Q&A with Lapeer basketball player Ava Castelluzzo
LAPEER, Mich. — Ava Castelluzzo, 15, is a sophomore at Lapeer High School and plays on the Lapeer Junior Varsity Girls Basketball Team. We asked Ava the following questions about her sport, aspirations, struggles, advice, etc. These were left unedited and in question form so that she can look back at this and see her love for the game and her growth.
What are your personal goals within your sport/athletic dreams?
Ava Castelluzzo: Some goals I have are to be a really good 3-point shooter and to hopefully play for some good travel teams as I grow.
What is your biggest challenge in your sport, and what do you do to manage this challenge?
Castelluzzo: To stay conditioned and keeping a healthy body by eating good foods and working out.
What was the best advice you were ever given?
Castelluzzo: To not let my mistakes bother how I play.
What do you love about your sport?
Castelluzzo: I love how basketball is a combination of many things and how you have to react in the moment rather than knowing what could happen next.
Do you have a pregame ritual you follow?
Castelluzzo: I drink a lot of water before every game and think about everything I need to do in the game.
What do you like to do outside of your sport?
Castelluzzo: I like to hang out with friends or workout.
What has being a member of a team taught you?
Castelluzzo: That everyone has to communicate and that everyone makes mistakes as a team.
What is the best piece of advice you received from a coach or mentor?
Castelluzzo: To stop overthinking everything I do.
Describe a mistake you made while competing and how you overcame it.
Castelluzzo: I kept letting the opposite team run by me when I was defending and I fixed that by running to where the opposite team would be so I could already be in front of them.
Anything else you’d like to add:
Castelluzzo: I have improved so much each year I have played basketball and have made so many friends.
We wish you the best of luck Ava in the rest of your season and basketball career! Keep grinding.
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