Here’s to the beginning of greatness

Well the good news is that while the summer seems to have vanished, the basketball season is once again upon us. There is much to be excited about for the 2010-11 season! On Monday, October 4th, we will take the court to kick off our first all out practice. Our players are relieved to put another challenging preseason full of lifting, conditioning, and individual workouts behind them. You can expect to see the results of their hard work as they have improved their skills throughout the summer and are itching to make this year more memorable than the last.

Mark your calendar for October 17th, as we have planned a free Rockets Kids Club Clinic for all kids club members, ages 8th grade and younger. Any kids that are not members are encouraged to join the kids club for $20 and attend the free clinic. The clinic will take place from 2 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. at Savage. Registration deadline is October 13th. Following the kids club clinic, we will be hosting a free coaches clinic in the Fetterman training center. The coaches clinic will be run by the UT staff and will take place from 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. We’d love to see you there!

The major project set before the Lady Rockets Fan Club this season is raising money to help fund an Israel trip in August. It would be our pleasure to take Naama Shafir home as she would be able to play in front of all her family and friends. By joining the Lady Rockets Fan Club at whatever level fits you, you can help us make this happen. Go to www.ladyrocketsfanclub.com to join the fan club. You can also purchase gear from our team sports website: https://utwomensbasketball2010.itemorder.com/shop (note the deadline for ordering is October 17th), which was created to assist in the Israel fundraising.

Many would agree that a bright future is in store for the Rockets. The Collegiate Girls Basketball Report recently honored our 2010 recruiting class as #1 in the MAC and, 68th in the country among recruiting classes for the Spring 2010 signing period. The future of this program looks promising, we can’t wait to put all the pieces together and show you how good we can be.

Friday Nov. 12 will be a game you don’t want to miss, as we are fortunate enough to host the first-round game for the Preseason WNIT. Coming to town will be Saint Francis (PA), help us make their memories of Savage sour. Under the Preseason WNIT format, participating teams are guaranteed at least three games. The tourney involves 16 teams from 16 different conferences that were included by invitation only. Mark your calendars and come out to cheer us on.

Lastly, I would like to express my appreciation for the excellent turnout during the 2010-2011 Igniters picnic. I know our players as well as staff could not thank you enough for all the time, money, effort, and genuine care that went into planning the event. We are very fortunate to be surrounded by such a supportive and giving group of individuals. I hope you’re as excited as we are about this season, we can’t wait to hear you in the stands! Go Rockets!

Coach Cullop

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