Coupeville Sports

   The Coupeville High School varsity girls, currently 6-3 and atop the 1A Olympic League for a third straight season. (John Fisken photo)

The calendar changes, but the focus doesn’t.

As he prepares to jump into the ’17 portion of the 2016-2017 basketball season, Coupeville High School girls’ coach David King has some thoughts on the new year.

Let’s join him over in the Coaches Corner:

I’m not one to declare New Years resolutions.

I do believe that the start of a new calendar year is a great time to reflect on where you are at and ways we can improve.

It may be minor or a major change.

It could be something that has picked an interest but something that seems far fetched or out of your reach. Whatever it is, do it with no regrets!

We are about half way through our season.

We have played well more often than not and shown how good we can be.

As a coach I hope for consistency from each player and a willingness to learn.

If we can do that we will put ourselves in a very good spot by the time the regular season ends and the postseason starts.

That’s when you want to be playing your best ball.

For us to be consistent and to continue on an upward trend, we need to play to our strengths and make some adjustments to our game to get better.

It’s easy to stay in our comfort zones and maybe defer to a teammate or rely on others to make a play.

My hope is that each player begins the new year with a hunger to make the necessary changes to their game and for the team so we can compete with confidence with every opponent we face.

I see it every season, players want to make changes and learn new skills, but we are our own worst enemies.

I say, take a chance on yourself, step out of your comfort zone.

Come into the first practice of 2017 and practice with a passion and fervor that you didn’t know you had.

Practice and play to be the best player you can be. If we all do that the games will take care of themselves.

After a positive first half of the season, I am excited to see the team take the next step and improve on our first half.