we're chillin in the tunnel
waiting to come out with all lights on us
we hear the crowd
wer're getting pumped off of the cheer
coach is talking
i can't quite hear what he's saying
but i remember enough from the locker room
"focus, keep shooting, play hard defense
use your speed, but break down before you reach your man
don't hesitate, drive hard to the basket, keep your head up
i don't want just your head in the game i want your heart in the game
this will be our year ladies bring it in...blue devils on three"
we all bring it in the tunnel is tight so we squeeze really close
holding hands we say a quick prayer
"saint dominic pray for us. our lady of victory play for us. SDA on three.
ONE TWO THREE S D A!!! lets go saint dom's bring it in girls"
we stick to tradition coach puts his hand down first then we pile ours on top of his hand
one hand in only we squeeze in really close and listen to coach
"i want defense on three ladies ONE TWO THREE...DEFENSE!"
we line up for our entrance now
two captains leading the forwards and centers to the left around the court
me the third captain leading the guards to the right around the court
we break out into the gym looking up at the light as we run out of the door
sprinting around the perimeter of the court to the other end
high fiving as we run past eachother on the opposite baseline
hitting half court coach throws the other captain a ball and we start layups
my hearts racing i rebound and kick the ball to the next girl in line
fast paced and running i get the ball and go up for the layup i make it
they swing the ball over to my side so i start left hand layups
a minute left on the warmup clock and we run back to the bench
we pull off our warmup shirts and breakaways and toss them behind the bench
the starting five are sitting listening to coach
i sit there and he says "daly, you have the advantage here they can't guard your left hand"
it's a relief and i'm ready to start the game now
buzzer sounds...game on
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