Welcome
Monroe Select Philosophy
Bearcats play an up-tempo brand of basketball and try to fast break as often as possible. Our defense and transition game is our identity and we train with this in mind. We believe our offense starts with our defense. We teach a helping man to man defense where everyone defends the ball and their man in that order. Our style is a physically demanding, open court game that is fun to play and fun to watch. We encourage sound fundamentals, team play, team member support and reward positive attitude throughout the program. We want to coach players that are totally committed and involved in the game of basketball. We want players that believe in themselves and see themselves as basketball players. Only through total preparation can success be truly achieved. We want our players to be successful on and off the basketball court. Our players understand the "H-quad" and know exactly where basketball fits in their lives.
Our coaching staff is very interested in each player as an individual, but we act in the best interest of the team. Team first - Individual second. We do not treat everyone the same in every respect. We attempt to give each individual and each situation the appropriate response according to our judgment bearing in mind what is in the best interest of the team. We emphasize fundamentals and will spend a good percentage of time at each practice developing the basic skills of dribbling, shooting, blocking out, and defensive position. We stress the importance of hard work and learning how to work hard. Our success won't come from a win-loss record but from the self-satisfaction of knowing we did all we could to become everything we are capable of becoming.