Saturday, December 21, 2019

Christmas Break Schedule

I have two homework assignments for you guys over the break, and one schedule update:

1. Four separate days over the break, watch a game film. I want you to watch games on different days if you can instead of all on one day because you will process them better. They are all on Hudl. If you have an issue with being able to find one, let me know. Watch them in this order:
-Our game vs. Rowland Hall
-Judge-Kearns
-Ridgeline-Pineview
-ICS-American Heritage

2. Read the book Make Your Bed. I suggest reading two chapters/lessons a day. There are ten in all. Choose two that seem particularly applicable to you, your role, and the needs of our team. Write a paragraph about each of the two lessons, ideas, or principles, and specifically explain in detail how you are going to apply it to our team in the final 8 weeks of our season (yes, that's all we have left - it goes fast!). This should be done on paper - typed, or handwritten, either one is fine with me.

If you missed our meeting today, watch this before we get together next time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxBQLFLei70

I will get you a copy of the book then, and you can do the assignment before school starts up in January.

3. Schedule update:
12/27: Practice 8-10 AM at Summit. Doors open at 7:30, stretching starts at 8. Film after until 11.

12/28: 9 AM JV v. Kearns, and 10:45 Varsity v. Kearns at Juan Diego, both in main gym. Wear blue. Bring whites just in case.

12/30: 9:30 AM Varsity v. Ridgeline in main gym; 6:30 PM JV v. Ridgeline in elementary gym.  Wear blue. Bring whites just in case.

12/31: 10:45 AM JV v. ICS in aux gym. 12:30 PM Varsity v. ICS main gym, JV v. Grace, Idaho in elementary gym. Wear whites. Bring blues just in case.

1/2: Practice 8-10 AM at Summit. Doors open at 7:30, stretching starts at 8. Film after until 11.

1/3: Games at American Heritage, 3:30, 5:15, and 7:00. Bus leaves at 2 PM.

1/4: Practice 8-10 AM at Summit. Doors open at 7:30, stretching starts at 8. Film after until 11.

Saturday, December 14, 2019

Revised Schedule for December 16-21 and Varsity Homework Assignment

Varsity Homework Assignment: Watch the Hunter film. Find two plays in each quarter that we should have and can correct moving forward that will help us win the game. Text them to me individually (not on the group chat). If they involve you, that's best. If they don't involve you, that's okay, too - you can still learn from the mistakes of others. I want to know the time on the game film (it's about 1 hour and 3 minutes long) and the exact thing that should have been done. Example: 1:03:15, the Jazz allow the Bulls to isolate Jordan at the top and don't double him and he hits the final shot - they should have doubled him and made him kick it to another player. This must be texted to me by midnight Monday in order for you to play in the next game (i.e. anyone who doesn't do it won't play in the Merit varsity game and/or the Rowland Hall JV game).

Schedule:

Monday, 12/16: Varsity 3:30-5:30 at Independence; short meeting after, done by 5:45. Sophomores at Timberline Middle at 4:00 PM (game time change); check out at 1:45, bus at 2:00. All players must ride to and from the game on the bus.

Tuesday, 12/17: Sophomore/JV practice at Summit from 5:00-5:45; all players to stay and attend the varsity game at 7:00 vs. Merit Academy.

Wednesday, 12/18: Sophomore and Varsity practice from 5:00-7:00 at Independence; sophs in small gym, varsity in large gym.

Thursday, 12/19: Varsity at Independence from 5:00-7:00, sophomore film session TBA.

Friday, 12/20: Games at Rowland Hall (4:00, 5:30, 7:00), bus at 2:00. All players required to ride to and from the game on the bus.

Saturday, 12/21: Varsity only practice at Summit 8-10 AM. Film and a meeting afterward.

Sunday, 12/22-Thursday, 12/26: Moratorium.

Friday, 12/27: Varsity practice TBA.

Saturday, December 7, 2019

Tentative Schedule for December 9-December 21

Note: Due to the unique nature of our gym situation, locations and times are tentative and subject to change. This may differ from the calendar in the varsity binders for reasons beyond my control.

Monday, 12/9: Sophomores at Summit 3-5; Varsity at Independence 3:30-5:30.

Tuesday, 12/10: Sophomore game at Juan Diego (bus to leave at 4 PM); Varsity hopefully at Independence 4:30-6:30. If this is cancelled, we'll try to squeeze practice in at Summit from 3-4:30 before wrestling.

Wednesday, 12/11: Varsity only endowment game vs. Utah Military Academy. Sophomore/JV practice and Varsity walk-through at 5 PM this day. Sophomores are expected to attend the varsity game. All players should bring home gear as we may have team photographs this day though that is still being worked out.

Thursday, 12/12: Sophomore practice 3:00-4:00 at Summit; Varsity practice 4:00-6:00 at Summit with film until 7:00.

Friday, 12/13: Home games versus Hunter. 

Saturday, 12/14: Practice all levels at Summit 8-10 AM; varsity film after until 11 AM.

Monday, 12/16: Sophomores at Timberline Middle School at 4 PM (checkout at 2 PM; bus to leave at 2:15 PM); Varsity practice TBD - hopefully at either Independence or Draper, but I am still waiting to hear from them. If someone can help us out here with another site, that'd be appreciated. The girls had a game rescheduled to this date and no one informed me of this until last week, hence the scramble...

Tuesday, 12/17: Varsity only game versus Merit Academy. Sophomore/JV practice and Varsity walk through at 5 PM. If we don't get team pictures done on 12/11, we hope to get them done this date, so bring your home whites. Again, sophomores are expected to attend the varsity game.

Wednesday, 12/18: Varsity practice 3:00-4:30 at Summit unless we are able to arrange an alternative. If we do, the sophomores will practice at this time; if not, the sophomores will not have practice this date.

Thursday, 12/19: Varsity practice at Independence 4:30-6:30. Again, unless we can make alternate arrangements the sophomores will not have practice. I had a second site secured for this date but got bumped from the schedule...

Friday, 12/20: Games at Rowland Hall (4:00, 5:30, and 7:00 PM). Bus to leave at 2:15 PM.

Saturday, 12/21: Practice at Summit for all levels 8-10 AM with film for the varsity until 11 AM unless otherwise notified.

Sunday, 12/22-Thursday, 12/26: Moratorium. Schedule after TBA soon.

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