2021-2022 season cannot come soon enough!

Great points!

I wonder if Geno will change things up. Probably remind them constantly that they need to get tougher, mentally and physically. But he may ratchet up the men's practice team. The one time I saw them practice together, the men were pretty much "hands off." Maybe that was just that day. Or maybe they need to let the men get a bit more physical, as well as the women-on-women practices get more physical.

Of course, there's a very, very fine line between making practices tougher and pushing them too hard.

The NCAA has about a billion rules pertaining to practice! During summer school they can have 8 weeks of practice, but no more than 4 hours per day and 20 hours per week. After that they normally go home until the Fall Semester begins and their practices normally begin during October. I think school should be finished soon for this Spring Semester and then they'll go home until Summer Session begins. 2020 - 2021 was a strange season due to changes made because of Covid. 

Azzi, Caroline and Amari should all be on campus sometime during June for the summer classes.

BTW....they can do things on their own between now and the end of this semester, but they're probably getting ready for exams and term papers. 

Here's some of the NCAA Rules:

17.1.7.2.1.5.1 Basketball. In basketball, a student-athlete who is enrolled in summer school may engage in required weight-training, conditioning and skill-related instruction for up to eight weeks (not required to be consecutive weeks). A student-athlete who is enrolled in at least three degree-applicable (pursuant to Bylaw 14.4.3.1.7) credit hours in one summer term that is fewer than eight weeks in duration may engage in required weight-training, conditioning and skill-related instruction for up to eight weeks (not required to be consecutive weeks). Participation in such activities shall be limited to a maximum of eight hours per week with not more than four hours per week spent on skill-related instruction. (Adopted: 1/14/12, Revised: 1/19/13, 4/28/16, 4/25/18)



7.1.7.2.1.5.1.1 Exception to Summer School Enrollment -- Academic Requirements for Student-Athletes Who Receive Athletically Related Financial Aid -- Basketball. In basketball, a student-athlete who received athletically related financial aid during the previous academic year may participate in required summer athletic activities for up to eight weeks (pursuant to Bylaw 17.1.7.2.1.5.1) without being enrolled in summer school, provided the student-athlete has achieved a cumulative minimum grade-point average of 2.200 (based on a maximum 4.000 and as computed pursuant to institutional policies applicable to all students) and has successfully completed the following academic requirements based on the applicable number of full-time terms of enrollment: (Adopted: 1/14/12, Revised: 1/19/13, 4/26/17, 4/26/17 effective 8/1/17)

(a) After two semesters or three quarters: 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours;

(b) After four quarters: 60 quarter hours;

(c) After three semesters or five quarters: 45 semester hours or 75 quarter hours;

(d) After four semesters or six quarters: 50 percent of the course requirements in the student-athlete's specific degree program;

(e) After seven quarters: 58.33 percent of the course requirements in the student-athlete's specific degree program;

(f) After five semesters: 62.5 percent of the course requirements in the student-athlete's specific degree program;

(g) After eight quarters: 66.67 percent of the course requirements in the student-athlete's specific degree program;

(h) After six semesters or nine quarters: 75 percent of the course requirements in the student-athlete's specific degree program;

(i) After 10 quarters: 83.33 percent of the course requirements in the student-athlete's specific degree program;



17.1.7.2.1.5.1.3 Institutions That Do Not Offer Summer School Courses -- Basketball. In basketball, an institution that does not offer summer school courses may designate eight weeks of the summer in which a student-athlete may participate in required summer athletic activities (pursuant to Bylaw 17.1.7.2.1.5.1), provided the student-athlete has satisfied progress-toward-degree requirements to be eligible for competition in the ensuing fall term by the conclusion of the preceding spring term. (Adopted: 4/25/18)



 

Please, don't wish away the summer.

Given Paige's talent with social media, I suspect we'll be seeing plenty of Instagram and YouTube posts of summer scrimmages.

The way to encourage this is to get on those media and "like" them.

That is my understanding.