Coupeville Sports

Senior captain Lauren Grove. (John Fisken photo)

It’s the Coaches Corner, with a twist.

Coupeville High School girls’ hoops guru David King is back for his weekly chat, but this time he’s brought along one of his veterans.

With the Wolves sliding through the Christmas break sitting in first-place in the 1A Olympic League, here’s what they had to talk about:

I wanted to do something a little different this week.

I randomly selected one of our senior captains (Lauren Grove) and sent her three questions for this week’s Coaches Corner blog.

I’ll turn it over to Lauren.

Thinking back, what are you most pleased about with your growth from your freshman year to your senior season?

The growth that has most pleased me from my freshman to senior year has been my ability to play good, clean defense.

As a freshman I would foul a lot; since then I have learned how to play effective defense without fouling, which has helped me a lot.

What have you learned over time about your teams or teammates? Some sort of accomplishment or maybe the bonding into a family type thing.

Over the past four years that I’ve played high school basketball I have learned that every team is different.

Everyone on the team has certain strengths and weaknesses, and as a player you must know who your teammates are.

If you know your teammates and spend time with them you make connections, and when those connections are brought onto the court the whole team prospers.

How important is your family in supporting you through the good and bad times of a game?

Family support is very important to me.

My family is constantly supporting me even during the toughest of games, which is really helpful.

They are a constant reminder to keep trying my best, and I’m very grateful for that.

I am hoping that the current and younger players of Coupeville will read and know how important the team and teammates are.

That each of us brings different strengths that makes for a successful team.

Also, that as athletes and humans, we have to evolve and change to reach our fullest potential. Never settle!

For parents, family and friends, the support and positive words do go a LONG way to helping each player be successful no matter the outcome of a game.

Happy Holidays and looking forward to a very successful 2017.