HAPPY SUMMER EVERYONE … AND … HAPPY CANADA DAY LONG WEEKEND!!!
Below is this week’s Monday Mindset from Manu Watsa - CEO of Point Guard College (PGC). As a parent, teacher, and a coach, I have never liked this word. I can’t remember using “the word” as a kid; however, I hear it now and have heard it used way too often over the years. Spark your curiosity and let your curiosity open the doors to opportunities this summer. Find a small place with a wall to practice your volleyball, compete against the best basketball players in the world every day - all you need is a ball a hoop and your imagination, or tie a hoop/old bike tire to at soccer goal post and throw footballs into it. As a kid, while others were doing their thing, I was outside on the street or at the park on the chains, shooting hoops and playing agains Magic Johnson, Isiah Thomas, Gus Williams, or Downtown Freddy Brown, and sometimes I was them… and I was at the field everyday throwing a football at a hoop with a net on it. I had four footballs, an old ten speed tire with a net around it that my mom sewed to it, and I threw 150 to 300 passes a day into the tire because that’s what a coach at WSU told me to do, if I wanted to become a better quarterback. Being is a lonely existence, but so much fun and rewarding and if one wants to be good, they need to be willing to give up some things. Enjoy your summer and check out the video below.
https://youtu.be/hG-KWqWxZA0 … Manu Watsa [PGC Monday Mindset]. (July 3, 2023) A Cure for Boredom [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/hG-KWqWxZA0
I hope everyone’s summer has started off well… Although I got skunked for the first time at a lake I fished yesterday, I am sure fishing will improve. It was nice to venture into the mountains anyway… despite the slow action.
Obviously, No Open Gym Times this week… Please keep checking back for possible volleyball and basketball opportunities.
Basketball Opportunities in Town (SA) this summer:
1. Boise State Men’s Basketball Team will be visiting Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, on August 3rd, this summer. The WolfPack of TRU will be playing the NCAA Division I school in a summer exhibition game. Again, being able to watch high level basketball, this close to home, is a fantastic opportunity for any young athletes who aspire to be basketball players. Click on the link below and click on the TICKETS ON SALE NOW to purchase tickets for the game. Tickets are selling fast. The Game is on August 3, 2023, at the TCC in Kamloops, at 6:00PM. If you do go to the game, please search me out in the stands… I would love to chat.
https://gowolfpack.ca/news/2023/6/9/mens-basketball-wolfpack-set-to-host-ncaa-power-boise-state-in-kamloops.aspx
2. The below info pertains to a 3on3 tournament in Kelowna this summer and again, this is another fantastic opportunity. The Tournament is for any body interested. One does not have to be a member of Salmon Arm Synergy Basketball… If you have any questions, please reach out to me.
We are excited to announce our annual 3x3 tournament - The GW Blacktop Classic!
We would like to officially invite Synergy to participate!
As a local youth basketball program, your athletes have time to sign-up before registration opens to the public on July 1st.
Registration Is Free!
How to register:
1. Recruit a team of 4 players who fit into an age-category.
2. Click the correct link below.
3. Make sure you register your Team Name and include player names.
DIVISIONS ARE BASED ON GRADES IN SEPTEMBER, 2023.
Girls Divisions
Grade 4/5
Grade 6/7
Grade 8/9
Grade 10-12
Womens Open
Boys Divisions
Grade 4/5
Grade 6/7
Grade 8/9
Grade 10-12
Mens Open
3. Hoops are Hot Camp at Sullivan in August. Check details online, or check back on this Blog next week.
4. Parker Martens (former Kelowna Christian student/athlete and Edge Prep Athlete out of Calgary) is offering Training Sessions this summer on the SMS Sport Courts. I have a brochure outlining his information and details; however, I am unable to post it on this Blog. I can send it to you if you are interested… just email me at synergybasketball2014@gmail.com and I can send you his brochure… or contact Parker directly at parkermartens33@gmail.com …or Instagram - pxrkmartens … or Text him at (250) 575-1335… Parker has just signed with Simpson University, which is an NAIA School in California. I believe that having the opportunities to workout with college or university athletes is a great benefit for young athletes… The opportunity would be like a summer long camp and it is at home. If one can fit this opportunity into their summer, I strongly recommend taking advantage of the opportunity.
4. Volleyball… Contact me if you would like the use of one of our outdoor nets. I can lone them out to our athletes, if they would use them. Text me at 250-253-7009 … PLUS!!! … The TRU Volleyball Camp at the end of summer is for both girls and boys. I will post information next week, or just go to the TRU Athletic Website, or contact Chad Grimm directly.
Please keep checking back to this Blog on a weekly basis. I will updated it all summer long. Last minute information will also be posted here.
Enjoy the Shuswap Sun… Cheers
