Sweat + Sacrifice (with doughnuts and sodas) = Success

2004-2005 Season Pictures

vs. Tom Browne - 09/30/04

Movie - Clara winning shot (normal speed with audio)

Movie - Clara winning shot (slow speed without audio)

vs. Grant  - 10/28/04

Clara prepares to play	Clara forehand	Clara runs
Richard serving 1	Richard serving 2

vs. Kaffie  - 10/14/04

Arrival 1	Arrival 2	Clara & Justin 1	Clara & Justin 2
Team assembles	Clara & Jessica 1	Clara & Jessica 2

Ray H.S. Mixed Doubles

Team waiting	Team observing	Behind the stands
Clara & JG 2nd match	Clara & JG 3rd match

Team Practice  - 11/01/04

"Everyone do your 20-20-20"

Ricardo & Ryan

Joseph watches the "experts"

Monique and Lori practice serving

"If you drop your ball I'll make you do 20 pushups."

vs. Cullen  - 11/04/04

Team meets prior to match 1

Team meets prior to match 2

Joseph	Monica moves left	Monica prepares return	Monica watches
Monica forehand	Ariel, Jessica, and Miranda	Taylor high forehand	Taylor volleys
Ariel serve 1	Coach Gilcrease chats	Monica far court 1	Monica far court 2
JG serve 1	Monica ready position 1	Monica winces	Monica signals "out"
Monica ready position 2	Clara serve 1	Ariel watches ball going out	Ariel serve 2
Monica serve toss 1	Monica forehand preparation	Monica serve toss 2	Richard and Ryan 1
JG serve 2	JG serve toss	Justin serves	Richard and Ryan 2
Clara and Miranda talk strategy	Ariel forehand winner 1	Ariel forehand winner 2	Clara serve 2
Miranda forehand preparation	Clara forehand 1	Clara forehand 2	Miranda review shot
Monica serves	Miranda serves	Justin and Taylor 1	Taylor goes for it
Justin and Taylor 2

vs. Baker  - 11/16/04

Richard and Justin warm up	JG and Ryan warm up 1	Ricardo and Joseph warm up 1	JG waiting during warmup
Miranda, Ariel, and Clara warm up	Ricardo and Joseph warm up 2	Ricardo, Joseph, and Taylor	Ricardo and Joseph warmup 3

Gilcrease Classic (rainout)  - 12/04/04

Porsche, Andrew, and Justin	Joey and Joseph	Joey working hard	Andrew, Porsche, and Justin
Andrew and Justin	Non-workers watch and smile	Coaches talk, team  push water	Team check-in and Justin smiling
Coach demonstrates his technique	Porsche working hard	The team gathers	JG and Ricardo watch the water move
Coach and JG working hard	Coach and Ricardo visit former student

Gilcrease Classic (reschedule)  - 01/22/05

Wynn Seale team arrives	Coach, Josh, Justin, Lori	Ariel, curious guys	Man, check that out!
Teams makes camp, Clara	Coach calls a team meeting 1	Coaches calls a team meeting 2	Coach explains the plan
Coach listens to questions	Team waits, Andrew naps	Miranda & Jessica center court	Miranda & Jessica warm up
Porsche and Ariel, serving	Ariel retrieves a ball in the net	Joseph and Alex	Ryan and JG ready
Ryan serves	Josh & Taylor warm up 1	Josh & Taylor warm up 2	Clara prepares for match
Clara serve 1	Clara return	Clara ready position	Clara ready for handshakes
Lori and opponent discuss score	Lori waits for overhead	Richard served	Andrew return
Andrew notices supporters	Andrew forehand 1	Andrew forehand 2	Andrew is congratulated
Coach & Clara talk	Mr. Rodriquez takes a break	Porsche & Monica watch	Clara serve toss
Clara and opponent

Off Day Practice at Al Kruse  - Christmas Break 2004

Clara backhand

Justin serve1

Clara forehand

Justin serve 2

 

Practice at Al Kruse  - 02/08/05

Form a circle and listen	Circle drill 1	Circle drill 2	3 lines
Justin forehand	Taylor forehand	JG forehand	Clara forehand
Richard ready	Coach feeds	Miranda forehand	Justin backhand

vs. Tom Brown  - 02/10/05

Pre-match doughnuts 1	Pre-match doughnuts 2	Justin big forehand
Clara serving	Monica serving	Monica & Andrew doubles

Justin forehand movie - slow motion

Practice at Al Kruse  - 02/14/05

Richard and Lori discuss the score

Richard high forehand movie

Lori forehand movie

vs. Grant (warmups)  - 03/03/05

Did you give her that doughnut?	Ricardo and JG warm up	Ashley and Janelle	Jessica, Richard, and Lori
"All together now, Alex and Justin" plus Ariel	Ricardo demonstrates, JG wets his lips	Ricardo's backhand	Ricardo the robot, Ariel's dad and coach

vs. Cullen (warmups) - 03/24/05

Pre-match meeting 1	Pre-match meeting 2	The doughnuts are over there	Pre-match meeting 4
Andrew backhand follow through	Andrew high volley	Andrew running volley	Andrew serving
Lori and Clara	Clara backhand 1	Monica serving	Clara forehand 1
Lori running	Clara forehand 2	Joseph high hit or a dance?	Clara backhand 2
Clara backhand 3	Joseph backhand 3	Joseph forehand	Porsche serve 1 w/ Joseph
Porsche serve 2 w/ Joseph	Porsche running	Monica returns high shot

vs. Baker  - 03/31/05

Pre-match assignments	Janelle and Devany doubles	Janelle on the run	Ashley and Lori doubles
Richard returns high volley	Richard watches one go out	Justin overhead smash	Justin topspin forehand
Clara prepares for forehand	Clara returns	Clara serve 1	Clara serve 2
Jessica backhand	Justin serves	JG serves	Alex ready for a backhand

Practice at Al Kruse  - 04/04/05

Team lines up for the drill	Devany forehand 1	Devany forehand 2	"Ladies what's your set count?"
Coach pondering what's next	Coach feeding the team	Coach on the ball

CCISD Championship Tournament - April 9, 2005

Clara, Justin, Janelle waiting to play	Clara, Justin, Janelle watching	Janelle returning serve
Janelle serving	JG reaches for a return	Ricardo preps for a winner
Joseph gets his match under cover	Clara warming up	Porsche warming up
Porsche backhand prep	Porsche fights the windy weather	Porsche on her toes
Monica follows her backhand shot	Miranda, Jessica, and friends watch	Ashley serving
Ashley returning serve	Ashley and opponent discuss the score	Jessica hits down the line
Miranda runs for the backhand	Jessica keeps eyes on the ball	Jessica & Miranda doubles team
Alex, Porsche, and Coach	Clara returns a low ball	Clara returns serve
Clara forehand prep	Justin forehand prep 1	Justin concentrates on his backhand
Justin forehand prep 2	Justin backhand prep	Ricardo and JG with gold medals
Richard gets his medal	Alex and Richard with bronze medals	Justin (bronze medal) and Clara (silver medal)
Medalists - we're # 1 !!	Wynn Seale medalists with Coach

Thanks to Coach Gilcrease and all the players and parents for a great season!

See you next year!

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