May 13, 2025
There is a park I pass on my way to NBS, and recently whenever I go by this park I see a number of girls in the park playing basketball. I make a point to stop and watch for a few minutes, just to take in the action. In the past when I went
READ MOREI have read some crazy stories in my time, but none is more shocking than the one I read yesterday in the Asbury Park Press written by Jerry Carino (http://www.app.com/story/sports/2014/09/30/daisha-simmons-rutgers-seton-hall-alabama-womens-basketball-gill-st-bernards/16493385/). It involves one of the biggest names in college athletics and a young lady who has fought her entire life to better herself and make
READ MOREThe fall AAU season is officially over and it went out with a bang. College coaches had a chance to peak at kids in an AAU setting for the last time until April. The end of the fall AAU season now allows High School coaches to get the full attention of their players. Players now
READ MORELindsey Morris chasing a dream Her sister is one of the most recruited players in the Shore these days. She hears the phones calls and sees the letters and the attention her sister gets everyday. But for Lindsey Morris, this a time of happiness because she loves her twin sister and knows that Nicole has
READ MOREThere are very FEW times that I miss evaluate a players potential these days. When I was a college coach it was a little different STORY. In most cases when a college coach miss evaluates a player’s ability, it’s due to lack of information. Now the other stuff like character and work ethic, that is
READ MOREThis weekend is the only time that Division one college coaches are allowed out for an AAU event in the fall. Division 2 and 3 school will be holding their breath, hoping that nobody steals a player who could be impact player for years, that they have been recruiting. Some kids believe this is the,
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Emily Uribe is ALL SMILES! Two years ago I received a phone call from my good friend, former Rutgers assistant coach and current UCSB Head Coach Carlene Mitchell. She told me that a friend of hers had accepted the Head Coaching position at Wagner, she asked me to be on the look out for a
READ MOREThere are two players with ACL injuries this fall and it breaks my heart. There are many reasons why young ladies blow out their ACL. I don’t think anyone can say for sure why this happens. In many cases I believe it’s just the luck of the draw. But one thing I am 100% sure
READ MOREIf you are wondering what that loud thundering sound was yesterday afternoon, it was not weather related. It was the cheering of the RFH basketball team getting the news that Emma Miller is returning to the court this season and with that Rumson on paper becomes the team to beat in the Shore Conference. Emma
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