We go to Trumann tomorrow night to face the Wildcats...not these Wildcats. The games will be played at the Cedar Park Elementary School Gym. Go here for directions. 1st game will start at 6:00 and all 3 teams will play. We have 7 games left before Christmas Break and 6 will be conference games.
We're gonna make some changes to our pre-game warmup starting tomorrow night. Our normal routine is stretch, defensive slide (twice) & UCLA. Scratch that routine. The new routine will be...UCLA, 3 on 2 & free throws (we can stretch and shoot free throws at the same time). This change applies to all 3 grades. Why the change?
4th grade free throws over the 1st 6 games:
6-26 (23%)
5th grade free throws over the 1st 4 games:
10-28 (36%)
6th grade free throws over the 1st 6 games:
22-84 (26%)
Need I say more? Now, shooting free throws before the game will not perform any miracles, but hopefully, it will get our minds focused in the right direction. To improve your foul shot you'll need to do that on your own...takes practice. I had a coach tell me a long, long time ago..."you always find your shot at the free throw line." I think that's good advice. If your shots aren't falling, go to the foul line and get back in your rhythm. The 3 on 2 drill will help us focus on working the ball around the basket for a good shot. 4th grade & 6th grade, if you could see how many times people are open under the basket it would probably make you sick. We've gotta keep our head up when dribbling and passing around the perimeter. 5th grade, you've done pretty good in this area so far. Let's show up ready to play tomorrow night...see you at the game!
Coach Archer
We're gonna make some changes to our pre-game warmup starting tomorrow night. Our normal routine is stretch, defensive slide (twice) & UCLA. Scratch that routine. The new routine will be...UCLA, 3 on 2 & free throws (we can stretch and shoot free throws at the same time). This change applies to all 3 grades. Why the change?
4th grade free throws over the 1st 6 games:
6-26 (23%)
5th grade free throws over the 1st 4 games:
10-28 (36%)
6th grade free throws over the 1st 6 games:
22-84 (26%)
Need I say more? Now, shooting free throws before the game will not perform any miracles, but hopefully, it will get our minds focused in the right direction. To improve your foul shot you'll need to do that on your own...takes practice. I had a coach tell me a long, long time ago..."you always find your shot at the free throw line." I think that's good advice. If your shots aren't falling, go to the foul line and get back in your rhythm. The 3 on 2 drill will help us focus on working the ball around the basket for a good shot. 4th grade & 6th grade, if you could see how many times people are open under the basket it would probably make you sick. We've gotta keep our head up when dribbling and passing around the perimeter. 5th grade, you've done pretty good in this area so far. Let's show up ready to play tomorrow night...see you at the game!
Coach Archer
