That's an unbelievable percentage,'' Kort said. It's tough at a school our size to win every year for nine years. Our worst record was 16-7. Gavers said chemistry comes directly from the players, although a coach can do some things to help it along. You want them to work well together and accept each other's weaknesses.
People make mistakes.
You tell them not to get down on their teammates about those things. The players have to enjoy each other. But Gavers had a lot of influence over his players, both in tennis and basketball. Jeremy Wissing, who led GICC in scoring and rebounding, was also a standout on the tennis court. He had a different mentality in both.