My topic today is to discuss NGWSD which, whenever I write it, I have to do it slowly to make sure I'm saying it right and get the initials in the right order! Closer to home, we now refer to the Fever's wondrous arena as BLF, short for Bankers Life Fieldhouse, which used to be CFH. Other examples in the sports world are NFL, MLB and NBA. For instance, how often do you see Women's National Basketball Association written in a document? You don't. What is an acronym, you ask? Like I would explain to a 10-year old, it's when you use a bunch of letters together as initials, instead of using a long string of words. In sports, our lives are littered with acronyms. But for the newcomers, there are but five more days to digest and learn the new system before the Fever departs for its first preseason game - next Saturday - at San Antonio. For returners like January, Bobbitt, Tamika Catchings, Shavonte Zellous, Jeanette Pohlen and Tammy Sutton-Brown, little has changed. Bobbitt was quick to educate and help the younger players while learning the nuances of the Fever offensive sets.Įarlier in the practice, assistant coaches Stephanie White and Mickie DeMoss took turns working on offensive and defensive sets.
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Bobbitt, meanwhile, was seen coaching and instructing the rookies and free agents during the scrimmage. She's young and will need to work in getting accustomed to the pace and speed of the WNBA - but her hustle getting up the floor contributed to a key steal and free throws in the final seconds of that scrimmage. She fills the lane at 6-5 and can certainly be of use working against other big posts in the Eastern Conference.
Goodlett was a beast down low and she spared no effort in getting up and down the floor during an end-of-practice scrimmage. Two other observations that stood out were the play of first-round draft pick Sasha Goodlett and the leadership of Shannon Bobbitt. Back with a clean bill of health, Bri looked fresh and sharp and, no doubt, excited to be back on the court. One of the day's most enjoyable observations was watching Briann January run effortlessly up and down the floor, cutting to the basket and acting as if she'd never missed the final 24 games of 2011. Missing were stars Katie Douglas, Jessica Davenport and Erin Phillips due to obligations overseas, but a nice cast of returning players gave the day a taste of seasons past. Training camp has begun! Thirteen players donned Fever blue and white practice jerseys this afternoon for the first workout of the 2012 season on the Bankers Life Fieldhouse practice court. The Fever PR guy is now on Twitter - 29, 2012 From UNLV to Indiana State, back to Pacific, and to the University of Maryland, he has worked with virtually every sport known to mankind, and lived on both coasts and in-between. Somehow, he sidestepped his own teaching and coaching career by venturing into the world of sports media relations.
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The son of a high school teacher and coach in Colorado, he has traveled the country with college and pro sports teams since graduating from University of the Pacific in 1987. Kevin Messenger has been the Fever's media relations director since 2003.
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