"I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed." ~Michael Jordan
Welcome to NWJH 8th Grade Boys and Girls Basketball
Teams are divided into A,B, and C.
PRACTICES: Practices are two hours long the first week, then switch to 1 1/2 hours for the remaining season.
GAME DAYS: The C game will always be played first. The A game will follow and the B game will be the third game played on each date. The C game starts at 3:45. The A game starts between 4:00 and 4:15. The B game will start around 5:00.
Students must have a current physical, heads up concussion form, and permission to practice form on file.
PRACTICES: Practices are two hours long the first week, then switch to 1 1/2 hours for the remaining season.
GAME DAYS: The C game will always be played first. The A game will follow and the B game will be the third game played on each date. The C game starts at 3:45. The A game starts between 4:00 and 4:15. The B game will start around 5:00.
Students must have a current physical, heads up concussion form, and permission to practice form on file.
Boys |
GirlsGirls Game Schedule 2015-2016
Girls Practice Schedule: M-F 3:15-5:15 Girls Coach Emails |
Players: Watch This!
Basics:
Team Skills:1-2-2 Zone Defense v2 v3
2-3 Zone Defense v2 1-3-1 Zone Defense Diamond Press Scoring against 2-3 Zone: 2 Read React Offense Power Point Read React Offense Video Read and React Drills Pass and Cut Layer Pass & Cut Drill & w/D, Pin and Skip Layer Press Break Defending a Screen Options Pick and Roll & Pick & Roll Drill/ Middle Pick & Roll Drill Out of Bounds Under Basket: Cross Sideline Out of Bounds: Iso Basics |
Individual Skills:Offense
3 out 2 in Read and React Offense 3 out 2 in Zone Offense Driving Hesitation Dribble: 1 2 3 Hesitation/Shake&Bake Drill Shot Fake (Jab) & Drive Drill Jab Step/Driving Basics Driving Basics 2 Driving 101 Eurostep 2 3 Creating Space for a Shot Passing Shooting Post Moves PM2 Down Screens Defense Rebounding Screens/Defend Screen Basics Defending the Low Post & Wing Denial Drill |
John Wooden (Greatest Coach of All Time) Defines Success
In the 1930s, Wooden noticed students in school were only deemed ‘successful,’ if they received A’s or B’s, while students who received C’s were deemed less than satisfactory. Wooden realized that’s a poor way to judge success. Instead, he thought, a better measure would be to determine if they tried their best. “Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming,” Wooden says.
Wooden’s father, Joshua, told John “never try to be better than someone else—always learn from others, and never cease to be the best you can be. That’s what you can control.”
Others can’t judge success, so why should we let them? This thought brings up one of my favorite John Wooden quotes: “Reputation is what you’re perceived to be, character is what you really are.” As Wooden says, character should be much more important.
Coach Carroll is often asked what’s better, competing or winning. His answer is simple, “Competing by far, because competing lasts forever,” Carroll exclaims. “The wins and losses come and go, but it’s the effort to continue to strive to be the best you can be.”
Wooden’s father, Joshua, told John “never try to be better than someone else—always learn from others, and never cease to be the best you can be. That’s what you can control.”
Others can’t judge success, so why should we let them? This thought brings up one of my favorite John Wooden quotes: “Reputation is what you’re perceived to be, character is what you really are.” As Wooden says, character should be much more important.
Coach Carroll is often asked what’s better, competing or winning. His answer is simple, “Competing by far, because competing lasts forever,” Carroll exclaims. “The wins and losses come and go, but it’s the effort to continue to strive to be the best you can be.”