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As we wind down another outstanding and championship caliber season of UConn WBB, perhaps we at the Boneyard should create and award a “National Women’s College Basketball Most Valuable Trainer Award” to Rosemary Ragle.
Here’s why: For a substantial part of 2014, Morgan Tuck and Gabby Williams, two of our extremely valuable contributors, were rehabbing SERIOUS knee injuries. Just look at them now, and the way they continue juke, jive, and jump around, under, and over the competition to score, rebound, and box-out. And, they do it fearlessly and beautifully.
Having experienced four major knee surgeries after numerous knee injuries let me assure anyone who has not experienced a “knee,” it is an extremely painful and mentally debilitating ordeal. It is an event and a pain that is permanently etched into the mind of its owner. For the athlete, this mind thing is a weight they must carry and endure during every future performance. They are always cautious, always compensating, always fearful of a recurrence. If the slightest nuance of instability is perceived during a workout, practice, or game, the remainder of the performance happens in a lower gear, if at all.
I fully expected that Rosemary and staff would do a great job during last off-season and again throughout the regular season getting Morgan and Gabby ready to compete. However, at the beginning of the season I would have bet a dollar to a dime that at least one of them would not still be playing or contributing at this late date. Yet Morgan and Gabby have played and produced big time for the entire season with no visible signs of physical, emotional, or mental distress …absolutely remarkable …just like Rosemary Ragle.
Here’s why: For a substantial part of 2014, Morgan Tuck and Gabby Williams, two of our extremely valuable contributors, were rehabbing SERIOUS knee injuries. Just look at them now, and the way they continue juke, jive, and jump around, under, and over the competition to score, rebound, and box-out. And, they do it fearlessly and beautifully.
Having experienced four major knee surgeries after numerous knee injuries let me assure anyone who has not experienced a “knee,” it is an extremely painful and mentally debilitating ordeal. It is an event and a pain that is permanently etched into the mind of its owner. For the athlete, this mind thing is a weight they must carry and endure during every future performance. They are always cautious, always compensating, always fearful of a recurrence. If the slightest nuance of instability is perceived during a workout, practice, or game, the remainder of the performance happens in a lower gear, if at all.
I fully expected that Rosemary and staff would do a great job during last off-season and again throughout the regular season getting Morgan and Gabby ready to compete. However, at the beginning of the season I would have bet a dollar to a dime that at least one of them would not still be playing or contributing at this late date. Yet Morgan and Gabby have played and produced big time for the entire season with no visible signs of physical, emotional, or mental distress …absolutely remarkable …just like Rosemary Ragle.
Hats off to Rosemary for her unheralded contribution to the 2014-2015 championship season!
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