It’s not about basketball…it’s about productive youth! Many coaches don’t understand that; here’s one who does:

Hard to believe these are 10 yr. olds playing….

Practice is only part of becoming a better basketball player. You must challenge yourself to play against better people if you are to become better. You’ve heard the expression, “The greater the risk, the greater the gain!” That doesn’t only apply to the stock market. It applies to the game of basketball and the game of life. When you challenge someone on the basketball court who is better than you, and push yourself the entire game, you learn many things and improve for the next time you meet. Stick with it and you will get better! Risk getting beat by 20pts., but learn something to become better for the next go round. Life is a progression–It’s about preparation for the next phase, and then the next, so we should challenge ourselves (take some risks) today in a quest to be better prepared.

My bitty-ballers (mostly 4 graders) have been challenging themselves by playing against 6th graders. I’m very proud of the progress this team has made in less than 7 months! I look forward to continued challenges and all the little successes that make us better prepared for the next level! This weekend we will begin our bitty-ball league schedule against other area 5th grade teams–and I look forward to our growth from this challenge! Here’s to our future sucesses!….By-the-way, we will be practicing with 7th graders on Saturday, January13th!