***Parents… Please, out of respect for the amount of Volunteer Time, energy, and commitment that it takes to run our Athletic Program, this Blog, and the number of teams I coach, and our staff coach… Please… if you have any concerns about our program, what we offer, Fees, etc… Please contact me (Aaron Smith) at hsmith@sd83.bc.ca directly. I would be more than happy to listen to your concerns and have a conversation. AM Open Gym and all the Coaching that our staff does is strictly volunteer. We don’t get paid for what we do, nor is any of our volunteer time part of our job descriptions … We do what we do because we value School Sports and what it can offer/provide to our students, our school culture, and the community. We are not looking for praise or accolades, those come from our participants daily; however, we do ask that one respects the process of communication and that is… if you have concerns, please contact our Coaches directly or me (SMS AD - Aaron Smith). Thanks for your continued support. We love what we do. We value the opportunities we provide for our student/athletes and the time we get to coach them. What we do matters.
Thanks to all the parents and players for a great weekend at the Kamloops Gr. 8 Girls’ and Boys’ Basketball Tournament.
Below are some videos for our Gr. 8 Boys Basketball team to watch… Flex Offence … Continuity action … simple, yet so many options as we build from the base …
https://youtu.be/lLsj3_ddGck?si=wohjxuK9q8Igdfzi … Click to view Flex Offence…
https://youtu.be/ZvllR21DvwM?si=3nrvuLmBMeGIirqT … Gr. 8 Boys … This is another good teaching video for the Flex Offence…
https://youtu.be/PFm6HUfUY68?si=k7liEUq6HcUcvfMi … Good look at the Flex O in Action at the College level
https://youtu.be/FBj8lJPW9io?si=_DZOivAbccXp0Jjs … Some more good Flex Action… Auburn Men’s Basketball… Dribble at with an inside cut - able to hit the back cut off the back screen on the wing … plus… dribble at with a back cut and a Backdoor cut… simple action that produces lots of results!
*** Even though our School Volleyball Season is over, Shuswap Middle School Athletics offers an In-House Volleyball Club Program for our Gr. 6-7-8 Girls and Boys … Our Shuswap Middle School Volleyball Club offers training, practice, and game sessions two mornings per week and two lunch hours per week. For years now, our athletes at SMS have taken advantage of AM Open Gym Opportunities and those who have “Showed Up” have improved their skills and done well. Malcolm Gladwell’s 10,000 Hour Rule comes into play here… If one wants to get better at anything and perform at a high level, then one needs to put the hours into their craft. As we teach in our Basketball and Volleyball Programs at SMS… “If you want to create Magic, they you need to put in the time to do the work in order to develop the skills, that produces the Magic/results. Oh … By-the-way… Our Volleyball Club Program that we offer is “Free” … It’s a good deal!
Volleyball Club Days and Times: Tuesday and Thursday Mornings (AM Open Gym) 7AM to 8:10AM … and Tuesday and Thursday Lunch Hours (Activity Time) 3on3 Volleyball.
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!
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 are good for you, and make them a part of your Daily Habits… That’s how one Develops Mental Toughness.
Monday, December 11, 2023…
*AM Open Gym … Basketball … Gr. 6/7/8 … Shooting Practice/Clinic …
*Gr. 8 Boys’ and Girls’ Basketball Games …
@SMS … Boys Team1 4PM - 6:40 - 7:20 … Team2 4:40 - 6:00 - 7:20 … Game Times
@KALAMALKA … Boys Team3 4:00 - 5:20 - 6:00 … Game Times
@SEATON … Girls Team 4:00 - 5:20 - 6:00 … Game Times
Boys Team1 (Blue) … Ian, Brodie, Ben, Jari, Spencer, Cameron, Jasper, Owen, Bill, Chris
Boys Team2 (Orange) … Gabe, Mason, Felix, Kizito, Zeka, Noah, Nathan, Linden, Armaan, Parker,
Boys Team3 (Black) … Atreides, Ashton, Jack, Landon, Brandon, Brock, Elias, Daxton, Jackson, Mason
***Black Team … Please make sure you have a ride to Kalamalka for tomorrow … if we leave after school, we should have time to get to Kal… Warm-up starts at 3:40 … Tip-Off at 4:00 …
Tuesday, December 12, 2023…
*AM Open Gym … Volleyball … 7AM to 8:10AM
*Lunch Activity Time … 3on3 Volleyball
*Gr. 8 Girl’s Basketball Practice … 2:40 to 4:15
*Gr. 8 Boy’s Basketball Practice … 4:15 to 5:45 … Boys Not Leaving Campus to go home, must attend Study Hall … “When the School Day is Over … Study First!”… use the time to catch-up on Homework and study Flex Offence… Oh ya, and Read!
Wednesday, December 13, 2023…
*AM Open Gym… Basketball … Full Court Transition Concepts - Skills - Drills
*Lunch Hour Activity Time… 3on3 Basketball …
Thursday, December 14, 2023…
*AM Open Gym … Volleyball … 7AM to 8:10AM
*Lunch Hour … Teachers vs Gr. 8 Volleyball Teams… Rematch!!!
*Gr. 8 Boys’ Basketball Practice … 2:40 to 4:15
*Gr. 8 Girls’ Basketball Practice … 4:15 to 5:45
Friday, December 15, 2023…
*AM Open Gym… Basketball … 7AM to 8:10AM … Full Court Transition Work … Even if you are playing in the tournament - AM Open Gym is a great place to start your day … Just saying…
*Lunch Hour … Teachers vs Gr. 8 Volleyball Teams … Another Rematch…
*Gr. 8 Boys’ Basketball Tournament in Vernon at Kalamalka … 15 players will be invited to this tournament … The 10 Players who were invited to Kamloops will be invited again, along with an additional five players. SMS plays on Friday, Dec 15th at 3:00 PM (SMS vs VCS) and at 6:00 PM (SMS vs Kalamalka) … Two games … one day … cost per player is $20. Players must organize their own rides to and from the tournament. Players must be able to play in both games. We will need to leave SMS by 1:15PM on Friday. Should be a fun tournament and a great opportunity to get more experience on the court.
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