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By: James Bazinet
Westfield State Woman's Basketball Launches Into the New MillenniumWith
the New Head Coach Steve Marcil
Q: Are you excited about your new head coaching job for the
women's basketball team at Westfield State College ?
A: I am absolutely thrilled, I thought that my experience at
AIC would get me a head coaching job at the high school level,
but never at the college level.
Q: How do you plan on running the program?
A: Tough nosed. They have a outstanding program and I want to
take it to the next step.
Q: How many years of experience do you have ?
A: This is the end of my 5th year coaching woman's college basketball.
Q: About how many hours a week will you put into the team
?
A: Anywhere from 20 to 30 hours, but during the season it's a
very busy time of the year. Everything has something to do with
basketball.
Q: What will some of your duties and responsibilities be as
the head coach?
A: I,m in charge of everything including planning out the practices,
scouting players, and scouting other teams.
Q: Since you are the head coach of the team, do you get to
pick your own staff ?
A: Yes, right now I have one girl that is committed and I am
talking to another coach. I will have one maybe two assistants.
Q: What division is Westfield State in, and what teams do
you play ?
A: We,re division three, and we play in the ECAC division. We
play against Framingham State, Fitchburg State, Bridgewater State,
Mass College of Liberal Arts, Worcester State, and Salem State.
Q: Who do you think the toughest team you have to play this
coming season will be ?
A: Salem State. At AIC, Bentley was the team to beat. In this
league it's Salem State.
Good luck with your new team Coach Marcil !!
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