The United States captain, Billie Jean King, was candid about her expectations for her players.
Moving forward, Middleburg Coach Maureen DiClementi plans to use the loss as a learning point for her players.
The IOC backed down, and the tactful team captain, Hayley Wickenheiser, apologised for her players "savouring the moment.
Jackson, the Washington first-year coach who played one W.N.B.A. season, sets heightened goals for her players.
In addition to her usual marching orders, Christie Rampone, Sky Blue F.C.'s player/coach, added one more instruction for her players late last week.
And in all five games of the streak, the offense has met or surpassed the 50 percent mark for shooting, which was what head coach Cathy Reese had set as the goal for her players earlier in the season.
In the news conference after the loss to Cal, Hatchell expressed admiration for her players and excitement for next season, when her underclassmen would be healthy and a few new recruits would add talent.
It's not something that you would see at a major university, but it fits in with the type of example Ms. Pluger, 40, tries to set for her players.
The reaction by Stringer, who stood up for her players when the radio personality Don Imus made racially insensitive remarks about them after the N.C.A.A. Women's Final Four, was reported yesterday by ESPN.
Pemper also designed a scavenger hunt for her players, which included getting their pictures taken in front of the Brooklyn Bridge, visiting a museum and eating a meal with the parents of the freshman Julia Loonin.
