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Rouhier takes post as Eagles� girl coach By Kris Henry EAGLE POINT � Tim Rouhier got to see his daughter Dani play two, maybe three, basketball games last year at Eagle Point High. Either number is greater than the number of Eagle Point wins in the Southern Oregon Conference the past two seasons. Rouhier plans to rectify both situations this coming season after accepting the position as varsity girls basketball coach Thursday. Having coached the Eagle Point boys team in 1991 and 1992 and having been an integral part of the team�s success the past few years as an assistant to current boys coach Keith Williams, Rouhier has tools that might help end the Eagle girls� 1-27 SOC slump over the past two seasons. "There�s just nothing but positive things to say about getting him in that role," Eagle Point athletic director Bob Bergen said. "The credibility he gives the program and his teaching the fundamentals is what I�m real excited about. The girls are really going to get a good quality coach, and I think that�s what everyone had been hoping for all along." A large factor in Rouhier taking over the girls basketball team was his daughter, Dani, a junior-to-be at Eagle Point. "I�ve always felt like she needed to have some of the same opportunities I was able to give my son (Nick)," said Rouhier. Rouhier inherits an extremely young basketball team, with mostly incoming freshmen and sophomores filling the slate. Although he rarely watched the girls team last season due to his role with the boys team, Rouhier has been overseeing the Eagles� boys and girls summer basketball programs with Williams. "Obviously, knowing the girls already and working with them all summer is going to make the transition a little easier," he said. Rouhier�s work this summer with the girls team was another quality that endeared Bergen to his new hire. "I have to commend him on that because he started doing that without committing to be our basketball coach," said Bergen. "That�s the kind of dedication we like to see." Although it�s too early to begin scheming for the high school season, Rouhier does have one basic philosophy he hopes to instill in the girls. "I think one of the big things we�ll emphasize is that it takes a lot of people to get this done," said Rouhier. "It�s tough to do with four or five girls and playing the same kids all the time. Everyone has to chip in to make this work." That philosophy has helped pay off with the boys team the past few seasons, and Rouhier said he will miss not being a part of that team the coming season. "I enjoyed that role of being an assistant for Keith Williams and felt like we made a good team," said Rouhier. "He was a great guy to work for. Hopefully, we can bring some of that success to the girls side." Already this summer, Eagle Point�s young cast has made some quality strides against mostly Class 3A competition, said Rouhier. "They�re anxious to have an opportunity to play," he said. "That�s why I got involved this summer, so they would have an opportunity to develop and keep playing the game. You can�t just shut it off in March and pick up in December and expect to be competitive." Obituaries | Sports | Business | Classifieds | Tempo | Prime Times | So Oregon Sites | Outdoor Journal | Subscribe | Contact | Movies | Advertise | Real Estate Showcase | Archive | Editorials | Letters to the editor | Religion | Wake-up Call | NIE | Cyber Chef | Job Network | So Oregon Weather | WSJ Northwest | Forums | AP Wire | AP Money | F.A.Q. | Awards Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. The Community Newspaper Subsidiary of Dow Jones & Co, Inc Copyright �The Mail Tribune 2000, Medford, Oregon USA