hello! so i haven't been up to too much this summer but i decided i better post something! I've mostly just been hangin out this summer, haven't gone on many trips but i did go to seattle to visit my sister for a week and that was a blast! so ya, i've mostly just been hangin out and going to Dave's conditioning in the mornings and thats about it haha so there's my summer!
Jenna

Hey Everyone,

I hope you are all having a great summer. It was so fun to see so many of you during June at our camps. We missed those of you who couldn't come but had a great time and successful camps with those of you who were here.

Our new assistant is Liz Darger. She got thrown into being a UVU coach last week when we went on the road recruiting to Portland and Seattle. Coach Darger (which is a very hard name for Asumi to say : ) is awesome and I am so excited for all of you to meet her. She is already working hard for you and is a great addition to our 'team'.

I have had a busy, fun summer. We had lots to do with hiring a new assistant and planning for camps but it was fun and rewarding. Sprinkled in with the work has been some fun. My family has a cabin near Jackson Hole, Wyoming and I have been able to go there a couple of times. We have had a blast being together with family, hiking, fishing, watching amazing animals (like deer, elk, moose, eagles) up close. It is my favorite place in the world and I wanted to share some pictures with you.

(Some of my cousins and me hiking in some beautiful mountains right by our cabin.)

(We all hiked to this amazing lake near the Tetons. Saw a moose just right before we took this picture!)

(My nephews Casey, Caden and me by the elk horn arches in Jackson Hole.)

I am so proud of all the hard work you are putting in this summer. I know it will pay off for our team. Thanks for being such dedicated, motivated teammates. It is going to be an amazing year. The game schedule for this upcoming season is almost done. We are going to have some FUN!!!

We sure miss having all of you around here. Not that Coach B and Coach Darger are boring but we do miss you!


I am so grateful for all of you and hope you are having a great summer. Keep up the good work. Time goes quickly so we have to make sure to live each day to its fullest.


Have a great day.


Coach Nixon

Quote of the day: One should not think so much about what one should do, but rather what one should be. Our works do not ennoble us; but we must ennoble our works. - Meister Eckhart

Hey everyone! Well I want to apologize I completely slacked and did not write my blog last month! Don't worry I'll fill you all in now :D Well as I'm sure all of you know I broke my foot in May at Dave's, and I was told I needed to get surgery and get a screw put in because it's prone to breaking again without something to support it. So I got surgery the beginning of June, I can't believe it's already been over a month! I was in crutches for about four weeks...never break something where you will have to use crutches they are no fun! But I've been walking with a boot on for about four weeks now so I've been riding the bike to get my leg back to where it was as much as possible with it on, it's so wonderful to walk again! Even though it's been pretty tough, breaking my foot has made me really appreciate little things like jogging, being able to stand in the shower, and I could just go on forever! So don't take walking and stuff for granted! Nothing else besides that has been too exciting, I've just been catching up with old friends and seeing lots of them get engaged, pregnant, and married, weird! and hanging out with my wonderful family, you also take them for granted when you live with them for so long! Anyways I love summer but I miss you all and can't wait to get to know all you freshman, so anytime anyone wants to do anything let me know! I love you all and see you soon!

Ball handling drills :)

Ok team... Dave (our weights trainer for those new gals that don't yet know) has us doing some ball handling drills twice a week before weights. Although that's a great idea and we are all very thankful he is making that a new requirement, twice a week is not enough. So I challenge all of you to do 15 minutes of ball handling at least 4 to 5 times a week. It's just a challenge, no biggie ;) I have had a few of the incoming freshmen ask what drills I used the other day at weights so that they could practice them over the summer while they were at home. I decided to just post them on here so everyone could see instead of emailing each individual that asked. So here they are. Enjoy :)

Ok, here are some ball handling drills :) Basically, you can do whatever you want and make up your own drills. Try to get 15 minutes worth. 

Warm-Up (no-dribble)

-Circles around your legs moving one leg backwards each time around. 10 times fast one way then reverse it.  

-Rhythm drill (this is the one where you drop it and then bring it in front and drop it again) 10 times each way... FAST.  

When you get really good, you should be able to go around your waist 60 times in 30 seconds (according to Pistol Pete lol).  

Dribbling Drills 

1. one dribble figure eights (10 times each direction) 

2. 50 times behind your back 

3. 5 dribbles big, 5 dribbles small (10 times each hand) 

4. swing crossovers in front (5 big 5 small, 10 times) 

5. in and out in front of your body- 5 dribbles big and 5 dribbles small (10 times each hand) 

6. in and out to the side of your body-5 dribbles big then 5 small (10 times each hand) BY NOW YOUR ARMS SHOULD BE TIRED IF YOU'RE PUSHING YOURSELF 

7. small dribble figure eights without messing up! 5 times successfully one way before switching other direction. Once you get better you can push the number up! 

8. Small dribbles around one leg. 3 times successfully to begin with. each direction with both hands. 

9. small dribble crossovers. Get on your knees and dribbles as small as you can to the side of your body and then cross it over. this should be somewhat challenging. 

10. walk while dribbling behind your back. try to go to half court and back without messing up!  

OK, those are all the warm up drills we did the other day. They should take a while to finish. Roughly 10-15 minutes. They can be done in any order, beginning with the no-dribble warm up. When you finish those, work on your moving crossovers and incorporate your ballhandling into your moves and work on them. There are plenty of other drills, these are the basics. Focus on your footwork with your crossover... that's most important. Have fun :) When you get bored of these drills, youtube is great at giving more ideas.

Good work ladies, I can't wait to see you all again!

Kayla

First Blog for Summer of 2009

Here it is...our UVU Women's Basketball blog for the summer of 2009!! It's especially fun this year since we have so many new girls coming in and so many news things to find out about one another. I will, just as last year, start off with a blog from me, updating everyone on my summer.

Well, so far it's been pretty uneventful. It's come down to trying to find a job, training, and trying to get grad school stuff in order. Not too exciting. I've had the opportunity to hang out with my family a lot which has been really fun. Its easy to take your family for granted and sometime its not until you go off to college and are away from them that you realize how important they are. I love it!

I started training at Parisi speed again. Man they are really good and letting you know that all the working out you thought you were doing.... is not working out! Just their warm up alone kills me! Its hard to understand until you actually do it lol but they even made t-shirts that say "our warm up is your workout" so you can only imagine what the workouts have been like. But i love it! i'm finally starting to get past the sore stage.

Unfortunately all my shows have come to an end (except the Bachelorette, that just started so i'm loving that!). American Idol, Dancing with the Starts, Desperate Housewives, Extreme Home Makeover! I mean, it's just a tragedy what will i watch on TV!? I guess that gives me more time to search for jobs....

I'm not sure there are any jobs out there... i've applied ot so many haven't heard back form one! I may just be a full time volunteer at the hospital which I will start this week. I guess you can never have too much experience and service.... but that still leaves me with no money so that puts me in a bit of a crunch. How will I save up for a plane ticket to go visit Adam? That has yet to be determined!

Anyways enough rambling from me. nothing too exciting going on. I can't wait to hear from all of you and see pictures!

Love,

Blake, B-lake, Unis... (for you freshman Unis and B-lake are my nicknames which you can call me by if you'd like or can you can just stick to Blake whatever you'd like...well within reason here!)

Summer

Hey Everyone, I guess I better do a blog before school starts! I've never done one of these, so yeah I'm not sure exactly what to say! But my summer has been pretty uneventful, just seeing friends before we all go to different schools. (weird!) But i did get to go to Lake Powell in June, which was amazing, I love that place. It was amazing except for the fact that we almost got stranded because rope got stuck in the engines, the engines failed, and we blew into a rock wall! It was very scary, but we pulled out :D The water was amazing though, it was like a bathtub, and it was gorgeous! That is pretty much the highlight of my summer, haha, so now i'm just counting the days til college! Ah! well i'm excited to see you all soon, see ya!

Erika

Busy Summer!!!

Sorry we are late with our post! We hope everyone is having a great summer. The first fun experience in June was Jake being in HSM3. He had a blast and worked late hours. Thanks to Coach Nixon's friend Jen he even got to meet so of the stars!

We have been busy with spending time with Chris in between recruiting trips. We made it to the ward campout. The kids had a great time. Although Ethan had sprained his ankle and had to be carried everywhere by everyone!


We have had fun swimming at seven peaks. We even got to see Veva there! It is so fun to see the girls outside bball.


We made a trip while Chris was gone to This Is The Place in SLC. It was fun to see all the Pioneer a ctivities and go for a pony ride. The boys cousin wanted to ride the pony but she was 14
and the age limit is 12. Nick was 11
and she had to let their cousin ride also because she was smaller than Nick!! Nick had to ride the biggest pony!



We had a great Primary Pioneer Parade around the neighborhood, and of course the princess was pulled in her wagon that had been decorated by the boys! We are sad the summer is almost over and school will start too soon! We enjoy August with Chris home but are also excited getting ready for the new season! We welcome Jenna, Erica and Coach Chessman!

Isabel in her wagon!