[J. R. VanHoose]

As I complete my first season as head coach of the Lady Hornets I would like to say a few things.

First of all I would like to thank every one here who supported us throught this season. Overall, I think this season was a success. We went from 5 wins to 13 and from 18 losses to 11. We lost some close games that could have gone either way and beat some tought teams this season. We won the first All "A" games that Phelps had won since 1999 and finished as the 15th Region All "A" Runner-Up. We finished the season with a winning record, something that hasn't been done here at Phelps for a few years as well.

I have tremendously enjoyed my first season as a head coach and I have loved being around this group of girls. They have made me feel good as a coach as I have watched them grow and improve this season. I am looking forward to the summer and helping our girls improve even more. I feel that the Phelps Lady Hornets program is going in the right direction and with more hard work and dedication from our players and supporters we can have great success in the future.

My goals for this season were to teach these girls about the game of basketball and to make it fun for them. Lets face it, this is high school, it is not college or the pros. These kids need to learn about the game of basketball and have fun doing it. If it is not fun for them, you will not get much effort and enthusiasm from them. I believe our girls had fun and we had a great season as well. I have grown tremendously as a coach and as a person from my experiences this season and I can not wait for next season to begin!!

I want to thank everyone on here who has supported us and thank all of my players and their parents for making this season one that I will never forget. I will always remeber my first team here and they will always have a special place in my heart. Our goal for next season is to improve on what we have started here and to become a prominent team in this region.

GO LADY HORNETS!!!