Today's post is written by Jr. Forward Lindsey Rujawiitz
This is my first year at Missouri Southern and it has been AWESOME. This is the third program I have played in since graduating high school and I am so thankful I have settled in here at Southern. I really believe we are on our way to having a very successful season.
The preseason has wrapped up and we have had a couple real practices! It is soooo nice to finally be able to work with the whole team on the floor at the same time. Our practices have been very intense. The intensity has been GREAT for our team. The coaches show so much passion for the game that they are able to make practice exciting! One thing I have noticed that is different than other places I have played is that it is okay to make a mistake. Yeah I said it...it really is okay to make a mistake as long as you make the mistake going as hard and fast as you can. We are really focusing on our tempo (including our speed and quickness). Our coaches do a really good job of teaching the game. There is a certain way that Missouri Southern has played for the past 8 years (Coach Mitts' tenure here) and the coaches are just teaching us how to play that way.
There are so many good things coming from practice already that I really think we are going to have a GREAT year. As we continue to "buy in", it will become less and less obvious that we have 10 new programs represented on our team. We will become 1 unit. We will become another one of the GREAT Missouri Southern teams. Our coaches do a good job of stressing that as our goal.
For it just being the first week of practice, it has been a great one. GREAT things are just around the corner. Be sure to come out and see our team at Meet the Lions night! We look forward to seeing you there!
Until next time...it's a GREAT day to be a LION!!
Lindsey Rujawitz
Junior Forward
