On behalf of my assistant coaches and myself, I know the schedule laid out below will fully challenge the players and coaches, and I could not be more pleased. For I am of the firm conviction that you grow and develop more when you dare to compete against those as good if not better than you are...Whatever the outcome. For it puts the onus on the coaches to do their utmost to ensure the players are physically, mentally, and emotionally prepared as never before, and in so doing catalyzes the players to commit themselves to play smart, play unselfishly, and with uncompromised focus...To bring out the best in one other...To be the best they can be....Against all our competition...Whether they be a community college in-season, or Division 2 Cheyney University in a pre-season scrimmage...
VFMC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2009-10 SCHEDULE
11/6 Fri: 6:30pm (H) Burlington CommunityCollege (scrimmage)
11/11 Wed: 6:00pm (H) Cheyney University (scrimmage)
11/17 Tues: 5:00pm (H) Davis College
12/3 Thurs: 6:00pm @ Harcum College
12/5 Sat: 1:00pm (H) Luzerne County Community College
(Christmas/New Year’s Break)
1/13 Wed: 6:00pm @ Atlantic Cape Community College
1/14 Thur: 5:00pm (H) County College of Morris
1/16 Sat: 2:00pm @ Davis College
1/19 Tues: 6:00pm (H) USMAPS
1/21 Thur: 6:00pm @ MCCC
1/23 Sat: 2:00pm @ Luzerne County Community College
1/25 Mon: 6:00pm (H) Atlantic Cape Community College
1/27 Wed: 7:00pm (H) Cecil Community College
1/28 Thur: 6:00pm (H) Central Pa College
2/1 Mon: 5:00pm @ Harford Community College
2/5 Fri: 6:00pm @ Lancaster Bible College
2/10 Wed: 6:00pm @ USMAPS
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Appointment of VFMC Women's Basketball Assistant Coaches
(TAKEN FROM THE VFMAC WEB-SITE):
Announcing New Assistant Coaches
Valley Forge Military College Athletic Director Dominick Lorusso and Women's Basketball Head Coach Richard Pomerantz are very pleased to announce the appointment of Marilyn Benedict, Paulette Branson and Brian Hunter to serve as Assistant Coaches for the upcoming 2009-2010 season. Each brings a background that is both unique and relevant to the VFMC Women's Basketball program:
Coach Marilyn Benedict attended Cardinal O'Hara High School (Springfield,PA) following which she graduated from Immaculata University (Frazier, PA) and is currently in the Masters in Education Program at Widener University, Chester, PA.
After working in Management in the Nutrition/Food Service Industry for 20 plus years including for the Philadelphia Phillies and Philadelphia Eagles, she has been a Teacher with the Upper Darby School District where she is involved in many clubs and services including student mentoring, homebound tutoring, basketball coach, organizing dances/ formals, etc., and was recently chosen to serve as an Executive Officer for the Upper Darby Education Association. Coach Benedict's coaching experience includes Head Coach of the Upper Darby Summer Tennis Program (current) prior to which she coached Lower Merion and Cardinal O'Hara Girls' Tennis along with Rosemont College Women's Tennis and Beverly Hills Middle School Girls' Basketball.
As an athlete she was the captain and MVP (senior year) of her high school basketball team and while she swam competitively for her college's swim team, basketball was always her preferred sport:
"I was fortunate to attend Immaculata College, a small girls college. The Immaculata Mighty Macs were the cinderella team of the 1970's that put women's basketball on the map capturing three back to back national titles and were in the final four six consecutive years. Until recently, UConn is the only school to ever repeat. My role models were the players, who for extra money would referee my high school games. I attended their games when I could and saw firsthand how hard work, discipline, determination and heart poured into every game. So, it's easy for me to say that I take my own coaching philosophy after the Macs coach, Cathy Rush in that the fundamentals, a huge work ethic, and strong leadership are necessary components in coaching today."
Coach Paulette Branson is from Philadelphia where she played four years of varsity basketball, volleyball, and tennis for the Philadelphia High School for Girls (2000-2004), and was chosen was chosen “All-Public” in volleyball and basketball (2004).
She earned a Bachelor Degree of Science in Recreation and Leisure Management at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania (2004-2008) on a full-academic scholarship where she played 3 years of D-II volleyball and 2 years of D-II tennis, was named Tennis - MVP (2007), and earned the school's Director of Athletics - Academic Excellence Award (2006 & 2007).
Upon graduation she worked as a Sports Director/Sports Program Instructor for the Rocky Run YMCA in Media, PA, and is currently pursuing a Master of Education Degree in Sport and Recreation Administration at Temple University (2008-2010) where she is a Graduate Teaching Assistant in Sport and Recreation Management at the Temple School of Tourism and Hospitality Management.
Coach Branson's coaching philosophy is most patterned after famed University of Tennessee Women's Basketball Coach Pat Summitt:
"I have a competitive spirit to win, but I understand that how you win is more important than the win itself. The object of the game is very simple - to make shots, and stop the other team from making more shots. Smart decision-making wins games, but more importantly, players must know how to make smart decisions off the court in order to be an effective team on the court."
Coach Brian Hunter graduated from Downingtown Senior High School (1998) where he played two years of basketball and three years of football for Downingtown Senior High School,and he starred as a receiver on Downingtown's 1996 Pennsylvania State Championship team. After which he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance and Accounting from West Chester University, for whom he played football for three years on an athletic scholarship.
Among his Athletic Awards are Fab85 Selection, and All-Area Wide Receiver (by the Philadelphia Inquirer). Coach Hunter is presently serving simultaneously as an Assistant Coach for VFMAC's Varsity football team, and as Head Coach of the JV team. Outside of his coaching duties he is a proud Member of Big Brothers and Big Sisters, and is the CEO of a privately owned construction firm.
“My coaching philosophy comes from a collective group of well-respected coaches. I use their expertise as learning tools for my coaching development.”
Announcing New Assistant Coaches
Valley Forge Military College Athletic Director Dominick Lorusso and Women's Basketball Head Coach Richard Pomerantz are very pleased to announce the appointment of Marilyn Benedict, Paulette Branson and Brian Hunter to serve as Assistant Coaches for the upcoming 2009-2010 season. Each brings a background that is both unique and relevant to the VFMC Women's Basketball program:
Coach Marilyn Benedict attended Cardinal O'Hara High School (Springfield,PA) following which she graduated from Immaculata University (Frazier, PA) and is currently in the Masters in Education Program at Widener University, Chester, PA.
After working in Management in the Nutrition/Food Service Industry for 20 plus years including for the Philadelphia Phillies and Philadelphia Eagles, she has been a Teacher with the Upper Darby School District where she is involved in many clubs and services including student mentoring, homebound tutoring, basketball coach, organizing dances/ formals, etc., and was recently chosen to serve as an Executive Officer for the Upper Darby Education Association. Coach Benedict's coaching experience includes Head Coach of the Upper Darby Summer Tennis Program (current) prior to which she coached Lower Merion and Cardinal O'Hara Girls' Tennis along with Rosemont College Women's Tennis and Beverly Hills Middle School Girls' Basketball.
As an athlete she was the captain and MVP (senior year) of her high school basketball team and while she swam competitively for her college's swim team, basketball was always her preferred sport:
"I was fortunate to attend Immaculata College, a small girls college. The Immaculata Mighty Macs were the cinderella team of the 1970's that put women's basketball on the map capturing three back to back national titles and were in the final four six consecutive years. Until recently, UConn is the only school to ever repeat. My role models were the players, who for extra money would referee my high school games. I attended their games when I could and saw firsthand how hard work, discipline, determination and heart poured into every game. So, it's easy for me to say that I take my own coaching philosophy after the Macs coach, Cathy Rush in that the fundamentals, a huge work ethic, and strong leadership are necessary components in coaching today."
Coach Paulette Branson is from Philadelphia where she played four years of varsity basketball, volleyball, and tennis for the Philadelphia High School for Girls (2000-2004), and was chosen was chosen “All-Public” in volleyball and basketball (2004).
She earned a Bachelor Degree of Science in Recreation and Leisure Management at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania (2004-2008) on a full-academic scholarship where she played 3 years of D-II volleyball and 2 years of D-II tennis, was named Tennis - MVP (2007), and earned the school's Director of Athletics - Academic Excellence Award (2006 & 2007).
Upon graduation she worked as a Sports Director/Sports Program Instructor for the Rocky Run YMCA in Media, PA, and is currently pursuing a Master of Education Degree in Sport and Recreation Administration at Temple University (2008-2010) where she is a Graduate Teaching Assistant in Sport and Recreation Management at the Temple School of Tourism and Hospitality Management.
Coach Branson's coaching philosophy is most patterned after famed University of Tennessee Women's Basketball Coach Pat Summitt:
"I have a competitive spirit to win, but I understand that how you win is more important than the win itself. The object of the game is very simple - to make shots, and stop the other team from making more shots. Smart decision-making wins games, but more importantly, players must know how to make smart decisions off the court in order to be an effective team on the court."
Coach Brian Hunter graduated from Downingtown Senior High School (1998) where he played two years of basketball and three years of football for Downingtown Senior High School,and he starred as a receiver on Downingtown's 1996 Pennsylvania State Championship team. After which he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance and Accounting from West Chester University, for whom he played football for three years on an athletic scholarship.
Among his Athletic Awards are Fab85 Selection, and All-Area Wide Receiver (by the Philadelphia Inquirer). Coach Hunter is presently serving simultaneously as an Assistant Coach for VFMAC's Varsity football team, and as Head Coach of the JV team. Outside of his coaching duties he is a proud Member of Big Brothers and Big Sisters, and is the CEO of a privately owned construction firm.
“My coaching philosophy comes from a collective group of well-respected coaches. I use their expertise as learning tools for my coaching development.”
Thursday, September 3, 2009
A Huge Thank You To The Lafayette College Basketball Coaches For An Extraordinary Day (Wed 9/2/09)
On behalf of the Valley Forge Military College Women's Basketball program, a profound thank you to the varsity basketball coaches of Lafayette College (Women's Head Coach Tammy Smith and her assistants LaRonda "Murph" Murphy and Jen Wedo, and Men's Head Coach Fran Ohanlon and one of his--and newest-- assistant Pat Doherty).
For so generously sharing not just their valuable time (almost a half day in toto) and their vast knowledge and experience with me yesterday afternoon in Easton Pa, but as well for their willingness to cover the broad spectrum of questions they'd received in advance. It was--in a word--terrific...Nothing less than a coach- the- coach session...A day I will never forget. From which I trust the VFMC program will benefit greatly.
To all of them and the man who put us together--our mutual good friend Marty Zippel, honored as one of Lafayette College's 15 Greatest Athletes of the 20th Century, the first 1,000-point scorer in modern Lafayette history who then went on to play pro ball, and whose commitment to his alma mater as a benefactor he so proudly loves to be "walked all over and run on" every day: the magnificent basketball floor he underwrote--again a "shout out" of my sincerest gratitude.
For so generously sharing not just their valuable time (almost a half day in toto) and their vast knowledge and experience with me yesterday afternoon in Easton Pa, but as well for their willingness to cover the broad spectrum of questions they'd received in advance. It was--in a word--terrific...Nothing less than a coach- the- coach session...A day I will never forget. From which I trust the VFMC program will benefit greatly.
To all of them and the man who put us together--our mutual good friend Marty Zippel, honored as one of Lafayette College's 15 Greatest Athletes of the 20th Century, the first 1,000-point scorer in modern Lafayette history who then went on to play pro ball, and whose commitment to his alma mater as a benefactor he so proudly loves to be "walked all over and run on" every day: the magnificent basketball floor he underwrote--again a "shout out" of my sincerest gratitude.
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