Hard work now, big results later for bball
Chronicle EIC
Issue date: 5/3/10 Section: Sports
In any sport, many would argue the real work begins at season's end. The offseason is a time for improvements in regards to health and training.
Two men who support this philosophy are PUC basketball coaches Tom Megyesi and Dan Voudrie. They work hard to develop their players and help them improve at every opportunity, including the time when there are no games to be played.
At season's end, both Megyesi and Voudrie give their players some time off to focus their minds elsewhere and to get away from the game a bit. This season, Voudrie made the break a bit shorter by bringing his men back in after a break of just one week.
Megyesi took a different approach with his ladies by giving them a month long.
"We want them to recharge their batteries," Megyesi said. Although, he admitted during the month he does not want his girls to shy completely away from the game.
"A number of our girls are very dedicated to play during that month and we prefer they get together and play here with each other."
Both coaches agree their players should be attending the open gyms and continuing to play with their teammates during the break.
"One of the biggest benefits of the offseason is the team chemistry that develops as the group works very hard for a common goal of getting better," Voudrie said.
While coaches are able to control some of the training and drills done during the offseason, both Voudrie and Megyesi contest much of the burden will fall upon their players.
"They are adults and they have to accept responsibility and discipline themselves," Megyesi said.
Voudrie agreed and added, "Our players realize that if they only work on improving their game when their teammates or coaches are present, they will miss opportunities for growth."
Each coach also trusts their players know working hard during the offseason will only help them.
Aside from the normal drills and skill development, both the men's and women's teams participate in weight training. Fitness Center staff members James Perez and Kemuel Hawkins assist some of the Lady Peregrines this year in the weight room. These two men worked together to develop a functional training program which includes not only weight training, but cardio work as well. Both Hawkins and Perez have either graduated or are working on degrees in fitness management at PUC and able to critique these workouts to the specific players' needs. Two Lady Peregrines who are taking advantage of this service are guard Stephaine Beck and forward Savannah Hauter, who train with Hawkins and Perez two to three times per week.
Both the men's and women's teams posted respectable records this season. With Voudrie and Megyesi at the helm working with these student athletes, these teams look to be headed in the right direction. The players also appear to believe in their coaches' ideology, including a special Megyesi rule.
"Between March 22 and the beginning of next school year, the girls need to make 15,000 shots," Megyesi said.
Two men who support this philosophy are PUC basketball coaches Tom Megyesi and Dan Voudrie. They work hard to develop their players and help them improve at every opportunity, including the time when there are no games to be played.
At season's end, both Megyesi and Voudrie give their players some time off to focus their minds elsewhere and to get away from the game a bit. This season, Voudrie made the break a bit shorter by bringing his men back in after a break of just one week.
Megyesi took a different approach with his ladies by giving them a month long.
"We want them to recharge their batteries," Megyesi said. Although, he admitted during the month he does not want his girls to shy completely away from the game.
"A number of our girls are very dedicated to play during that month and we prefer they get together and play here with each other."
Both coaches agree their players should be attending the open gyms and continuing to play with their teammates during the break.
"One of the biggest benefits of the offseason is the team chemistry that develops as the group works very hard for a common goal of getting better," Voudrie said.
While coaches are able to control some of the training and drills done during the offseason, both Voudrie and Megyesi contest much of the burden will fall upon their players.
"They are adults and they have to accept responsibility and discipline themselves," Megyesi said.
Voudrie agreed and added, "Our players realize that if they only work on improving their game when their teammates or coaches are present, they will miss opportunities for growth."
Each coach also trusts their players know working hard during the offseason will only help them.
Aside from the normal drills and skill development, both the men's and women's teams participate in weight training. Fitness Center staff members James Perez and Kemuel Hawkins assist some of the Lady Peregrines this year in the weight room. These two men worked together to develop a functional training program which includes not only weight training, but cardio work as well. Both Hawkins and Perez have either graduated or are working on degrees in fitness management at PUC and able to critique these workouts to the specific players' needs. Two Lady Peregrines who are taking advantage of this service are guard Stephaine Beck and forward Savannah Hauter, who train with Hawkins and Perez two to three times per week.
Both the men's and women's teams posted respectable records this season. With Voudrie and Megyesi at the helm working with these student athletes, these teams look to be headed in the right direction. The players also appear to believe in their coaches' ideology, including a special Megyesi rule.
"Between March 22 and the beginning of next school year, the girls need to make 15,000 shots," Megyesi said.
Be the first to comment on this story