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Question:

Do you have any basketball related superstitions or routines? 

Answered by Janet McLachlan (Member of Team Canada since 2008)

"I don't have any superstitions but I do go through a shooting routine, whenever possible, before games in the warm up. Due to the travelling with Team Canada, and  competiting in various places it is to have complete control over facilities and game times when we are playing that it is difficult to get into a set routine or cling to any superstitions."

What are some of the oddest you’ve seen other people have?

"I know people who would only eat certain foods on game day, and had to follow a game day routine to the letter, otherwise they thought they or their team would not play well. Everyone seems to have little things they like to do before games to get focused and ready, whether listening to music or following a specific routine. But I haven't come across anything really strange yet."

Janet McLachlan  - Team Canada