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MU continues success with Reeve
Miami's field hockey coach brings experience, energy to young squad
Katie Morgan
Issue date: 4/10/07 Section: Sports
Reeve sees that her experience as a player has impacted the team.
"My experience with field hockey has been at the highest level and all that had a pretty big impact on the girls right away," Reeve said.
Along with impacting the team with her experience, Reeve changed the team in other aspects.
"I tried to change the team's mentality," Reeve said. "I have the girls do this thing called the one-inch-zone."
In the one-inch-zone, Reeve has the girls reach as high as they can. Then she makes them try to reach higher.
"You can usually go one inch higher than you thought you could," Reeve said. "It's important to reach high and be out of your comfort zone and out of balance to be able to achieve more."
Furia explains how Reeve's coaching has really helped the team.
"There has been a dramatic difference because of her," Furia said. "We have accomplished a lot of goals and have a lot of respect for the program."
Since joining the Miami coaching staff, the RedHawks turned in a completely different direction.
In 2003, before Reeve's arrival, the team was 1-17.
In 2004, Reeve's first year, the team went 7-14.
In 2005, the team went 10-12 and made it to the final game of the MAC Tournament, falling 3-1 to Central Michigan, one game shy of the NCAA Tournament.
And this past fall in 2006, the team went 10-12 once again, losing in the MAC Tournament semifinals to Ball State.
Seidel noted that the increased work ethic during the spring season as well as learning from their games the previous season enabled Miami to improve its record so quickly.
"The games that were close we studied and learned what we needed to do in order to have success," Seidel said.
The presence of Reeve on the sideline appeared to be the catalyst Miami needed.
"Having Coach Reeve has definitely been a positive, and the team has been progressing a lot," Furia said.
Though improving mentality and the team's record, Reeve is not a softy coach.
"She is a very tough coach, and that is what has made us stronger," Furia said. "You can't have a soft coach and get better; you need to be pushed to make it to the next level."
While working hard on the field, Reeve and the girls are also very close off the field.
"We are probably one of the tightest teams on campus," Furia said.
Through all of the fun and games as well as the hard times, the Miami women's field hockey team remains a family.
"It is a family style team, we tell each other what we need to do when we need to do it," Furia said.
Reeve tries to relate it all to life.
"Life parallels the game, and I coach like that," she said.
"My experience with field hockey has been at the highest level and all that had a pretty big impact on the girls right away," Reeve said.
Along with impacting the team with her experience, Reeve changed the team in other aspects.
"I tried to change the team's mentality," Reeve said. "I have the girls do this thing called the one-inch-zone."
In the one-inch-zone, Reeve has the girls reach as high as they can. Then she makes them try to reach higher.
"You can usually go one inch higher than you thought you could," Reeve said. "It's important to reach high and be out of your comfort zone and out of balance to be able to achieve more."
Furia explains how Reeve's coaching has really helped the team.
"There has been a dramatic difference because of her," Furia said. "We have accomplished a lot of goals and have a lot of respect for the program."
Since joining the Miami coaching staff, the RedHawks turned in a completely different direction.
In 2003, before Reeve's arrival, the team was 1-17.
In 2004, Reeve's first year, the team went 7-14.
In 2005, the team went 10-12 and made it to the final game of the MAC Tournament, falling 3-1 to Central Michigan, one game shy of the NCAA Tournament.
And this past fall in 2006, the team went 10-12 once again, losing in the MAC Tournament semifinals to Ball State.
Seidel noted that the increased work ethic during the spring season as well as learning from their games the previous season enabled Miami to improve its record so quickly.
"The games that were close we studied and learned what we needed to do in order to have success," Seidel said.
The presence of Reeve on the sideline appeared to be the catalyst Miami needed.
"Having Coach Reeve has definitely been a positive, and the team has been progressing a lot," Furia said.
Though improving mentality and the team's record, Reeve is not a softy coach.
"She is a very tough coach, and that is what has made us stronger," Furia said. "You can't have a soft coach and get better; you need to be pushed to make it to the next level."
While working hard on the field, Reeve and the girls are also very close off the field.
"We are probably one of the tightest teams on campus," Furia said.
Through all of the fun and games as well as the hard times, the Miami women's field hockey team remains a family.
"It is a family style team, we tell each other what we need to do when we need to do it," Furia said.
Reeve tries to relate it all to life.
"Life parallels the game, and I coach like that," she said.
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