Katie was contacted by the girls basketball coach at LCSC and asked to come down for an official visit. LSCS is in Lewiston, Idaho. We went down on a Sunday evening. We checked into our hotel and then went to campus to meet with the coaches. The head coach is Brian Orr and the assistant coach is Caelyn Orlandi. Coach Orr asked Katie a ton of questions about herself and talked about the program and his coaching philosophy. Then Kirt, Katie, Coach Orr and I went to dinner with one of the players named Rachel Schroeder. She answered a lot of questions that we had. The next morning, Katie got to practice with the team. She played really well. After the practice, we went back to the hotel so she could shower. Then we went back to the school and took a tour of the campus, met with the nursing advisor and had a tour of the nursing facilites. We had lunch with the assistant coach, Caelyn, and another one of the players, Heidi Sellmann. After lunch, we went back to Coach Orr's office and he made Katie an offer to come and play basketball at LCSC. The offer was for tuition and room. He gave Katie 2 weeks to decide. It was a great visit and fun to be wooed. It's going to be a tough decision.
The schedule for the visit that they emailed Katie
Coach Orr, Katie and Coach Orlandi in Coach Orr's office
They had changed their reader board to welcome Katie
Katie in the locker room
The schedule for the practice
Pictures of Katie practicing with the team
Touring the nursing school
After the visit, Kirt had an interview so Katie and I found a trail by the river and went for a walk while we waited for him. There were these weird weight machines every 100 feet along the trail that Katie and I had fun trying out and laughing.
Ultimately Katie decided to not accept the offer. It was a really hard decision, but she felt it was the best decision for her. It was still fun to be whooed doing an official visit.
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