The Definite Dozen (To Stay Here)

TO STAY HERE:

1. BE COMMITTED TO YOUR ACADEMICS – Make a plan…get a diploma. Go to class every day. Be on time. Sit up front. Take good notes. Do all extra work possible. Plan ahead and talk to your teacher when you are having a problem.

2. BE COMMITTED TO HAVING "CLASS" – Treat teachers, trainers, support staff, food and custodial workers, and all you meet with respect. Treat other people the way you want to be treated. Moody people are rude. Everyone picks up trash and everyone is courteous. Say please, thank you, yes sir, and yes ma’am. Give people the benefit of the doubt and always remember to make eye contact and smile.

3. BE COMMITTED TO DOING THE RIGHT THING – We have plenty of school rules…know them. Realize if you just try to do the right thing you will be okay. Try to do the next right thing right and you are as close to perfect as any person can be.

4. BE COMMITTED TO THE PROGRAM – We realize that every word and action will be watched. Our program’s reputation provides many opportunities yet brings many responsibilities. We must be committed to build on to the tradition of our program and respect those that have gone before us and paid the price to build the program.

To Shoot, Or Not To Shoot?

A player's individual talent not withstanding, each player must be a scoring threat on the floor. However, the question is to shoot or not to shoot? Below are variables you must instinctively think about as you square up and face the basket.
1. What is my shot range?
2. How well am I being pressured?
3. Do I have good balance?
4. Are there better shots available?
5. Do I have teammates in position to rebound?
6. What is the score?
7. How much time is left?

Hubie Brown and Reading Screens

TEAM T-BALL 07-08

Road to Redemption - Must See!!!

Please go to Coach Cooley's blog (see "More Blogs" to the right) and watch the Road to Redemption series. They are very good and well worth your time. Enjoy what we have left of this summer!

On the Road with the Crusaders

Players as Models

There are little eyes upon you,
And they're watching night and day;
There are little ears that quickly
Take in every word you say;
There are little hands all eager
To do anything you do;
And a little boy who's dreaming
Of the day he'll be like you.

You're the little fellow’s idol;
You're the wisest of the wise,
In this little mind about you,
No suspicions rise,
He believes in you devoutly,
Holds that all you say and do;
He will say and do, in your way,
When he's a grown-up like you.

There's a wide-eyed little fellow,
Who believes you're always right,
And his ears are always open,
And he watches day and night;
You are setting an example
Everyday in all you do,
For the little one who's waiting
To grow up to be like you.
~author unknown

The Jump Rope

It is said, “There comes a time when winter will ask what you have done all summer.” Thus, the great competitor diligently commits to his individual skill development – especially during the “off-season”. The following are all key components to consider when setting up your individual jump rope workout.

Static Ropes
Remain stationary and perform each jump step 50 revolutions.
• Regular Bounce
• Alternating Bounce
• Single Bounce (L&R)
• Skier (side-to-side)
• Bell (back&forth)
• Jack Flash (in-out)
• Nordic (straddle)
• Twist
• Leap-up
• Double-under

Dynamic Ropes
In addition to the jump steps listed above, perform the following “on the move” one length of the floor:
• Shuffle (push-step movement)
• Butt-kicks (lean forward)
• High Knees (speed)
• Gallop

Coach's Corner
Studies have shown, to master a fine motor skill, one must practice that skill correctly 200,000 times or more!

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