Rob Honzo
Rob Honzo
academy colorado denver experience girls good last match state teams thinking tournament
From what I've heard, Colorado Academy has a good team. They have some girls who went to the state tournament last year. Most of the Denver teams are good. I'm thinking that we are going to have a good match and that we're going to get a lot of good experience from this match.
move
As the day went on, they were able to move better and better.
shows
It shows us where we are at right now. We are still learning.
coming good playing small team together work
The team is really coming together well. We've had a good start. We have some small things to work through right now, but we're playing strongly.
liked playing relaxed stayed
I liked the way we were playing mentally. We were relaxed and loose, and stayed focused.
focusing low shots staying trying
She was trying some new things, like staying low in her shots and not going for power, but focusing more on control.
beating both capable few
She was capable of beating both girls, but she made a few more mistakes.
playing trying
They are still playing around with their positioning, trying to see what works.
bit match moving nerves second strong taking
She had a bit of nerves in her first match and was still taking things in. She was moving much better in her second match - that's her strong point.
beat denver earned girls huge match win
That match was a huge win for those girls to beat a Denver team. Those girls earned that win.
aggressive approach changed learn stayed
Our approach is that the first set is a warm-up to learn about the opponent. They changed their strategy, stayed aggressive and it worked.
ball errors pressure putting
They were working well together, putting the ball in the right spot, not making errors and putting all the pressure on their opponents.
anxious confidence success
The frustrating thing for them is they were really anxious to play. They had such success and confidence the day before that they wanted to keep rolling.
ball free giving work
We need to get the ball in play and make them work for points. We can't be giving them free points.