Last year, the Brahmas went 2-12, but with a new head coach, they are hopeful about the upcoming season.
“I’m brand spanking new,” Heach Coach Matthew Jones said, adding that he hopes to increase the numbers from last season. “I saw a little bit of what happened, and from what the team told me, we don’t have enough depth [number of players at each position],” Jones said.
Jones also brought up the presence of gopher holes as a possible reason why practice last season was hard to run.
Several players used the weightroom to make gains in their physical abilities in the field. Players were also paying attention to their nutrition.
Jones also thanked sleep for the reason the strength training paid off and for the absence of overuse injuries. For Natalie Ramos, there’s no difference between regular exercise-induced soreness and straight up pain. “Only you can determine your limit,” she said.
Players Alexis Menchaca, Sandra Hernandez and Natalie Ramos said that wins over rivals gave confidence boosts.
Jones said that the team enjoying themselves while playing is also important.
“Having fun matters, and mainly because you can’t control the score. As long as they control effort and I reward that effort, they’ll do well.”