Sunday 10 March 2024

EXTREMELY BUSY SMS ATHELEIC SCHEDULE THIS WEEK ... LAST WEEK BEFORE SPRING BREAK... PLEASE READ CAREFULLY ...

 PLEASE Read ... Lots of Important information to Communicate ... 

Synergy Club Basketball … Registration Below... More info coming out this week...

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/163ghHLcCKZXFsq6aXUgpCei8L9jNtYAoo704-hdtHQQ/edit

*Beginning Wednesday, April 3, 2024 … Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays - Mornings Training Sessions from 7AM to 8:00AM & Sunday Evenings 7PM to 8:30PM … Gr. 5-6-7-8 Boys … 

*All Training Sessions are at Shuswap Middle School

*TRU Boys’ Club Basketball Tournament - May 3rd to May 5th - and June 21st to 23rd ...  In Kamloops at Thompson Rivers University… Synergy has Registered a U12 Team, a U13 Team, and a U14 team in the Tournaments … 10 Players per team will be selected to compete on each of our Synergy Teams in the TRU Tournaments. 

*Synergy will host some exhibition games against local - Okanagan - Valley club basketball teams… and we will attend one more Spring Tournament in Kamloops or Kelowna. 

*Our Training Schedule has been set-up so that our Synergy Athletes can participate in other school and community spring sport opportunities. 

GREAT OPPORTUNITY BELOW… … Camp is almost full … Register asap… 

***The Basketball Camp highlighted below is a Great Opportunity and we are hoping as many of our SMS basketball players - girls and boys - take advantage of the camp being offered. The Camp is a fundraiser and will raise money for our SMS Basketball Program for next season. Go online to the website to register.

***Shuswap Athletics is sponsoring a basketball camp at Spring Break for our local athletes. “Court to Campus” Spring Break Elite Development Basketball Camp will take place at Shuswap Middle School from March 22 to March 25 … Please go to the Website for details and registration (https://courttocampus.wixsite.com/courttocampus … The camp will be an excellent opportunity for our local athletes to work with Elite USport Athletes from Thompson Rivers University and UBC… The Camp will fill up quickly, so register early to secure your spot. Mr. Smith invites University Coaches and Athletes every year to run Basketball or Volleyball Camps at SMS and those who run the camps, like Court to Campus this year, will donate a portion of their proceeds to our SMS Basketball Program. … Please Note: Chad Grimm (Head Women’s Volleyball Coach at TRU) will be returning to SA and SMS to run a Volleyball Camp in June … Check back for details. 

REMINDER… Coaches are Volunteers. Teachers who Coach a School Athletic Team don’t get paid and Coaching is not part of our Job Description. We do not get paid to open the gym in the early morning, at lunch, after school, on the weekends, or when we take our teams to weekend tournaments.  Educators Volunteer to Coach because we know the opportunities that playing on a school sport team provides for our students and the potential doors that are opened for them. By participating on a school team, students contribute to school culture and they are provided the opportunities to work on their overall development, growth, and wellbeing. We encourage all of our SMS Students to get involved in our SMS Athletic Program by trying a sport they like and participating on one or more of our school teams each year. Those who are committed and get involved, open doors.  

Our SMS Staff would like to thank everyone for their continued support of our Athletic Program at Shuswap Middle School. 

“The best thing we can do for kids… Instead of teaching them how to always be successful… Teach them how to respond when they are not successful!”   ~ Principal El 

 Gr. 6/7 Basketball Continue this week…

Gr. 6/7 Boys’ Basketball …

SHUSWAP MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETICS ... Gr. 6/7 BOYS’ 3 ON 3 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

(Wednesday, March 13, 2024)

POOL A (7)                    POOL B (7)                    POOL C (6/7)              POOL D (6/7)

1. ALF 1                         1. ALF 2                          1. ALF 3                     1. ALF 4

2. SMS 1                       2. SMS 2                          2. SMS 3                     2. SMS 4

3. LWM 5                     3. Carlin 1                        3. Carlin 2                   3. SMS 6

4. Carlin 4                     4. Carlin 5                       4. LWM 1                    4. Carlin 3

5. LWM 3                     5. LWM 4                         5. SMS 5                     5. LWM 2

 COURT A             COURT B             COURT C                        COURT D

3:00  1v2            1vs2                            1vs2                                     1vs2

3:10  3v4           3vs4                            3vs4                                     3vs4

3:20  5v1              5vs1                            5vs1                                     5vs1

3:30  2vs4                2vs4                            2vs4                                     2vs4

3:40  3vs5           3vs5                             3vs5                                     3vs5 

3:50  1vs4                1vs4                             1vs4                                     1vs4

4:00  5vs2                 5vs2                            5vs2                                     5vs2

4:10  4vs5                 4vs5                            4vs5                                     4vs5

4:20  3vs1                 3vs1                            3vs1                                     3vs1

4:30  2vs3                2vs3                            2vs3                                     2vs3

 Organization… Rules… Expectations … Please Read Carefully and Prepare your Teams/Parents/Fans

·         Our SMS Gym will be available for warm-up at 2:45 …

·         Games will begin at 3:00 sharp

·         Visitor parking is across the street at the Field of Dreams parking lot, or if one can find space in the lower parking lot off 30th Street

·         Coaches … No coaching during the game … Music will be playing … No Timeouts … Players will play … Coaches make sure your teams are organized … they know when they play and where they play … Coaches can coach their teams in between games

·         Players … Stay in the gym and watch the games … Our SMS school hallways are closed so that Teachers and Custodians can work … Thank you for your cooperation.

·         Players waiting to Sub on the floor are to stand against the wall/bleachers, under the basket their team is playing at.

·         Teams/Players not playing can sit on the benches at center court …

·         Chairs will be set-up for spectators…

·         Pools A and B will be geared towards Gr. 7 players and/or players with stronger skills and more experience in the game of basketball

·         Pools C and D will be geared towards Gr. 6 players and those grade 7’s who are developing (size, speed, agility, skill, are being developed)

·         Games will be 8 minutes in length … two 4 minute periods … 10 second break to re-set the clock and Subs only … Refs will start the game when the clock is set… Substitutions need to run on the court.

·         Players can Sub during the game … Substitutions can occur on dead-ball situations … players let the ref know early … Players substituting need to Run on and off the court quickly

·         No jump ball … Check ball at the top to start the game

·         On rebounds and made shots … Offensive team must dribble and/or pass the ball Past a White X, before attacking the basketball … NO Check Ball after a made basket or rebound

·         Check ball on Fouls 

·         1 shot for shooting fouls … Players must line-up quickly

·         Clock is running time…

·         As soon as one game is over the next teams need to get on the court and get ready to play…

·         Spectator Code of Conduct … Player Code of Conduct … and … Coaches Code of Conduct are in effect… NO One will talk or complain to the Refs / Score Keepers … Cheer Loud. Cheer Proud. Be Positive at all times. Anyone who does not follow the Code of Conduct in the Gym will be asked to leave immediately.

·         3on3 is fast, fun, and exciting… We are excited to host your teams and hope you have a blast!!! 

Gr. 6/7 Girls’ Basketball …

This Week... Monday and Friday After School … 2:45 to 4:15

***Participants in our Gr. 6/7 Basketball Program must wear proper gym shorts, t-shirt, and running shoes… Basketball Shoes or a good court shoe are strongly suggested. Joggers, running shoes, trainers are not great shoes for basketball and they don’t provide the support that a young, developing, growing athlete requires when playing the game of basketball. Please keep in mind … Good does not mean expensive. Both of Mr. Smith’s sons wore affordable basketball shoes from Walmart (Shaq Brand) when they were first starting out. A good heal lock and grippy sole of on-court performance is all that is needed. Runners/joggers/trainers were not constructed and meant for court activities. 

Cost for our Gr. 6/7 Girls’ and Boys’ Basketball Program = $10.00 … This fee needs to be paid at the office…

Reminder… 5 Ways to Develop Mental Toughness and Resiliency …

1. Get up Early… when the alarm goes off, don’t hit the snooze … get out of bed…

2. Make Your Bed as a Habit… as soon as you get up make your bed - perfectly! Start the day with a Win!

3. Do Work… Attend AM Open Gym or if not, do push-ups, sit-ups, etc…

4. When the School Day is Over… Study First … If you have early Bball Practice, then study after practice… If you have late Bball Practice, then stay at school, attend Study Hall and Do Your Work… Read, Re-Read, Write, Re-Write, Review - That’s what homework is… 

5. Eat Something You Don’t Like Regularly… as a Habit… Mr. Smith doesn’t let tomatoes be tougher than him… He still doesn’t like tomatoes, but he eats them anyway… 

Why do all the things above … because they are usually the last things you want to do… Do the things that you don’t want to do, but that are good for you, and make them a part of your Daily Habits… That’s how one Develops Mental Toughness. 

Monday, March 11, 2024…

*Gr. 6/7 Boys’ Basketball Practice … 7AM to 8:10AM

***Lunch Hour NFL Flag Football Practice ... 49ers and Seahawks in the gym during Activity Time 

*Gr. 6/7 Girls’ Basketball Practice … 2:45 to 4:15 

Tuesday, March 12, 2024…

*AM Volleyball Trainings Session … 7AM to 8:10AM … Gr. 6/7/8 Girls and Boys

*Lunch Hour NFL Flag Football Practice ... Chargers and Patriots in the gym during Activity Time 

Wednesday, March 13, 2024…

*AM Optional Gr. 8 Basketball Training Session … 7AM to 8:10AM … If you want to get better “Show Up!” … 

*Lunch hour… NFL FLAG FOOTBALL Practice ... Panthers and Buccaneers in the gym Activity Time 

*Gr. 6/7 Boys’ Basketball 3on3 Tournament ... See Schedule and Details Above ...

Thursday, March 14, 2024…

*AM Volleyball Training Session ...  7AM to 8:10AM 

*Lunch Hour NFL Flag Football Practice ... Texans and Vikings During Activity Time … 

*Lunch Hour Pickleball for Staff … and Gr. 8’s … 1/2 gym … 

Friday, March 15, 2024…

* Early Morning AM Gr. 6/7 Boys' Basketball Practice... 7AM to 8:10AM

*Lunch Hour NFL Flag Football Practice ... Dolphins and All Quarterbacks from other Teams During Eating Time ... .  

*Gr. 6/7 Girls’ Basketball Practice after school… 2:45 to 4:15


Sunday 3 March 2024

SMS ATHLETICS … MARCH 4TH TO MARCH 8TH

  Synergy Club Basketball begins soon… 


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*Beginning Wednesday, April 3, 2024 … Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays - Mornings Training Sessions from 7AM to 8:00AM & Sunday Evenings 7PM to 8:30PM … Gr. 5-6-7-8 Boys … 

*All Training Sessions are at Shuswap Middle School

*TRU Boys’ Club Basketball Tournament - May 3rd to May 5th - In Kamloops at Thompson Rivers University… Synergy has Registered a U12 Team, a U13 Team, and a U14 team in the Tournament … 10 Players per team will be selected to compete on each of our Synergy Teams in the TRU Tournament. 

*Synergy will host some exhibition games against local - Okanagan - Valley club basketball teams… and we will attend one more Spring Tournament in Kamloops or Kelowna. 

*Our Training Schedule has been set-up so that our Synergy Athletes can participate in other school and community spring sport opportunities. 

*NO Parent Meeting on Sunday, March 10, 2024 … This meeting has been CANCELLED and will be rescheduled. 

GREAT OPPORTUNITY BELOW… … Camp is almost full … Register asap… 

***The Basketball Camp highlighted below is a Great Opportunity and we are hoping as many of our SMS basketball players - girls and boys - take advantage of the camp being offered. The Camp is a fundraiser and will raise money for our SMS Basketball Program for next season. Go online to the website to register.

***Shuswap Athletics is sponsoring a basketball camp at Spring Break for our local athletes. “Court to Campus” Spring Break Elite Development Basketball Camp will take place at Shuswap Middle School from March 22 to March 25 … Please go to the Website for details and registration (https://courttocampus.wixsite.com/courttocampus … The camp will be an excellent opportunity for our local athletes to work with Elite USport Athletes from Thompson Rivers University and UBC… The Camp will fill up quickly, so register early to secure your spot. Mr. Smith invites University Coaches and Athletes every year to run Basketball or Volleyball Camps at SMS and those who run the camps, like Court to Campus this year, will donate a portion of their proceeds to our SMS Basketball Program. … Please Note: Chad Grimm (Head Women’s Volleyball Coach at TRU) will be returning to SA and SMS to run a Volleyball Camp in June … Check back for details. 

REMINDER… Coaches are Volunteers. Teachers who Coach a School Athletic Team don’t get paid and Coaching is not part of our Job Description. We do not get paid to open the gym in the early morning, at lunch, after school, on the weekends, or when we take our teams to weekend tournaments.  Educators Volunteer to Coach because we know the opportunities that playing on a school sport team provides for our students and the potential doors that are opened for them. By participating on a school team, students contribute to school culture and they are provided the opportunities to work on their overall development, growth, and wellbeing. We encourage all of our SMS Students to get involved in our SMS Athletic Program by trying a sport they like and participating on one or more of our school teams each year. Those who are committed and get involved, open doors.  

Our SMS Staff would like to thank everyone for their continued support of our Athletic Program at Shuswap Middle School. 

“The best thing we can do for kids… Instead of teaching them how to always be successful… Teach them how to respond when they are not successful!”   ~ Principal El 

 Gr. 6/7 Basketball Continue this week…

Gr. 6/7 Boys’ Basketball …

This Week... Monday and Friday Morning with Mr. Smith and our Gr. 8 Mentors … 7AM to 8:10AM … Gym doors open at 7:50AM… Wednesday after school with Mr. Noble/Mrs. Dewitt, and Mme King … Three outstanding educators/coaches who have extremely high levels of experience in both sport and coaching… Our Gr. 6/7 Boys Basketball Program is very fortunate to have these three adults leading our program. Wednesdays will be an Instructional League with 3on3 games to start and our Wednesday Instructional League.

*This week, on Wednesday, we will have an in-house 3on3 tournament… just our SMS players… Warm-up from 2:45 to 3:00 … Games from 3:10 to 4:15 … Spectators welcome… 

Gr. 6/7 Girls’ Basketball …

This Week... Monday and Friday After School … 2:45 to 4:15

***Participants in our Gr. 6/7 Basketball Program must wear proper gym shorts, t-shirt, and running shoes… Basketball Shoes or a good court shoe are strongly suggested. Joggers, running shoes, trainers are not great shoes for basketball and they don’t provide the support that a young, developing, growing athlete requires when playing the game of basketball. Please keep in mind … Good does not mean expensive. Both of Mr. Smith’s sons wore affordable basketball shoes from Walmart (Shaq Brand) when they were first starting out. A good heal lock and grippy sole of on-court performance is all that is needed. Runners/joggers/trainers were not constructed and meant for court activities. 

Cost for our Gr. 6/7 Girls’ and Boys’ Basketball Program = $10.00 … This fee needs to be paid at the office…

Reminder… 5 Ways to Develop Mental Toughness and Resiliency …

1. Get up Early… when the alarm goes off, don’t hit the snooze … get out of bed…

2. Make Your Bed as a Habit… as soon as you get up make your bed - perfectly! Start the day with a Win!

3. Do Work… Attend AM Open Gym or if not, do push-ups, sit-ups, etc…

4. When the School Day is Over… Study First … If you have early Bball Practice, then study after practice… If you have late Bball Practice, then stay at school, attend Study Hall and Do Your Work… Read, Re-Read, Write, Re-Write, Review - That’s what homework is… 

5. Eat Something You Don’t Like Regularly… as a Habit… Mr. Smith doesn’t let tomatoes be tougher than him… He still doesn’t like tomatoes, but he eats them anyway… 

Why do all the things above … because they are usually the last things you want to do… Do the things that you don’t want to do, but that are good for you, and make them a part of your Daily Habits… That’s how one Develops Mental Toughness. 

Monday, March 4, 2024…

*Gr. 6/7 Boys’ Basketball Practice … 7AM to 8:10AM

*Gr. 6/7 Girls’ Basketball Practice … 2:45 to 4:15 

Tuesday, March 5, 2024…

*AM Volleyball Trainings Session … 7AM to 8:10AM … Gr. 6/7/8 Girls and Boys

*Gr. 6/7/8 and Staff Pickleball or badminton at Lunch ***Gr. 6&7's NO SCREEMING OR YELLING!!! By-the-way … with the CAPS - I am not yelling… I am A COACH AND THAT IS THE WAY WE TALK! … LOL … Keep in mind and all joking aside, if excessive noise occurs, students will be ask to leave the gym! 

*Gr. 8 Girls’ and Boys’ Basketball Teams - Wrap-up after school - Fun Games - Get together - Celebrate our Season… 2:45 to 4:15 … 

Wednesday, March 6, 2024…

*AM Optional Gr. 8 Basketball Training Session … 7AM to 8:10AM … If you want to get better “Show Up!” … 

*Lunch hour… NFL FLAG FOOTBALL - Quarterback Training / throwing / footwork / mechanics … in the gym at Lunch … Bring your lunch to the gym… Starts right after the announcements… 

*Gr. 6/7 Boys’ Basketball Instructional League After School … SMS In-House 3on3 Tournament … 2:45 to 4:15… 

Thursday, March 7, 2024…

*AM Volleyball Training Session ...  7AM to 8:10AM 

*Quarterbacks Only … NFL Flag Football … At Lunch Time … During Activity Time … Throwing … Tech… 1/2 gym … 

*Lunch Hour Pickleball for Staff … and Gr. 8’s … 1/2 gym … 

Friday, March 8, 2024…

* Early Morning AM Gr. 6/7 Boys' Basketball Practice... 7AM to 8:10AM

*Gr. 6/7/8 Boys' Basketball Games at Lunch  ...  

*Gr. 6/7 Girls’ Basketball Practice after school… 2:45 to 4:15


Sunday 25 February 2024

SMS ATHLETICS … FEBRUARY 26TH TO MARCH 1ST

 Gr. 8 Boys' and Girls' Basketball Play-Off Update...

***Congratulations to our Gr. 8 Boys' Basketball Teams … SMS3 defeated SMS2 in the Zone Final on Thursday to win the Championship. The teams finished 1st and 2nd respectively and all the boys, on both teams, completed hard, played well, and improved so much throughout the season. Our SMS1 team, who represents our school in the Banner League of the Gr. 8 Boys' North Okanagan Zones finished 4th last Tuesday, after losing a close game to Kalamalka in the bronze medal game. Our Gr. 8 Girls’ basketball team finished 3rd in the girl’s zone league, after defeating LenWood Middle School in their final game of the season. Congratulations to all teams on a fantastic season! 

Club Basketball begins soon… stay tune! 

GREAT OPPORTUNITY BELOW..

***The Basketball Camp highlighted below is a Great Opportunity and we are hoping as many of our SMS basketball players - girls and boys - take advantage of the camp being offered. The Camp is a fundraiser and will raise money for our SMS Basketball Program for next season. Go online to the website to register.

***Shuswap Athletics is sponsoring a basketball camp at Spring Break for our local athletes. “Court to Campus” Spring Break Elite Development Basketball Camp will take place at Shuswap Middle School from March 22 to March 25 … Please go to the Website for details and registration (https://courttocampus.wixsite.com/courttocampus … The camp will be an excellent opportunity for our local athletes to work with Elite USport Athletes from Thompson Rivers University and UBC… The Camp will fill up quickly, so register early to secure your spot. Mr. Smith invites University Coaches and Athletes every year to run Basketball or Volleyball Camps at SMS and those who run the camps, like Court to Campus this year, will donate a portion of their proceeds to our SMS Basketball Program. … Please Note: Chad Grimm (Head Women’s Volleyball Coach at TRU) will be returning to SA and SMS to run a Volleyball Camp in June … Check back for details. 

REMINDER… Coaches are Volunteers. Teachers who Coach a School Athletic Team don’t get paid and Coaching is not part of our Job Description. We do not get paid to open the gym in the early morning, at lunch, after school, on the weekends, or when we take our teams to weekend tournaments.  Educators Volunteer to Coach because we know the opportunities that playing on a school sport team provides for our students and the potential doors that are opened for them. By participating on a school team, students contribute to school culture and they are provided the opportunities to work on their overall development, growth, and wellbeing. We encourage all of our SMS Students to get involved in our SMS Athletic Program by trying a sport they like and participating on one or more of our school teams each year. Those who are committed and get involved, open doors.  

Our SMS Staff would like to thank everyone for their continued support of our Athletic Program at Shuswap Middle School. 

“The best thing we can do for kids… Instead of teaching them how to always be successful… Teach them how to respond when they are not successful!”   ~ Principal El 

 Gr. 6/7 Basketball Continue this week…

Gr. 6/7 Boys’ Basketball …

This Week... Friday Morning with Mr. Smith and our Gr. 8 Mentors … 7AM to 8:10AM … Gym doors open at 7:50AM… Wednesday after school with Mr. Noble/Mrs. Dewitt, and Mme King … Three outstanding educators/coaches who have extremely high levels of experience in both sport and coaching… Our Gr. 6/7 Boys Basketball Program is very fortunate to have these three adults leading our program. Wednesdays will be an Instructional League with 3on3 games to start and our Wednesday Instructional League.

Gr. 6/7 Girls’ Basketball …

This Week...  Friday After School … 2:45 to 4:15

***Participants in our Gr. 6/7 Basketball Program must wear proper gym shorts, t-shirt, and running shoes… Basketball Shoes or a good court shoe are strongly suggested. Joggers, running shoes, trainers are not great shoes for basketball and they don’t provide the support that a young, developing, growing athlete requires when playing the game of basketball. Please keep in mind … Good does not mean expensive. Both of Mr. Smith’s sons wore affordable basketball shoes from Walmart (Shaq Brand) when they were first starting out. A good heal lock and grippy sole of on-court performance is all that is needed. Runners/joggers/trainers were not constructed and meant for court activities. 

Cost for our Gr. 6/7 Girls’ and Boys’ Basketball Program = $10.00 … This fee needs to be paid at the office…

Reminder… 5 Ways to Develop Mental Toughness and Resiliency …

1. Get up Early… when the alarm goes off, don’t hit the snooze … get out of bed…

2. Make Your Bed as a Habit… as soon as you get up make your bed - perfectly! Start the day with a Win!

3. Do Work… Attend AM Open Gym or if not, do push-ups, sit-ups, etc…

4. When the School Day is Over… Study First … If you have early Bball Practice, then study after practice… If you have late Bball Practice, then stay at school, attend Study Hall and Do Your Work… Read, Re-Read, Write, Re-Write, Review - That’s what homework is… 

5. Eat Something You Don’t Like Regularly… as a Habit… Mr. Smith doesn’t let tomatoes be tougher than him… He still doesn’t like tomatoes, but he eats them anyway… 

Why do all the things above … because they are usually the last things you want to do… Do the things that you don’t want to do, but that are good for you, and make them a part of your Daily Habits… That’s how one Develops Mental Toughness. 

Monday, February 26, 2024…

*Gr. 6/7 Boys’ Basketball Practice … 7AM to 8:10AM

*NFL Flag Football Meeting … All Gr. 6/7/8 Girls and Boys interested must attend … Lunch Time … Right after the announcements… 

*Gr. 6/7 Girls’ Basketball Practice … 2:45 to 4:15 

Tuesday, February 27, 2024…

*AM Volleyball Trainings Session … 7AM to 8:10AM … Gr. 6/7/8 Girls and Boys

*Gr. 6/7/8 and Staff Pickleball at Lunch ***Gr. 6&7's NO SCREEMING OR YELLING!!! By-the-way … with the CAPS - I am not yelling… I am A COACH AND THAT IS THE WAY WE TALK! … LOL … Keep in mind and all joking aside, if excessive noise occurs, students will be ask to leave the gym! 

*Basketball Open Gym … Girls and Boys … Games… 3on3 & 5on5 … 2:45 to 3:45

Wednesday, February 28, 2024…

*AM Optional Gr. 8 Basketball Training Session … 7AM to 8:10AM … If you want to get better “Show Up!” … 

*Gr. 6/7/8 Boys’ Basketball 3on3 Games at Lunch … Bleachers will be pulled out and Spectators Welcome…  

*Gr. 6/7 Boys’ Basketball Instructional League After School … 2:45 to 4:15… 

Thursday, February 29, 2024…

*AM Volleyball Training Session ...  7AM to 8:10AM 

*NFL Flag Football Registration … At Lunch Time Right After the Announcements…. 

*Lunch Hour Pickleball for Gr. 8’s and Staff

Friday, March 1, 2024…

* Early Morning AM Gr. 6/7 Boys' Basketball Practice... 7AM to 8:10AM

*Gr. 7/8 Boys' Basketball 3on3 Games at Lunch ... Bleachers will be pulled out for Spectators ...  

*Gr. 6/7 Girls’ Basketball Practice after school… 2:45 to 4:15









Sunday 18 February 2024

SMS ATHLETICS ... FEBRUARY 20TH TO FEBRUARY 23RD ... LAST WEEK FOR GR. 8 BASKETBALL PLAY-OFFS

 Gr. 8 Boys' and Girls' Basketball Play-Off Update...

***Congratulations to our Gr. 8 Boys' Basketball Team - SMS1 - who represents our school in the Banner League of the Gr. 8 Boys' North Okanagan Zones. Last Thursday, our SMS1 Team lost their semi-final game against VSS 44-43. With six seconds left in the game, Landon Bliss knocked down a 3 point shot to tie the game; however, SMS fouled a VSS player on the following play and VSS hit one of their two free throws to squeak out a win. What is fantastic about the SMS1 semi-final game is that at the beginning of the year, SMS1 lost to VSS by 35+ points in one the team's first games of the year. Then, after winter break and in league play, SMS1 lost to VSS again, but  in their second meeting, the point spread was only 15 points. With hard work, determination, and countless hours in the gym, our boys improved throughout the season and gave themselves a chance to win their third and final meeting with VSS. Our Coaches are extremely proud our boys and the progress they've made! One more game fellas ... We are playing for 3rd place on Tuesday! 

BOYS***Tuesday, February 20, 2024   ***UPDATED

ZONE POOL @ 1st Place in Pool  @ SHUSWAP (SMS)                                       

Play-Offs ... Semi-Finals @ SMS

5:00 PM   Game #3   3rd CBSS Seed vs 2nd SMS3

6:30 PM   Game #4   4th LWM Seed vs 1st SMS2

 BOYS***Tuesday, February 20, 2024  ***UPDATED 

BANNER POOL @ Highest Remaining Seed                                                         

Play-Offs  ... @ KAL

5:00 PM   Game (Girls)  SEATON vs SEATON (3rd / 4th Game)

6:30 PM   Game (Boys)  SMS1 vs KAL  (3rd / 4th Game)

GIRLS ... Thursday, February 22, 2024

ZONE POOL @ 1st Place In Pool                                                 

Play-Offs – Finals @ VCS …

 5:30 PM   Game #3   Loser Game #1 SMS vs Loser Game #2 LWM (3rd / 4th Place Game)

7:00 PM   Game #4   Winner Game #1 VCS vs Winner Game #2 KCS (Championship Final 1st and 2nd)

BOYS ... Thursday, February 22, 2024

ZONE POOL @ Highest Remaining Seed                                               

Play-Offs … Finals … @ TBA

5:00 PM   Game #5   Loser Game #3 vs Loser Game #4 (3rd and 4th Place)

6:30 PM   Game #6   Winner Game #3 vs Winner Game #4 (Championship Final … 1st and 2nd)

GREAT OPPORTUNITY BELOW...

***Shuswap Athletics is sponsoring a basketball camp at Spring Break for our local athletes. “Court to Campus” Spring Break Elite Development Basketball Camp will take place at Shuswap Middle School from March 22 to March 25 … Please go to the Website for details and registration (https://courttocampus.wixsite.com/courttocampus … The camp will be an excellent opportunity for our local athletes to work with Elite USport Athletes from Thompson Rivers University and UBC… The Camp will fill up quickly, so register early to secure your spot. Mr. Smith invites University Coaches and Athletes every year to run Basketball or Volleyball Camps at SMS and those who run the camps, like Court to Campus this year, will donate a portion of their proceeds to our SMS Basketball Program. … Please Note: Chad Grimm (Head Women’s Volleyball Coach at TRU) will be returning to SA and SMS to run a Volleyball Camp in June … Check back for details. 

REMINDER… Coaches are Volunteers. Teachers who Coach a School Athletic Team don’t get paid and Coaching is not part of our Job Description. We do not get paid to open the gym in the early morning, at lunch, after school, on the weekends, or when we take our teams to weekend tournaments.  Educators Volunteer to Coach because we know the opportunities that playing on a school sport team provides for our students and the potential doors that are opened for them. By participating on a school team, students contribute to school culture and they are provided the opportunities to work on their overall development, growth, and wellbeing. We encourage all of our SMS Students to get involved in our SMS Athletic Program by trying a sport they like and participating on one or more of our school teams each year. Those who are committed and get involved, open doors.  

Our SMS Staff would like to thank everyone for their continued support of our Athletic Program at Shuswap Middle School. 

“The best thing we can do for kids… Instead of teaching them how to always be successful… Teach them how to respond when they are not successful!”   ~ Principal El 

 Gr. 6/7 Basketball Continue this week…

Gr. 6/7 Boys’ Basketball …

This Week... Friday Morning with Mr. Smith and our Gr. 8 Mentors … 7AM to 8:10AM … Gym doors open at 7:50AM… Wednesday after school with Mr. Noble/Mrs. Dewitt, and Mme King … Three outstanding educators/coaches who have extremely high levels of experience in both sport and coaching… Our Gr. 6/7 Boys Basketball Program is very fortunate to have these three adults leading our program. Wednesdays will be an Instructional League with 3on3 games to start and our Wednesday Instructional League.

Gr. 6/7 Girls’ Basketball …

This Week...  Friday After School … 2:45 to 4:15

***Participants in our Gr. 6/7 Basketball Program must wear proper gym shorts, t-shirt, and running shoes… Basketball Shoes or a good court shoe are strongly suggested. Joggers, running shoes, trainers are not great shoes for basketball and they don’t provide the support that a young, developing, growing athlete requires when playing the game of basketball. Please keep in mind … Good does not mean expensive. Both of Mr. Smith’s sons wore affordable basketball shoes from Walmart (Shaq Brand) when they were first starting out. A good heal lock and grippy sole of on-court performance is all that is needed. Runners/joggers/trainers were not constructed and meant for court activities. 

Cost for our Gr. 6/7 Girls’ and Boys’ Basketball Program = $10.00 … This fee needs to be paid at the office…

Reminder… 5 Ways to Develop Mental Toughness and Resiliency …

1. Get up Early… when the alarm goes off, don’t hit the snooze … get out of bed…

2. Make Your Bed as a Habit… as soon as you get up make your bed - perfectly! Start the day with a Win!

3. Do Work… Attend AM Open Gym or if not, do push-ups, sit-ups, etc…

4. When the School Day is Over… Study First … If you have early Bball Practice, then study after practice… If you have late Bball Practice, then stay at school, attend Study Hall and Do Your Work… Read, Re-Read, Write, Re-Write, Review - That’s what homework is… 

5. Eat Something You Don’t Like Regularly… as a Habit… Mr. Smith doesn’t let tomatoes be tougher than him… He still doesn’t like tomatoes, but he eats them anyway… 

Why do all the things above … because they are usually the last things you want to do… Do the things that you don’t want to do, but that are good for you, and make them a part of your Daily Habits… That’s how one Develops Mental Toughness. 

Monday, February 19, 2024…

*FAMILY DAY ... ENJOY!!!

Tuesday, February 20, 2024…

*AM Volleyball Trainings Session … 7AM to 8:10AM … Gr. 6/7/8 Girls and Boys

*Gr. 6/7/8 and Staff Pickleball at Lunch ***Gr. 6&7's NO SCREEMING OR YELLING!!! By-the-way … with the CAPS - I am not yelling… I am A COACH AND THAT IS THE WAY WE TALK! … LOL … Keep in mind and all joking aside, if excessive noise occurs, students will be ask to leave the gym! 

*Gr. 8 Girls’ Basketball Practice … 2:45 to 4:15 … 

*BOYS***Tuesday, February 20, 2024   ***UPDATED

ZONE POOL @ 1st Place in Pool  @ SHUSWAP (SMS)                                       

Play-Offs ... Semi-Finals @ SMS

5:00 PM   Game #3   3rd CBSS Seed vs 2nd SMS3

6:30 PM   Game #4   4th LWM Seed vs 1st SMS2

 BOYS***Tuesday, February 20, 2024  ***UPDATED 

BANNER POOL @ Highest Remaining Seed                                                         

Play-Offs  ... @ KAL

5:00 PM   Game (Girls)  SEATON vs SEATON (3rd / 4th Game)

6:30 PM   Game (Boys)  SMS1 vs KAL  (3rd / 4th Game)

Wednesday, February 21, 2024…

*AM Optional Gr. 8 Basketball Training Session … 7AM to 8:10AM … If you want to get better “Show Up!” … 

*Gr. 6/7/8 Boys’ Basketball 3on3 Games at Lunch … Bleachers will be pulled out and Spectators Welcome…  

*Gr. 6/7 Boys’ Basketball Instructional League After School … 2:45 to 4:15… 

Thursday, February 22, 2024…

*YES … THERE IS OPEN GYM  ... YES … THERE IS AM Volleyball Training Session ... SORRY FOR THE LATE NOTICE… Mrs. Schouten will be opening the gym in the morning… 

*Lunch Hour Pickleball for Gr. 8’s and Staff

*Thursday, February 22, 2024

BOYS ... ZONE POOL @ Highest Remaining Seed                                               

Play-Offs … Finals … @ TBA

5:00 PM   Game #5   CBSS vs LWM (3rd and 4th Place)

6:30 PM   Game #6   SMS #3 vs SMS #2 (Championship Final … 1st and 2nd)

Thursday, February 22, 2024

GIRLS ... ZONE POOL @ 1st Place In Pool                                                 

Play-Offs – Finals @ VCS …

5:30 PM   Game #3   Loser Game #1 SMS vs Loser Game #2 LWM (3rd / 4th Place Game)

7:00 PM   Game #4   Winner Game #1 VCS vs Winner Game #2 KCS (Championship Final … 1st and 2nd)

Friday, February 23, 2024…

* Early Morning AM Gr. 6/7 Boys' Basketball Practice... 7AM to 8:10AM

*Gr. 6/7/8 Boys' Basketball 3on3 Games at Lunch ... Bleachers will be pulled out for Spectators ...  

*Gr. 6/7 Girls' Basketball Practice after school ... 2:45 to 4:15

Sunday 11 February 2024

SMS ATHLETICS … FEBRUARY 12th TO FEBRUARY 16th

Gr. 8 Boys' and Girls' Basketball Play-Off Update...

***Thursday, February 15, 2024

BOYS & GIRLS BANNER POOLS @ 1st Place and 2nd Place in Pool Will Host ... 

Play-Offs – Semi-Finals

@ Vernon Secondary (VSS)

5:00 PM   (Gr. 8 Girls) Game #1   4th Seaton1 vs 1st VSS

6:30 PM   (Gr. 8 Boys) Game #2   4th SMS1 vs 1st VSS


@ Kalamalka (KAL)

5:00 PM   (Gr. 8 Girls) Game #1   3rd Seaton2 vs 2nd KAL

6:30 PM   (Gr. 8 Boys) Game #2   3rd Fulton vs 2nd KAL

 Thursday, February 15, 2024  UPDATED ***

GIRLS ZONE POOL @ 2nd Place in Pool  … @ VCS (Vernon Christian School)                                      

Play-Offs – Semi-Finals

5:30 PM   Game #1   4th SMS vs 1st KCS

7:00 PM   Game #2   3rd LWM vs 2nd VCS

***Tuesday, February 20, 2024   ***UPDATED – NEW DATE

BOYS ZONE POOL @ 1st Place in Pool  @ SHUSWAP (SMS2)                                       

Play-Offs ... Semi-Finals @ SMS

5:00 PM   Game #3   3rd CBSS Seed vs 2nd SMS3

6:30 PM   Game #4   4th LWM Seed vs 1st SMS2 

***Shuswap Athletics is sponsoring a basketball camp at Spring Break for our local athletes. “Court to Campus” Spring Break Elite Development Basketball Camp will take place at Shuswap Middle School from March 22 to March 25 … Please go to the Website for details and registration (https://courttocampus.wixsite.com/courttocampus … The camp will be an excellent opportunity for our local athletes to work with Elite USport Athletes from Thompson Rivers University and UBC… The Camp will fill up quickly, so register early to secure your spot. Mr. Smith invites University Coaches and Athletes every year to run Basketball or Volleyball Camps at SMS and those who run the camps, like Court to Campus this year, will donate a portion of their proceeds to our SMS Basketball Program. … Please Note: Chad Grimm (Head Women’s Volleyball Coach at TRU) will be returning to SA and SMS to run a Volleyball Camp in June … Check back for details. 

REMINDER… Coaches are Volunteers. Teachers who Coach a School Athletic Team don’t get paid and Coaching is not part of our Job Description. We do not get paid to open the gym in the early morning, at lunch, after school, on the weekends, or when we take our teams to weekend tournaments.  Educators Volunteer to Coach because we know the opportunities that playing on a school sport team provides for our students and the potential doors that are opened for them. By participating on a school team, students contribute to school culture and they are provided the opportunities to work on their overall development, growth, and wellbeing. We encourage all of our SMS Students to get involved in our SMS Athletic Program by trying a sport they like and participating on one or more of our school teams each year. Those who are committed and get involved, open doors.  

Our SMS Staff would like to thank everyone for their continued support of our Athletic Program at Shuswap Middle School. 

“The best thing we can do for kids… Instead of teaching them how to always be successful… Teach them how to respond when they are not successful!”   ~ Principal El 

 Gr. 6/7 Basketball Continue this week…

Gr. 6/7 Boys’ Basketball …

Monday and Friday Morning with Mr. Smith and our Gr. 8 Mentors … 7AM to 8:10AM … Gym doors open at 7:50AM… Wednesday after school with Mr. Noble/Mrs. Dewitt, and Mme King … Three outstanding educators/coaches who have extremely high levels of experience in both sport and coaching… Our Gr. 6/7 Boys Basketball Program is very fortunate to have these three adults leading our program. Wednesdays will be an Instructional League with 3on3 games to start and our Wednesday Instructional League.

Gr. 6/7 Girls’ Basketball …

Monday and Friday After School … 2:45 to 4:15

***Participants in our Gr. 6/7 Basketball Program must wear proper gym shorts, t-shirt, and running shoes… Basketball Shoes or a good court shoe are strongly suggested. Joggers, running shoes, trainers are not great shoes for basketball and they don’t provide the support that a young, developing, growing athlete requires when playing the game of basketball. Please keep in mind … Good does not mean expensive. Both of Mr. Smith’s sons wore affordable basketball shoes from Walmart (Shaq Brand) when they were first starting out. A good heal lock and grippy sole of on-court performance is all that is needed. Runners/joggers/trainers were not constructed and meant for court activities. 

Cost for our Gr. 6/7 Girls’ and Boys’ Basketball Program = $10.00 … This fee needs to be paid at the office…

Reminder… 5 Ways to Develop Mental Toughness and Resiliency …

1. Get up Early… when the alarm goes off, don’t hit the snooze … get out of bed…

2. Make Your Bed as a Habit… as soon as you get up make your bed - perfectly! Start the day with a Win!

3. Do Work… Attend AM Open Gym or if not, do push-ups, sit-ups, etc…

4. When the School Day is Over… Study First … If you have early Bball Practice, then study after practice… If you have late Bball Practice, then stay at school, attend Study Hall and Do Your Work… Read, Re-Read, Write, Re-Write, Review - That’s what homework is… 

5. Eat Something You Don’t Like Regularly… as a Habit… Mr. Smith doesn’t let tomatoes be tougher than him… He still doesn’t like tomatoes, but he eats them anyway… 

Why do all the things above … because they are usually the last things you want to do… Do the things that you don’t want to do, but that are good for you, and make them a part of your Daily Habits… That’s how one Develops Mental Toughness. 

Monday, February 12, 2024…

*AM (Early Morning) Gr. 6/7 Boys’ Basketball Practice - 7 AM to 8:10 AM

*Gr. 8 Boys’ Basketball Playoff Game … Quarter Finals  … Team #1 @ Fulton … SMS vs Revelstoke … 5:00PM Game…

*Gr. 8 Grils’ Basketball Games @ HOME … 

5:30    VCS vs LWM

7:00    KCS vs SMS

Tuesday, February 13, 2024…

*AM Volleyball Trainings Session … 7AM to 8:10AM … Gr. 6/7/8 Girls and Boys

*Gr. 8 and Staff Pickleball at Lunch 

*Gr. 8 Girls’ Basketball Practice … 2:45 to 4:15 … 

*Gr. 8 Boys’ Basketball Practice … 4:15 to 5:45 … TEAM MEETING in Mr. Henderson’s Room at 3:15 

Wednesday, February 14, 2024…

*AM Optional Gr. 8 Basketball Training Session … 7AM to 8:10AM … If you want to get better “Show Up!” … 

*Gr. 8 Boys’ Basketball Game at Lunch … Bleachers will be pulled out and Spectators Welcome…  

*Gr. 6/7 Boys’ Basketball Instructional League After School … 2:45 to 4:15… 

Thursday, February 15, 2024…

*AM Volleyball Training Session … 7AM to 8:10AM 

*Lunch Hour Pickleball for Gr. 8’s and Staff

*Gr. 8 Boys’ Basketball Practice After School for Teams #2 and #3 … 2:45 to 4:15

***If our Gr. 8 Boys’ Team #1 won on Monday, they will be at VSS playing in the Semi Finals of the Playoffs  … Please check back for an Update… 

*Gr. 8 Girls’ Basketball Semi Finals - Play-Offs … @ VCS (Vernon Christian) 

7:00PM Game … SMS vs KCS

Friday, February 16, 2024…

*NO School … Pro-D Day … 





Sunday 4 February 2024

SMS ATHLETICS - WEEK OF FEBRUARY 5TH TO FEBRUARY 9TH …

 REMINDER… Coaches are Volunteers. Teachers who Coach a School Athletic Team don’t get paid and Coaching is not part of our Job Description. We do not get paid to open the gym in the early morning, at lunch, after school, on the weekends, or when we take our teams to weekend tournaments.  Educators Volunteer to Coach because we know the opportunities that playing on a school sport team provides for our students and the potential doors that are opened for them. By participating on a school team, students contribute to school culture and they are provided the opportunities to work on their overall development, growth, and wellbeing. We encourage all of our SMS Students to get involved in our SMS Athletic Program by trying a sport they like and participating on one or more of our school teams each year. Those who are committed and get involved, open doors.  

Our SMS Staff would like to thank everyone for their continued support of our Athletic Program at Shuswap Middle School. 

“The best thing we can do for kids… Instead of teaching them how to always be successful… Teach them how to respond when they are not successful!”   ~ Principal El 

 Gr. 6/7 Basketball Continue this week…

Gr. 6/7 Boys’ Basketball …

Monday and Friday Morning with Mr. Smith and our Gr. 8 Mentors … 7AM to 8:10AM … Gym doors open at 7:50AM… Wednesday after school with Mr. Noble/Mrs. Dewitt, and Mme King … Three outstanding educators/coaches who have extremely high levels of experience in both sport and coaching… Our Gr. 6/7 Boys Basketball Program is very fortunate to have these three adults leading our program. Wednesdays will be an Instructional League with 3on3 games to start and our Wednesday Instructional League.

Gr. 6/7 Girls’ Basketball …

Monday and Friday After School … 2:45 to 4:15

***Participants in our Gr. 6/7 Basketball Program must wear proper gym shorts, t-shirt, and running shoes… Basketball Shoes or a good court shoe are strongly suggested. Joggers, running shoes, trainers are not great shoes for basketball and they don’t provide the support that a young, developing, growing athlete requires when playing the game of basketball. Please keep in mind … Good does not mean expensive. Both of Mr. Smith’s sons wore affordable basketball shoes from Walmart (Shaq Brand) when they were first starting out. A good heal lock and grippy sole of on-court performance is all that is needed. Runners/joggers/trainers were not constructed and meant for court activities. 

Cost for our Gr. 6/7 Girls’ and Boys’ Basketball Program = $10.00 … This fee needs to be paid at the office…

Reminder… 5 Ways to Develop Mental Toughness and Resiliency …

1. Get up Early… when the alarm goes off, don’t hit the snooze … get out of bed…

2. Make Your Bed as a Habit… as soon as you get up make your bed - perfectly! Start the day with a Win!

3. Do Work… Attend AM Open Gym or if not, do push-ups, sit-ups, etc…

4. When the School Day is Over… Study First … If you have early Bball Practice, then study after practice… If you have late Bball Practice, then stay at school, attend Study Hall and Do Your Work… Read, Re-Read, Write, Re-Write, Review - That’s what homework is… 

5. Eat Something You Don’t Like Regularly… as a Habit… Mr. Smith doesn’t let tomatoes be tougher than him… He still doesn’t like tomatoes, but he eats them anyway… 

Why do all the things above … because they are usually the last things you want to do… Do the things that you don’t want to do, but that are good for you, and make them a part of your Daily Habits… That’s how one Develops Mental Toughness. 

Monday, February 5, 2024…

*AM (Early Morning) Gr. 6/7 Boys’ Basketball Practice - 7 AM to 8:10 AM

*Gr. 8 Boys’ Basketball Games  … Team #1 @ Revelstoke … Please note: Our Game in Revelstoke is at 5:30 … 

*Gr. 8 Boys’ Basketball Games at SMS …

5:30 LWM vs CBSS … 7:00PM SMS3 vs SMS2 … 

*Gr. 8 Grils’ Basketball Games in Vernon @ Vernon Christian (VCS) … 5:30 Game LWM vs SMS…. 7:00 Game KCS vs VCS… 

Tuesday, February 6, 2024…

*NO AM Volleyball Trainings Session … NO Early Morning Volleyball … Gr. 8’s Skiing and Mr. Smith is going to take a break… Sorry… 

*Gr. 8 Boys’ Basketball Practice … 4:15 to 5:45 … Skiers - Make sure you return from your day on the slopes ready to practice… 

***Salmon Secondary Golds and Jewels Basketball Games at Sullivan … Jewels play at 5:30 and Golds play at 7:15 … If you are a basketball player or fan, head to our high school gym to support our senior teams!

Wednesday, February 7, 2024…

*AM Optional Gr. 8 Basketball Training Session … 7AM to 8:10AM … If you want to get better “Show Up!” … 

*Gr. 8 Badminton Intramurals During Activity Time at Lunch… 

*Gr. 6/7 Boys’ Basketball Instructional League After School … 2:45 to 4:15

Thursday, February 8, 2024…

*NO AM Volleyball Training Session … NO AM Volleyball … Mr. Smith is away… 

*Lunch Hour Badminton Intramural League for Gr. 8’s … During Activity Time… 

*Gr. 8 Boys’ Basketball Practice After School… 2:45 to 4:15

*Gr. 8 Girls’ Basketball Practice … 4:15 to 5:45

Friday, January 26, 2024…

*AM Gr. 6/7 Boys’ Basketball Practice … 7AM to 8:10AM

*Lunch Hour … Gr. 8 Boys’ Basketball Game … Two Teams on the Big Court… Bleachers will be open for Spectators. Opportunity #2 … 

*Gr. 6/7 Girls’ Basketball Practice After School … 2:45 to 4:15

*Last two home games for Thompson Rivers University Basketball Teams this weekend (TRU Basketball) Women play at 5:00 and the Men play at 7:30 both nights (Friday and Saturday) against Mount Royal University from Calgary… Former SMS Alumni and Salmon Arm Gold Evan Smith (#10) plays on the Men’s team at TRU and is completing his 4th year with the WolfPack, while pursuing his degree in Business Administration. His dreams of playing for the WolfPack and attending TRU started in middle school as a grade 6 student at SMS. Evan attended WolfPack Games on a regular basis as a youngster … Dreams begin at a young age and if pursued, one’s Dreams can come to fruition! Go WolfPack! 

https://gowolfpack.ca/news/2024/2/2/mens-basketball-hot-shooting-golden-bears-move-past-pack.aspx