Rogala had become interested in basketball at a young age, partially influenced by her dad’s love for the game. She deemed it the most logical sport to play at the time because she had sisters she could play with. Once she began, she instantly felt enamored with the fast paced nature of the game and being part of a team.
Each year at Central, Rogala said she loves being surrounded by the team atmosphere and getting to build relationships with different teams and players.
“I’ve been with my current team for two years now, and I’ve never had that before. It’s really cool to see them grow and to be able to keep building relationships with them,” Rogala said.
And while she has been with her current team for two years, every team is different. She has had to use different coaching skills with every team depending on a number of factors including how hard they work, how sensitive they are, and what skills they have that would work best for different plays.
Overall, her main priority while coaching is to adjust to make the players feel like they are in a good place to succeed.
“She is determined to make her players better, while she may be a little tough, it is all to make the team better,” said Masa Abbound, sophomore girls basketball player.
As a coach, Rogala tries to encourage her team to be good team-mates to each other and respectful to the other teams that they play.