PeaceLoveBasketball Friday: The Little Things Count
I’ve been on my players about setting up their screens. Maybe it seems like a little thing, but really, it’s not. Not if you want the ball. Your teammate can set a perfect screen but if you don’t keep your defender engaged, give them a fake or jab away from the screen, and then use the screen by staying close, shoulder to shoulder, to rub your man off, then that beautiful screen goes to waste. Remember, it’s often the little things in basketball, and in life, that make a difference.
Monday’s Pen to Paper: Summer Write Time
Writing at the pool wasn’t bad. A dash of new energy. The heat, the breeze, my daughter, my friend, her daughter. All writing . (My son, her son doing everything but writing.) The beach towels, the water, and the smell of Coopertone. All reminders to me that summer has actually arrived. Bring summer into your writing life, or just your life in general. Hit the beach, pull out a sprinkler or slip-n-slide, or dive into a pool and let summer begin!
Writing Prompt: Diane leaned back into her lounge chair next to the pool, closed her eyes and dreamed of…
PeaceLoveBasketball Friday: Free Court Diagrams
As a coach I often need blank court diagrams to use when I’m drawing up plays. If you’re a coach looking for just that, there are half and full court sheets available on my website under FREE PLB, or follow the link below.
Monday’s Pen to Paper: Summer Write Time
Yeah, it’s summer!
Well at least the kids are out of school and it’s that time of year that we get to hang out together (officially summer starts June 21). As the kids have gotten older and more self-sufficient, summer has changed; the need for camps to keep the kids happy, and me happy, has diminished. In fact I am look forward to taking advantage of our down time together, relaxing and reading, and of course, writing.
Writing Prompt #1: This summer I will…
Writing Prompt #2: Selma stood still for a moment, allowing the heat of the sand to penetrate her bare feet before she…
Meet Sonya
Meet Sonya
Sonya Elliott’s memoir, Back on the Court: A Young Woman’s Triumphant Return to Life, Love & Basketball, is her story of finding hope in the wake of tragedy after she and her fiancé were hit by a train. She blogs about writing, basketball, and life and is currently working on a Young Adult Novel and a Non-Fiction Coaching book. Stories of her career as a fashion model are woven through her memoir, as both the Soloflex and Easy Spirit Shoes commercials were filmed during that time period, and this unique and intriguing business continues to be a part of her life.
Sonya played basketball at Eastern Washington University and was a starter for the Big Sky Champion team that went to the 1987 NCAA tournament. She coached for almost 25 years and was voted Seattle Times Coach of the Year, Seattle Officials Women’s Basketball Association Coach of the Year, and twice voted Metro League Coach of the Year. She loves the game of basketball and is thankful, not only for her husband and kids but for her ability to continue to get back on the court.
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Monday’s Pen to Paper: Perfect Heat
My daughter and I took a road trip this weekend. We visited a college campus five hours away from our home. We drove our VW Vanagon that has no AC. It was hot. After the campus tour we drove another three hours to see my parents in Spokane. Still hot. Our return to Seattle was another four and a half hours (hotter still) to a hot gym where we played two basketball games before driving home in more heat. I hate being hot…but I had an awesome time. I love road trips in the van.
Maybe it’s because the Vanagon makes the drives more memorable. The van has lots of window and feels open, has a pop up table for snack breaks and there is heightened sense of excitement with the chance of […]
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Monday’s Pen to Paper: Good Fortune
This weekend we had a foreign exchange student from China. My daughter had asked if we could be a host, (she has been taking Chinese for several years and her teacher told her about this opportunity.) We were supposed to have a fairly quiet weekend, which is not common for our family, so I said sure.
Our exchange student brought us a beautiful red velvet decoration for our home wishing us good fortune but I was wondering if we were to have it, as our quiet schedule changed. My daughter’s basketball tournament got moved to the weekend, my son had one basketball game added to his schedule, so he had three games, I had two basketball games and my husband now had to leave town.
I was worried this would be too much for our guest, but to my surprise, and joy, our […]
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