Hirokazu had his problems in communicating with his coaches here during his first year at MCI, yet still made the varsity. He likes Maine because in a rural setting, there are fewer distractions, and he can concentrate on basketball. He hesitates to make any comparisons between basketball in Japan and that in the United States on the high school level, because he has never played basketball in Japan. The MCI team is like a family, and we are also friends. We fight during practice though.
Every player trusts each other.
We trust the coach. His favorite subjects are astronomy, the internet, and psychology. Kelley's trip was more than countless rides from Monson to Foxcroft Academy and back. It was a story of ups and downs and persistence. She is also a great coach.