"Holland, Duncan Discuss Coed Basketball Prospects," The Davidsonian, December 7, 1973.
- Title
- "Holland, Duncan Discuss Coed Basketball Prospects," The Davidsonian, December 7, 1973.
- Description
- Holland discusses how she came into the volunteer coach position for the women's basketball team and what she did to prepare for the new role.
- Date
- December 7, 1973
- Text
- Davidson has formed its first girl's basketball team this year under the coaching of Ann Holland and Joe Duncan. Holland, wife of varsity mentor Terry Holland, explained how she stepped into the role of head coach. "I heard that some of the girls wanted to form a team, but that no one would coach them, so I talked to Terry and said I'd do it. I guess I was their last choice, but I felt that they needed a coach and Terry agreed to help so I took the job," she said. Junior Joe Duncan has agreed to become the team's assistant coach. Mrs. Holland and some of the basketball coaches asked me to take the job, so I said I'd do it," Duncan said. Duncan played J.V. basketball for two years and started on last year's team. The team is making plays liberated from the Wildcat varsity so far. "I had Terry sit down the other day and explain the basic shuffle cut play that he uses, and that's what we're learning right now," Holland said. "I also read a book on basketball fundamentals that he wrote, and that's really helped us a lot, particularly in the passing which is our weakest point right now," she added. Both Holland and Duncan are surprised at how fast the team has picked up things. "They aren't inhibited at all, they really work out there and learn things a lot fast that I thought they would," said Holland. The team's biggest problem so far has been getting the team to practice. The team presently practices one hour a night three days a week. Unfortunately the practices have to be filled between varsity and J.V. basketball practices and intramural games. Regarding the intramural games Holland admitted that, "We have a hard time running the guys out, especially the ones who just want to come down and shoot around." The team has six games scheduled presently. They are home and away series with UNC-C, Johnson C. Smith and Sacred Heart. The first game against UNC-C will be played at Davidson sometime during the first week of January. "We have about 15 more teams who want to play us but I'm afraid that right now they're just too good for us." Holland said. The team is also thinking about scheduling a scrimmage with the North Mecklenburg girl's team. The outstanding players according to the coaches are freshman Dee Booth and Becca Stimson, and senior Katie Early. "Dee is 5'8" and is just unreal, Becca is a good little guard, and Katie can play the post very well," said Holland. The team was given $1000 by the college and voted to spend the funds on traveling rather than uniforms.
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- Jim Sitterson
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- The Davidsonian
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Part of "Holland, Duncan Discuss Coed Basketball Prospects," The Davidsonian, December 7, 1973.