It has been confirmed. We will have practice this Thursday at the Elementary Gym. Schedule for this Thursday is as follows:
4th grade: 5:00 to 6:00
5th grade: 6:00 to 7:00
6th grade: 7:00 to 8:00
Also, I have the coach's meeting tonight at Bay to schedule our conference games. I'll post that information tomorrow.
See ya Thursday!
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Sorry
Still no word from Principal Covey about practice Thursday. Hopefully, I'll find out something Monday. I think she was out of town all last week.
Friday, September 26, 2008
A word to all players
Good practice last night ladies...all grades. I'm sorry we had to do a last minute change on practice times, but it was for a good reason. I went by Farmer's Union last night and checked on Ashton (lost her Grandmother). She seemed to be doing good and I think the card and basketball really helped her. Good idea parents. Keep Ashton and her family in your prayers. I still haven't heard from Principal Covey about the use of the Elementary Gym, but as soon as I do it will be posted on here.
4th graders-we will continue to work on fundamentals. That's why we are lying down on the floor and shooting. Now is the time for you to develop good form on your shot. We'll continue to do a lot of passing drills, dribbling drills to help you develop as a player. However, we can't work miracles with 2 practices a week, so, practice at home. You can lay down on the living room floor and practice your form and technique. Go outside and practice dribbling on the sidewalk or carport. What if you only have gravel and dirt? Even better, if you can dribble on an uneven surface, the gym floor will be no problem. Keep this in mind, I will not be held responsible for any valuables that you break in your house...so be careful!
5th graders-We will still continue to work on fundamentals as well. Dribbling, passing, shooting, etc. When you do your drills at practice and home...keep your head up. You're not going to play in a game with your head down, so don't do it during practice. That's about the biggest problem I see with this group. You need to be able to see the whole floor during a game and you can't do that if you're looking at your sneakers. We will probably start working on our rebounding and defense in the next couple practices.
6th graders-Fundamentals, of course. However, you're a little older and have been around the game longer than 4th/5th, so we will be working on some more advanced stuff with you. We worked on 'shell drill' a little bit last night. That's just the beginning. I'm hoping we can play a lot of man to man defense this year, but we need to know how first. So, get ready for a few drills you've probably never seen before. Also, we'll be throwing in a couple inbounds plays and working on an offensive set in the next couple weeks.
4th graders-we will continue to work on fundamentals. That's why we are lying down on the floor and shooting. Now is the time for you to develop good form on your shot. We'll continue to do a lot of passing drills, dribbling drills to help you develop as a player. However, we can't work miracles with 2 practices a week, so, practice at home. You can lay down on the living room floor and practice your form and technique. Go outside and practice dribbling on the sidewalk or carport. What if you only have gravel and dirt? Even better, if you can dribble on an uneven surface, the gym floor will be no problem. Keep this in mind, I will not be held responsible for any valuables that you break in your house...so be careful!
5th graders-We will still continue to work on fundamentals as well. Dribbling, passing, shooting, etc. When you do your drills at practice and home...keep your head up. You're not going to play in a game with your head down, so don't do it during practice. That's about the biggest problem I see with this group. You need to be able to see the whole floor during a game and you can't do that if you're looking at your sneakers. We will probably start working on our rebounding and defense in the next couple practices.
6th graders-Fundamentals, of course. However, you're a little older and have been around the game longer than 4th/5th, so we will be working on some more advanced stuff with you. We worked on 'shell drill' a little bit last night. That's just the beginning. I'm hoping we can play a lot of man to man defense this year, but we need to know how first. So, get ready for a few drills you've probably never seen before. Also, we'll be throwing in a couple inbounds plays and working on an offensive set in the next couple weeks.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Coach's Meeting
Next Tuesday I have a Coach's Meeting at Bay with 7 other coaches to determine the schedule for our conference. The teams in our conference this year will be: Bay, Trumann, Leachville, Caraway, Lake City, (Monette, I think?) and, of course, us. Not really sure why Marked Tree is not on this list but, hopefully, they will be included 'cause I'd like to play them. Regardless, this will give us 12 guaranteed conference games. One home and one away with each of the 6 teams. Our conference tournament will probably be sometime in January. After Tuesday's meeting, I'll be able to post our schedule on here and bring written schedules to our next practice. Also, once I get the conference games scheduled, I can move forward in scheduling games with other schools. Some schools of interest are...Swifton/Tuckerman (they came together...not sure what they call themselves), Marmaduke, Weiner, Marked Tree (if they're not in our conference), Harrisburg, and a few others. It really just boils down to who I can get to play us. From what I've heard, conference games will probably start around the 1st or 2nd week of November...find our for sure Tuesday. I'd like to get a couple games in before that with other schools maybe around late October...we'll see.
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