Sam Brooks & Cookeville Lady Cavaliers Basketball Head Coach And Players

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Sam Brooks meets with Cookeville High School Lady Cavaliers Basketball Head Coach Jamie Gillies, and players Jordan Gillies and Cassie Gallagher. They discuss what it's like being seen as role models to younger students and players after the success of their most recent season, the importance of building strength in the off-season, and maintaining that strength throughout the regular season, as well as the importance of academics for student athletes, and how they affect so much more than just in the classroom.

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