I hope everyone will be able to enjoy the last week of summer break.
Please check out the Volleyball Tabs above for Scheduling and start dates…
Volleyball/Basketball Open Gym at SMS this Wednesday … 9:00 AM to 10:30AM … I will open the side gym door at 8:55am… Please don’t enter through the front doors. Show-up, work on skills, play games… get better…
Hope to see you there… Please spread the message for this opportunity…
Please check the above Tabs for Volleyball, they have been updated. Please note: Schedules may change. School Sports traditionally run after schools for practices and games. All Coaches are volunteers and are not paid. At SMS, the majority of our Coaching Staff are teachers volunteering their time to provide athletic opportunities for our students. We would love everyone to be able to participate; however, with busy schedules and conflicting practice and game times, not all of our students at SMS can take advantage of the athletic opportunities provided.
Moving forward, we would like anyone interested in participating in our SMS Athletic Program to know that practices usually run until 4:30 Monday through Friday.
Gr. 7 and 8 girls and boys interested in Volleyball … Check back next week for possible volleyball opportunities at our SMS Gym… Mr. Smith might open the gym depending on a number of factors…
Nice to see lots people, athletes and parents, from Salmon Arm at the TRU vs Boise State men’s basketball game on Thursday night, in Kamloops, at the TCC. The gym was full with over 1000 fans in attendance and for an off-season, summer basketball game, it was really good basketball. Although Boise State won the game, as expected, 83-60, the TRU Team played extremely well. Considering Boise State defeated Trinity Western University 134-70 and the University of Fraser Valley 98-59, in their first two games of their BC road trip, the Wolfpack from TRU did very well. Those who were at the game, were able to see the physical height of the Boise State players and the size advantage over the TRU Wolfpack squad. For those who were at the game, #2 from Boise St, is expected to be drafted in the NBA and he scored 29 points in the game. I think it was a really good night of hoops.
To put it in perspective… the players from Boise State have been practicing hard all July and after their three game road trip to BC, the players get one week off before returning to the Boise State Campus to begin practices again. As for the WolfPack, their players have been training on their own since classes ended in April. The TRU players train five days per week, by getting in the gym, getting in the weight room and on the track. The team as a collective group had four practices, with their coach prior to Thursday’s game. TRU also played in the Dolphin Park Mens’/Semi-Pro Outdoor Basketball Tournament in Richmond the weekend before, and they are off to the huge KitsFest Mens’ Basketball Tournament in Vancouver this weekend. Even though it’s the off-season, players at that level - whether they are at Boise State or TRU - put a lot of time into their games to get better. So… if you have a dream to get to that level … now is the time to put extra time into your game. If you were to listen to all the stories that each of the players have from both teams, they would tell you that they put a lot of time into their games, getting better when they were young, and it started in middle school or younger.
Dream big and pursue your dreams; however, if your dreams are going to become a reality, one must set goals, develop the skills required to achieve one’s dreams, put a plan in place to practice those skills, and then execute the plan on a consistent, regular basis. Carpe Diem… Seize the Day… Every day.
August is upon us. Hoops Are Hot in the Shuswap Camp is full, I believe; however, there might be some wait list spots available. I hoop everyone, who is in town, is registered for the camp.
Synergy Basketball registration, for our Fall Session, will take place next Monday, August 14th (on-line). An email will be sent out to existing members and for those interested in joining can go to the salmonarmsynergybasketball.blogspot.com site for details, which will be updated later this week.
Fall Volleyball at SMS for 2023 … Gr. 8 Practices will begin September 7th, after school, from 2:40 to 4:00PM, and September 8th, after school, from 2:40 to 4:00PM. Practices for Gr. 8 Girl’s and Boy’s Volleyball will be on Mondays from 2:45 to 4:15 (until games start), Wednesdays and Thursdays from 2:40 to 4:15.
***Please note… Gr. 8 Volleyball games are on Mondays. Games are played in Revelstoke to Vernon and games nights can be very late - sometimes players are arriving home after 8:30PM.
***Please note… Practices for both volleyball and basketball will be after school this year. AM gym times will be offered as extra training sessions for those who want more time to work on their volleyball and/or basketball skills.
Gr. 6/7 Volleyball Schedules will be posted soon…
Please continue to check back to view this Blog on a regular basis throughout the rest of this summer.
I hope everyone is enjoying their summer. My wife and I are visiting friends in Whistler… WOW … Beautiful! We have never been before and are having a great time.
Reminders…
***This week, on Thursday, August 3rd, at 6:00PM, at the TCC in Kamloops, the TRU Wolfpack Men’s Basketball Team is hosting Boise State (Top Ranked NCAA School). Tickets are available online and I am sure you can get them at the door as well. For Tickets, go to the goWolfPack.ca … click on Sports, click on Men’s Basketball, click on News, click on the second article about the Boise St visit and ticket info can be found at the beginning of the article.
***Hoops Are Hot in the Shuswap is this month at SAS Sullivan Campus. Information can be found on Facebook … Search for “Hoops Are Hot in the Shuswap” and registration information is on the page.
First Week of September… Mr. Smith will be starting Volleyball Practices for Gr. 7 and 8 Students (Dates TBD). Mr. Smith will also be running a mini Basketball Camp for Gr. 5 - 8 Boys (Dates TBD).
https://youtu.be/NKh-aAYI6oc … This week’s Monday Mindset from Manu Watsa … Another fantastic message. I was always taught and coached as a young aspiring athlete… “What are you willing to give up?” … “What sacrifices are you willing to make in order to chase your dreams?” Without failure, those who make huge sacrifices to chase their dreams, open more doors and provide themselves greater opportunities in life. Now, Go Do the Work.
Sorry Everyone… nothing new to report.
Please check out the posts below from last Sunday and the Sunday before. I hope everyone is enjoying their summer break and I hope athletes are taking advantage of the summer to work on their skills and games.
Please continue to check this Blog over the summer. Cheers
https://youtu.be/W8iDU244fy0 … This Week’s Monday Mindset from Manu Watsa … PGC … Another good one and great lesson to follow.
“The best way to improve the Team is to improve yourself.” ~ John Wooden
“Every off-season you look at what you can improve on. So you come in for the new season fresh and ready to go again.” ~ Mason Mount
“Don’t be upset by he results you don’t get with the work you did’t do.” ~ Unknown
We are heading into our second week of summer break and I hope everyone had a good week of summer their first week away from school. Are you putting time into your craft, building skill, and working on your physical literacy? Reminder, working out, training, preparing, and putting time into getting better can be done on your own, and it can also be done with friends. Putting time in, to get better, builds a unique culture of friendship and unites people in a special way. Creating a common sacrifice builds bonds that can be unbreakable and ignites a vision that could lead to incredible possibilities. Now, “Go Do the Work!”
Basketball Players … Check out … salmonarmsynergybasketball.blogspot.com … for information, drills, and motivation to help one become a better basketball player. Also, make the SMS Sport Courts your training ground, gathering place, and the venue you use to get better. If one puts in the time, they will be rewarded. Put in time together (Create and Develop “The Fist”) and you begin to galvanize a bond that can become unbreakable.
Volleyball Players … I have outdoor nets available … so contact me, if interested. Also, the Canoe Beach court looks good… Just saying.
Please check last week’s post below for all the information on the plethora of opportunities available this summer for those interested in improving their skills and games in volleyball and basketball…
1. Boise St. (NCAA Top 10 Team) Men’s Team vs TRU @ TCC in Kamloops… Aug. 3rd… Ticket info below…
2. 3on3 Basketball in Kelowna … August… The GW Blacktop Classic… Info and registration details below…
3. Hoops Are Hot In the Shuswap … August … @ Sullivan Campus… Stay tune for details…
4. Parker Martens … Basketball Training Opportunities … Details and info below…
5. Basketball Summer Slam 3x3 Basketball Tournament … Basketball BC has partnered with the Fraser Valley Bandits of the CEBL to host a 3on3 basketball tournament at the Langley Event Centre … Info and registration details can be found on the Basketball BC Website… Great Tournament … Fantastic Opportunity …
6. UBCO Basketball Camps … Check out the Go Heat Website for details and registration info
7. TRU Volleyball Camp is for both Girls and Boys … Check out the TRU website (Athletics) and go under the Women’s Volleyball tab to see registration details and info…
Again, I hope you are enjoying your summer. I am always interested to hear who is actually using this Blog; so, please comment and don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions. Cheers
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.
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
Boys Divisions
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
