sitting up in the rafters of Beasley Colesium getting all worked up at the refs. He had the decency to save his fellow Cougar fans from his shananigans (says Marcia) although I bet most of them would have been on board with harrassing of the stripes!
Coach Close's parents would rarely sit together, but that wasn't becuase John was going crazy at the refs, it was because he was nervous and fidgety and wanted to move around. It was Kathy who would get all riled up!
Coach Scanson's parents ALWAYS sat together and got after the refs together! And believe or not, they still do. They sit directly across from our bench and give 'em heck!
I think that's the advantage that players have because when you are on the floor you don't have time to be stressed. You are IN THE MOMENT. So good luck to all our parents, including our family, as T-Ball season is right around the corner.
Go Cats!
Todd and I were watching Oklahoma and Notre Dame last night and they showed two parents who were NOT sitting by each other. I looked at Todd and asked him how we would be. Despite the answer, I think we would probably be sitting apart at Brooklyn's games, based on our T-Ball game experiences with Justin!
Coach Saneholtz says her dad, Barney, was nowhere to be found during games- he was sitting up in the rafters of Beasley Colesium getting all worked up at the refs. He had the decency to save his fellow Cougar fans from his shananigans (says Marcia) although I bet most of them would have been on board with harrassing of the stripes!
Coach Close's parents would rarely sit together, but that wasn't becuase John was going crazy at the refs, it was because he was nervous and fidgety and wanted to move around. It was Kathy who would get all riled up!
Coach Scanson's parents ALWAYS sat together and got after the refs together! And believe or not, they still do. They sit directly across from our bench and give 'em heck!
I think that's the advantage that players have because when you are on the floor you don't have time to be stressed. You are IN THE MOMENT. So good luck to all our parents, including our family, as T-Ball season is right around the corner.
Go Cats!
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