***Information about SMS Flag Football has been posted. Please “Click” the Tab for Flag Football above … More information will be posted each week.
IMPORTANT INFO: … AM OPEN GYM OPPORTUNITIES … will begin Friday, April 11th. Both Volleyball and Basketball Training Sessions will be provided for students who attend SMS, Jackson, and Sullivan. The days in which these opportunities will be offered are yet to be determined; however, we do know that both sports will be provided two training sessions per week and the sport that has the greatest interest will be provided a third day.
Both Basketball and Volleyball are out-of-season sports at this time; however, if one wants to get better and improve their physical literacy in either sport, then one needs to put in a lot of time to honing their craft by developing their skills and knowledge of the game in the off-season. With purposeful practice, great effort, commitment, and time put into developing one’s craft, an individual provides themselves with greater opportunities moving forward.
Those student-athletes who attend AM Basketball or AM Volleyball Sessions on a regular basis, and who attend SMS, will be provided opportunities throughout the spring to compete in Lunch Hour games against each other and against the staff.
For those student-athletes who attend Jackson or Sullivan, you are being an opportunity to get more touches, put more time into your sport/craft, and you are being provided an opportunity to lead others whom you could be playing with in the future.
***“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
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… Doing hard things on a regular basis!
Monday, April 14th…
*AM OPEN GYM … Volleyball Half-Court and Basketball Half-Court … 7AM to 8:10AM
Tuesday, April 15th …
*AM OPEN GYM … Basketball Training Session … Gr. 6-7-8
*Flag Football will begin Next Tuesday after the long weekend!
*Wednesday, April 16th …
*AM OPEN GYM … Volleyball Half-Court and Basketball Half-Court … 7AM to 8:10AM
Thursday, April 17th …
*NO AM OPEN GYM…
Friday, April 18th …
