First of all, please read the Post I made on Wednesday, July 11, 2018. The Post clearly states, at length I might add, how open gym works in the summer. Saturdays are workout days with the opportunity to compete in half court games near the end. All players are welcome; however, our standards for open gym time must be met. For example: yesterday, Evan did his shooting and finishing workout for 90 minutes then played 1 on 1 in the low post and high post against Gavin, who in turn completed a 75 minute workout in the weight room with coach limber and then a post workout on the floor. After they trained and worked on skills, their 1 on 1 games were purposeful, competitive, and were played equal to the game. We want our guys playing/training at a standard that is equal to, or greater than the game itself. We want our guys training and competing at a standard that is "above the line" whenever possible.
We want our habits during open gym times to change and move in a different direction from the past. Do not come to the gym without a plan and if you need help with a plan, see one of the coaches. Yes, we want you to play 1 on 1, 2 on 2, 3 on 3, etc...; however, do not begin open gym time with games. Train! Work on your game. A minimum of 45 minutes is required during open gym to work on skills, and when working on skills, we expect your training to be equal to, or greater than the game. Don't go through the motions.
I snapped yesterday at Saturday Open Gym! We had a great turnout, however most players jumped into 1 on 1 games immediately with no warm-up, or workout before hand. I do not want to waste my time when I leave my home, my wife, my youngest son on a Saturday morning, or anytime for that matter, to open the gym for "PLAYERS" who continually repeat the same habits over and over again during open gym times and then carry those habits over to the games we play during the season! I am tired of watching the same habits repeated over and over again... Lefties not using their right hand, righties not using their left hand, players taking too long to make a decision (ball sticking), too much dribbling, guys driving when they should be shooting, missed shot after missed shot because of poor shooting mechanics, the list goes on and on...!
We want all players to attend open gym; however, we have set standards for open gym times. Players need to train and work on their games before playing. Forty-five minutes (45) that's all that is required, then players can play half court games. On Saturdays, once again, guys can train and play half court games. On Tuesdays and Thursday, after the first 45 minutes, we jump into half-court games ( 1 on 1, 2 on 2, 3 on 3, 4 on 4, & 5 on 5) until 8:00 PM, then for the last hour we can compete in 5 on 5 games.
Read... Read ... Read... the information in this blog and in the emails sent out. Success is a lot easier at the younger levels. Our boys going into grade 12 this year had lots of success in grade 8 and at the junior level... The competition gets a lot more difficult physically, mentally, and emotionally at the higher grades. One way to prepare and combat the higher level of competition and stress is to become more skilled. Continue to train your strengths and work on the skills that you are week at. Plain and simple... become a better player today than you were yesterday.
Just playing is a waste of time. Yesterday, I saw several 1 on 1 games and a 2 on 2 game where players were doing the same things over and over again with little or no success. Guys where playing in their comfort zone. Don't get me wrong, guys were working hard, but they were working hard doing the same bad habits over and over again. The majority of our players like comfort. Comfort is a result of fear which leads to failure, frustration, under-achievement, mediocrity and unhappiness. Discomfort/getting out of our comfort zone leads to success. Once again our two worst enemies are happiness and personal fulfillment (read articles in "Building Culture"). Work on the skills that you are week at. Do not waste my time at open gym. Like I said, I am getting tired of seeing the same poor habits that I see during our season repeated over and over in the games we play during the Synergy and school seasons.
Playing hard and sweating doesn't equate to success on the court against good teams. Players/teams need to be incredibly skilled and prepared physically, mentally, and emotionally to compete against the better teams.
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