Riverside Game Change

We go to Lake City this Saturday to face Riverside. The coach from Riverside has asked to swap the 4th & 6th games due to a conflict...so here it is.

6th at 9:00 a.m.
5th at 10:00 a.m.
4th at 11:00 a.m.

See ya tonight in the old gym as we battle the Hornets of Harrisburg.
5th at 6:00
6th at 7:00

Schedule for the week

5th & 6th play Harrisburg Tuesday night at 6:00 & 7:00 in the old gym. After Tuesday, we will have played everyone in our conference at least once...4th grade already has since the Hornets don't have a 4th grade team. Since Harrisburg doesn't have a 4th grade team...4th grade will practice Tuesday night in old gym at 4:30 before the games start.

Thursday, immediately after school the 6th grade will practice in the old gym. Bring your practice gear to school Thursday and you can come over after school and change. We'll try to get started quick so we can be out of there by 4:30. Brookland girls play at home that night so we'll be out in plenty of time if you want to watch their games, which start at 5:00.

Friday night 4th & 5th play CHE in the old gym at 5:00 and 6:00.

Saturday morning at 9:00 we travel to Lake City to face Riverside. All 3 teams will play.

5th grade, no practice since you have 3 games this week.

Saturday, we will start to play all of the teams in our conference for a second time. Let me assure you (all grades) of something...all of these teams will continue to improve. We can't take anybody lightly. "We won the 1st time, we should beat them again no problem." Once we start to think that way...we're in trouble. 4th & 5th are currently #1 in the conference and 6th is sitting at #2 with 1 loss to BIC (Monette). When you're at the top...everyone wants to beat you and they will bring their 'A' game everytime. Let's give it our best effort over the next 2 wks. before the Christmas Break. Give your best, and that's all we can ask for. See ya tomorrow night!

Coach Archer

Quick Reminder

We play at the elementary gym tomorrow morning...not the old gym. 4th, 5th & 6th all play. Not sure about Monette's 4th & 5th but I've heard from numerous people the 6th grade is undefeated and very good. Come ready! 4th grade kicks things off at 9:00 a.m.

Coach Archer

CHE game change

We play CHE on Friday, the 12th of this month. We played this team in early November and, if you remember, they only have 4th & 6th grade teams. Well, the 6th grade game ended in a win by a score of 34-4. I talked to the coach after the game that day and told her I could bring my 5th grade to play next time and she agreed. Actually, they probably have a couple girls that would qualify for 5th grade anyway, since homeschooling is done a little differently. So, this time around the 6th grade won't play...only 4th and 5th. 5th grade was shorted a couple games anyway, since Caraway doesn't have any 5th graders. Be sure and check the 'Upcoming Games' schedule on the right to stay onboard with the latest changes.

Coach Archer

U-G-L-Y

Just keepin' it real...the theme song of the night was "U-G-L-Y you ain't got no alibi you're ugly, yeah, yeah you're ugly." I think that gym was possessed or something 'cause all 3 games just didn't feel right. We made sloppy passes...took sloppy shots...sloppy ball handling, just ugly. I've always heard that it's easy to play to the level of your competition and I think that's what happened. Not taking anything away from Trumann, but we just didn't play like we normally do...all 3 grades. The good news is, we walked out of there with 3 wins in our pocket. Basketball is a strange sport...sometimes you're in the groove and sometimes you're not. However, I think last night said something about all 3 teams...we can have an off night and still get it done. One thing I like about all 3 teams is this...even though we may not be playing as good as we do at other times, the effort is still there...good hustle! Final scores in all 3 games:

4th grade
Brookland-16 Trumann-8

5th grade
Brookland-22 Trumann-14

6th grade
Brookland-29 Trumann-26
(Thank you Nicole for the clutch foul shots)

Monette game changed

We are scheduled to play Monette this Saturday at 9:00, 10:00 & 11:00 in the old gym. These games have been moved to the Elementary Gym...same times apply. ROTC is doing something at the other gyms on Saturday so, we got booted. This is a conference matchup so we didn't have the option to cancel and re-scheduling would've been a major headache since our calendar is full. Also, if we couldn't re-schedule on a day that makes Monette happy we would've had to forfeit...league rules. So, the elementary gym it is.

Coach Archer

Wildcats here we come!

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