***NEW UPDATE … Thursday Night at 6:51 PM… Gr. 8 Volleyball Year End Wrap-up In Kamloops This Saturday…
- Games will be played at Valleyview Secondary School in Kamloops. The school is located at the East end of the city as you enter Kamloops… 1950 Valleyview Drive V2C 4C2 - Can begin arriving at 9:45 … Organize at 10:00… Games begin at 10:30… Games end at 1:30ish - After the Games are completed… ending around 1:45, We will order pizza (players will have to chip in $5.00 each for pizza) … - Games will be organized as a “Hat Tournament” … players from all schools - boys and girls - will be mixed together in teams to play games… Great idea and lots of fun! - After Pizza parents/players can make their way over to the TCC on the TRU Campus to watch the TRU Women’s and Men’s Volleyball Teams compete against the University of Manitoba… The Women’s game starts at 3:00 PM and the Men’s Game is slated to begin at 4:45 … It would be a good idea for our players to arrive early to watch the Women warm-up, so that our young athletes see how the university players prepare for their matches… - When arriving at the TCC, parents/players/families are to enter the area labeled “Guest List” … the entrance into the TCC Gym will be divided for Tickets … Once at the Ticket Table on the Guest List side just say that “we are from Shuswap Middle School” and everyone in the family you are travelling with will get a stamp and free entrance to the games… TRU does an excellent job in promoting their sports in the community and with Youth and High School Sports… - If you arrive early and your athlete hasn’t been to the TRU Campus, it might be a good idea to walk around the TRU Campus before the games begin… TRU has a nice Campus and great facilities … the new Athlete’s High Performance Training Facility in the Old TRU Gym, located across from the TCC, is state-of-the-art and one that is comparable to NCAA Div 1 training facilities… “Dreams begin at a young age… … …. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Mr. Aaron Smith or Mr. Andy Henderson… Cheers
Congratulations to our Gr. 8 Boys’ Volleyball Team for Winning the Grade 8 Boys’ North Okanagan Zone Championships last Tuesday. SMS hosted the eight team Zone League Finals and came out on top with two easy wins against Kalamalka and VSS. Way to Go Boys!!! With the Shuswap victory in the Finals, it is the first time an Gr. 8 Boys’ Team has won the Gr. 8 Boys’ Zone Finals. Quite the accomplishment annd well done!
We are heading into an Extremely Busy Week for SMS Athletics!!!
As Volleyball is ending, Basketball is beginning and the transition between sports is going to be quick and busy for those who do both sports at SMS!
***Tomorrow… Monday, November 20th… our Gr. 8 Girls Volleyball Team is competing in the North Okanagan Zone Volleyball Championships at Vernon Secondary. Game times are at 5:00 PM for the Semi-Finals and 6:10 PM for the Finals and 3rd/4th Place Game. Players, please be at VSS by 4:15.
***Both Grade 8 Boys’ and Grade 8 Girls’ Basketball continue and begin this week. Please check the Practice Days and Times below…
***Reminder to all athletes… If one wants to get better, one needs to put in extra time to practice, work on and build skills, and improve their physical literacy. Those athletes who show-up to Early AM Open Gym Times, get better and give themselves the opportunity to improve and get ahead of those who don’t. Reminder, Coaches like athletes who do extra. If AM is a possibility, then I suggest one makes attending happen. If AM doesn’t fit your family’s schedule, then I suggest you take advantage of all other opportunities to get in the gym (at Lunch/After School) to work on your craft.
***Grade 8 Girls’ and Boys’ Year End Wrap-Up … Co-ed Tournament at Valleyview in Kamloops + Women’s and Men’s TRU Volleyball Games… More Info to be sent Home…
***Please Note: For Basketball Players staying after school waiting for practices to start at 4:15, those athletes must work quietly in the cafeteria/eating area on school work … Homework = The 5 R’s, which = Read, Re-read, Write, Re-write, Review… Again, this must be completed Quietly…
***For those who have been taught… 5 Things to Develop One’s Mental Toughness … = 1. Get up Early and Get Out of Bed - Don’t Hit the Snooze … 2. Make Your Be…Start the day with a Win and Make your bed perfectly… 3. Do Work - If you are not attending AM Open Gym, then get down beside your bed and complete 3 sets of push-ups…Workout… 4. When the School Day is Done, Study First… If you have time before practice starts, do your homework - if practice is right after school, then do you “Homework” when you get home… 5. Eat Something You Don’t Like - Regularly … If you want to develop Mental Toughness and develop Resiliency, then Do the Things You Don’t Like to Do and Make them your Daily Habits…
Monday, November 20th…
*AM OPEN GYM … Basketball for Gr. 6/7/8 … 7AM to 8:10AM
*Gr. 8 Girls’ Volleyball Players, please Mr. Smith in the Gym at the beginning of Lunch.
*Pepper in the Gym at Lunch for Gr. 6-7-8 Volleyball Players…
*After School… Gr. 8 Girls are Competing in the North Zone Volleyball Championships at VSS … Game time is at 5:00 … Please be at VSS by 4:15 … GOOD LUCK and Ace the Competition…
Tuesday, November 21st…
*AM Open Gym … Volleyball … 7AM to 8:10AM
*Lunch Hour 3on3 Volleyball …
*Gr. 8 Girls’ Basketball Practice After School … 2:40 to 4:15
*Gr. 8 Boys’ Basketball Practice from 3:50 to 5:45 … All Gr. 8 Boys, we will meet in Mr. Henderson’s Room from 3:50 to 4:15 … We will practice in the Gym from 4:15 to 5:45 … Forms/Information will be sent home with players after practice…
Wednesday, November 22nd…
*AM Open Gym … Basketball … 7AM to 8:10AM
*3on3 or 4on4 Basketball in the Gym at Lunch Time
*Gr. 8 Boys’ Basketball Practice After School … 2:40 to 4:15 (Extra Practice to Get Ready for the Season)
Thursday, November 23rd…
*AM Open Gym … Volleyball … 7AM to 8:10AM
*3on3 Volleyball at Lunch during Activity Time
*Gr. 8 Boys’ Basketball Practice After School … 2:40 to 4:15
*Gr. 8 Girls’ Basketball Practice After School … 4:15 to 5:45
Friday, November 24th…
*PRO-D … No School…
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