6th Grade Week 5

6th Grade Tournament Team:

Today was a great performance by the sixth grade tournament team against the 7th grade Xtreme Competitve Team.  We were outnumbered and under sized.  We only had five guys, however those five guys, J Kim, Jakob, Taylor, Kaes, and Grant were stars today.  They executed the game plan perfectly and stayed competitive.  This was definitely a breakout game for Taylor Ittner, he was rebounding, playing great defense, converted most of his free throws, and making tough shots in the paint. Overall this was a solid game played by the tournament team.  These guys showed more heart today then any team I've ever had the pleasure of coaching. -Coach Kevin Parker

6th grade Competitive Team:

We had a Saturday game against the Xtreme 5th grade tournament team. We played great as a whole team.We played good defense and by doing that it lead to great offense.  Today Matthew and Logan played a big part in the game by being big leaders and keeping the team together. Everyone was rebounding wonderfully today.  Today was great guys!!  Thank you - Coach Colton

5th Grade-Week 5

5th Grade Tournament Game

 

Wow! These kids are a joy to coach! 1st off the boys were not intimidated at all by the older kids. As the interim coach for Coach Tom he told me to focus on "Help Defense" This form of defense is what most high school coaches teach. In this defense each player guards his man and HELPS towards the ball. In particular Derek Galvan did an exceptional job with this concept.

The defense improved with each quarter of the game the players improved. It was a hard fought battle right to the last play. We called a time out and came up big in the end with a deep pass from Dawson Fugate to Ryan Haug to seal the deal for the victory for the 5th Grade tournament team.

 

5th Grade Competitive Game

The boys faced a experienced 4th Grade tournament team and played very competitively and handled adversity against a tough press. The boys had a 1st half rebound fest grabbing most rebounds for extra shot attempts. The boys saw a little full court press that the 4th grade team went on a 6-0 run. The boys gathered there composure and passed through the press and fought hard but lost a close game.

 

 

Ken Gee
Youth Basketball Academy Director/Coach/Trainer
www.ybadawgs.com

4th Grade-Week 5

Another positive week in the record books!  They boys worked hard, and it showed in their lone game this weekend.  We reviewed quite a bit in practice this week.  We added some wrinkles to the offense, and I challenged the boys to be more creative when running said offense.  They are starting to mix up their screens, cuts, and where they are cutting.  Once they get a full grasp of the offense they will have a blast running it.  We also worked on some fundamentals such as passing, shooting and cutting in practice.  This week’s practice will be very similar. 

Our lone game was against the familiar 5^th Grade Comp team coached my Coach Jeanette and Director Ken Gee.  Both our comp and tournament teams were able to play in this game, and I was happy with everyone’s production.  Josh ran the point guard position exactly how I wanted him to; he was able to get them into their offense and played solid defense.  Julian came up big playing the 5 late in the game and he LOVED it.  Nathan and Spencer played a very good full court defense!  Vince may have had the ESPN play of the game with a wrap around reverse.  When I asked him how he did it, he responded “I have no idea...”  Awesome!  Sava’s shot looked smooth while he was adjusting to the new offense.  Ryan did a great job using his body on several occasions. Noah and Garrett really battled the much bigger 5^th grade bodies.  Zeki got a taste of what it will be like playing against tournament teams at the one, and he did it well.  The 5^th grade team continues to improve and has pushed us to keep advancing.  A big thank you to the 5^th Grade Comp team.

In the end we won the game by 3, but I feel we learned many lessons from that game.  We learned we need to be more disciplined in our offense and our defense.  We learned that when we get a team down, we need to keep them there and that passing is ALWAYS faster than dribbling.  Overall, it was a great weekend!

Coach Bob Mack