One of my favorite blog activities is to research Galesburg basketball history. I have done a lot of stories about past great GHS girls and boys basketball teams. And this winter, I plan to do even more stories.
I have come up with another way to celebrate Galesburg boys and girls basketball’s tradition.
Coach Bob Anderson- Williamsfield
Baseline OB Lob
This is something you can use with .3 seconds left and out under the basket. As we know, you only hve time to tip the ball.
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| Galesburg’s Armory |
Coach Anderson- Williamsfield
You’re coming out of a time out and it’s your ball. Here are some things you need to think about….
“Athletes’ Insights” is a feature that I am going to do this winter. This is a group of about 10 athletes. I plan to ask them to share their thoughts every two weeks throughout the winter. I think it will fun to hear from athletes.
SCOUTING- How did you handle or divide up scouting responsibilities? How did you handle when you had Friday and Saturday games? Did you create something to give to the players- paper or video? What info did you want as a coach, and what info did you want the players to have? For a Friday game, when would you have started going over the scouting with players? How did you give the scouting to players- walk thru, film, meetings.
The Galesburg HS wrestling program is going thru exciting times. They have some great coaches who are highly invested in their student-athletes, they are coming off just recently having a State Champion, and their numbers are growing each year. It is a program that young people want to join.
One of the most exciting things going on in the wrestling program is the recent addition of girls wrestling. This is a story that I wanted to do, and it certainly didn’t disappoint me. I got to talk to people involved in the wrestling program about girls wrestling. Their excitement is contagious!
I asked Carolyn if she would do a Q/A with me partly because I wanted to give myself a chance to bring up Wisconsin's crushing win over her brother's helpless Kentucky team in the 2015 Final Four.
Mainly I felt Carolyn could give an interesting perspective about playing basketball at GHS in the 1970's during Streaks girls basketball's early years. I especially feel she has a unique perspective having played as girls basketball was getting started, while Scott was playing boys basketball during Galesburg's glory days.
Carolyn summed up the importance of looking back on the beginning of girls basketball in this way-- "I think in the current context, when women's sports are starting to get a fan base and more attention, it is important to remember the history of unequal support."
SCRIMMAGE TECHNIQUES
How much time do you spend going 5 on 5 full-court? Do you usually just go so many possessions or go extended times? Whether going 5 on 5 full or half court, do you have some favorite things you do to produce focus on something or to increase competitiveness?
What were some of your favorite classes/teachers at GHS?
I took a Political Science class with Mr. Busse my freshman year. There was a Presidential Election that year making the class very interesting. I was very interested in politics as my dad was an elected official as the Knox County Coroner. I did not like math, but Mrs. Wolfe changed that. Mrs. Aten taught a real fun class…Coach Peachey made science fun ………It’s hard to pinpoint a favorite teacher because I had so many good ones, including you, Coach Massey.
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| Huff Gym |
The answers are at the end of the quiz. Keep track of your score and read exactly what your score indicates. If you would like- share your score on the Facebook or Massey Blog under the comments.
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| Galesburg’s first girls basketball team- 1972-3 season. |
Galesburg High School first played interscholastic basketball in the 1972-3 school year. Galesburg girls basketball roared out to a great start. Although they played a limited schedule, GHS was undefeated during their first two seasons.
This Week’s Question- For decades, we may not have used the word culture but we had in mind how our teams would look, how they would practice, and how they would play. When you met with your teams either when you started practice or before you started practice- were there any specific things you made clear about your expectations? I believe the first week of practice is so important for setting the tone. To an outsider, were there some little things or big things that you did in practice that were designed to help establish your culture.
These profiles are one of the most popular things on my blog. People love looking at these memories and finding out what the players are up to today.
SHOOTING IN PRACTICE
Coaches share some of the things they do to work on shooting during the season.
What was your favorite class (classes), favorite teacher (teachers)?
I enjoyed Biology class with Mr Browning he made class very interesting! Second class I enjoyed was singing for Mr Hegg throughout my high school career and I really enjoyed drivers education with Mr Hickey & PE class was probably the most enjoyable with Mr. Fish!
None of us as coaches like the idea of stopping practice. We have probably all experienced the time that we were having a great practice with high energy, and as coach we stopped practice to give a 3-4 minute explanation or we stopped to shoot free throws for 10 minutes. When we got going again, the energy was gone.
I am not an advocate of doing a lot of stopping during practice, but as coaches we need to practice handling time outs, pre-game scout, and half-time messages. I have four ideas on how to get your teams ready to handle these game situations with a minimum of interruption.
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| 1956-1957 Silver Streaks |
Galesburg basketball has been involved in many games thru the years that could be labeled as “classics.”
1931- Galesburg’s 4 OT win over Johnson City in State Semi-Finals
1935- Galesburg’s win on opening night at Steele vs eventual State Champ- Springfield
1956- Galesburg’s double-OT loss to Rockford West in Super-Sectional
1957- Galesburg’s slow down win over Rock Island
1964- Galesburg’s loss to Cobden in the Elite 8
1969- Galesburg’s upset of undefeated Proviso East
1976- Galesburg’s OT win over Richwoods
Needless to say, there are many more games that would qualify as being “classics” in both Galesburg boys and girls basketball history.
