PLEASE Read ... Lots of Important information to Communicate ...
Synergy Club Basketball … Registration Below... More info coming out this week...
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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 - 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
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Our
SMS Gym will be available for warm-up at 2:45 …
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Games
will begin at 3:00 sharp
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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
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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
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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.
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Players
waiting to Sub on the floor are to stand against the wall/bleachers, under the
basket their team is playing at.
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Teams/Players
not playing can sit on the benches at center court …
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Chairs
will be set-up for spectators…
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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
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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)
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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.
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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
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No
jump ball … Check ball at the top to start the game
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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
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Check
ball on Fouls
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1
shot for shooting fouls … Players must line-up quickly
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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…
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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.
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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
