MONDAY, JUNE 17TH … Synergy Training Session … 7AM to 8:00AM
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19th … AM Training Session … 7AM to 8AM for Boys in Gr. 6 to 8
FRIDAY, JUNE 14th … NO AM Training Session…
MONDAY, JUNE 24th … Evening Games … Game Times 6PM … More Details to come … Please Check Back…
***Sorry… NO Sunday Night Synergy Instructional League tonight… Sunday, June 2, 2024
I am out of town watching my son play in the 3on3 tournament in Kamloops and I will not be able to make it back in time for our Sunday Night Basketball Session. Sorry!
*** Monday, June 3rd … No Monday Morning Synergy Training Session …
***Wednesday, June 5th … Training Session for our boys in Grades 6 to 8
***Friday, June 7th … Training Session for our boys in Grades 6 to 8
* I will be putting rosters together for the upcoming TRU Tournament on June 21st to 23rd. I will send an email out to see who is available.
*Due to the level of commitment and those boys who show up on a regular basis, I will organize and offer two travel teams for the TRU Tournament. One team will be a U14 Team made up of Gr. 8 boys and the other team will be a U12/U13/U14 Team made up of boys in Gr. 6-7-8.
*Please note: If a player, who is invited to the tournament is unable to commit to all practices/training sessions and/or is unable to attend all the games at the tournament, they will no longer be invited to compete in the tournament. In order to play in the TRU Tournament, players invited… must Show Up.
Sorry for the late post. Please check the above tab regarding our Training Schedule for the Spring.
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 … Training Session 7AM to 8AM
Friday, May 24, 2024… Training Session 7AM to 8AM
Sunday, May 26, 2024… Instructional League … 6:45PM to 8:15PM
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!!!
Sunday, May 12th… Mother’s Day … No Spring League … Spend some quality time with your Mom fellas.
Monday, May 13th… AM Training Session … 7AM to 8AM
Wednesday, May 15th… AM Training Session… 7AM to 8AM
Friday, May 17th… AM Training Session… 7AM to 8AM
Sunday, May 19th… NO Basketball … Long Weekend
Monday, May 20th… NO Basketball… Long Weekend
*PLEASE CHECK… Our Spring Schedule for 2024 in the tab above. I have updated our Spring Schedule. We will be missing the next several Sundays due to the TRU Tournament, Mother’s Day, and the Holiday Long Weekend.
This Week’s Schedule:
Monday, May 6th, 2024… NO AM Training Session … SMS will be setting up for a performance at 6:45 AM
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024… AM Training Session … 7AM to 8AM
Friday, May 10th, 2024… AM Training Session … 7AM to 8AM
Sunday, May 12th, 2024… NO League Games … Mother’s Day!
***Please Note: Wednesday, May 1st, will be the only regular Training Session. Due to the Pro-D Day on Monday April 29th, and the TRU Tournament from May 3rd to 5th, our regular schedule will be changed. We will resume our regular schedule Monday, May 13th.
U14 Team and Tournament Schedule is listed below…
Sunday, April 28th …
*Instructional League - 3on3 - Tonight from 6:45 to 8:15PM
Monday, April 29th …
*PRO-D DAY … NO AM Basketball …
Wednesday, May 1st …
*AM Training Session … 7AM to 8AM
Friday, May 3rd …
*AM Training Session for Gr. 8 Players and those Gr. 7’s invited to help the U14 Team prepare for the TRU Tournament …
***Sunday, May 5th … NO Instructional League Night… Synergy U14 Team at TRU Tournament
TRU Tournament U14 Team…
Brodie M. … Landon B. … Atreides V. … Ashton K. … Tye M. … Aidan R. … Brock W. … Jari H. … Ian R. … Mason B. … Robert W. …
***Cost Per Player for the Tournament is $37.50 … Please pay cash … Money needs to be handed into Coach Smith by Friday, May 3rd … Cheers
TRU Tournament Schedule
*Saturday, May 4, 2024 … 11:30AM (TCC North Court) Synergy U14 vs Junior WolfPack U14 … 4:00PM (TRU Gym Court #1) Synergy U14 vs Northern Bounce Black (Prince George) U14 …. 7:00PM (TRU Gym Court #1) Synergy U14 vs WildFire Basketball U14
*Sunday, May 5, 2024 … 1:00PM (TRU Gym Court #1) Synergy U14 vs Northern Bounce U14B (Kamloops)
Sunday Games - Tonight - April 21, 2024, at SMS - 6:45 to 8:15PM
*Continues this week … Tonight - Sunday, April 21, from 6:45 to 8:15PM and then Monday, Wednesday, Friday - Morning Training Sessions from 7AM to 8:00AM
*All Training Sessions are at Shuswap Middle School
*Reminder … Fee of $100 for our Synergy Spring Program is due… Cheers
*TRU Boys’ Club Basketball Tournament - May 3rd to May 5th - and June 21st to 23rd ... In Kamloops at Thompson Rivers University… Synergy has Registered a U12 Team and a U14 team into the first tournament. I was hoping to organize two U14 teams; however, we do not have enough players who expressed interest to make two teams. So, I will be taking 12 or 13 players in grades 7 and 8 to the first tournament. I think we will have enough players in grades 7 and 8 to make two teams to take to the June tournament. We will be taking one U12 team to the May 3rd to 5th tournament at TRU. I will send out confirmation emails to all participants this week.
*Sunday Games - Tonight - April 14, 2024, at SMS - 6:45 to 8:15PM
*Continues this week … Tonight - Sunday, April 14, from 6:45 to 8:15PM and then Monday, Wednesday, Friday - Morning Training Sessions from 7AM to 8:00AM
*All Training Sessions are at Shuswap Middle School
*Reminder … Fee of $100 for our Synergy Spring Program is due… Cheers
*TRU Boys’ Club Basketball Tournament - May 3rd to May 5th - and June 21st to 23rd ... In Kamloops at Thompson Rivers University… Synergy has Registered a U12 Team and a U14 team into the first tournament. I was hoping to organize two U14 teams; however, we do not have enough players who expressed interest to make two teams. So, I will be taking 12 or 13 players in grades 7 and 8 to the first tournament. I think we will have enough players in grades 7 and 8 to make two teams to take to the June tournament. We will be taking one U12 team to the May 3rd to 5th tournament at TRU. I will send out confirmation emails to all participants this week.
Synergy Club Basketball … Registration Below... New Members Welcome - Deadline is Tuesday, April 9, 2024… Click on link below to register…
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/163ghHLcCKZXFsq6aXUgpCei8L9jNtYAoo704-hdtHQQ/edit
***Reminder… Parent Meeting tonight at Shuswap Middle School - 6:30PM … Parents, if you can’t make it, not a problem. Keep checking this Blog weekly for information and details. Tonight, I want to introduce myself and meet you, and I want to talk about the opportunities available for our athletes this spring. Pressing - I need to know how many players are available to compete in the two TRU Tournaments this Spring - May 3 to 5 and June 21 to 23. I plan on taking two teams - Gr. 5-6-7 Team and a Gr. 8 Team; however, with the large number of grade 8’s, I could easily make two teams to take to both tournaments. Please keep in mind … Some players are not ready to compete in Spring Tournament games; therefore, players will be invited to compete in the two TRU Tournaments. To make it worth while, we will take 10 players per team to the tournaments. Spring basketball tournaments are highly competitive and we, as a club, have an obligation to put our best team (at this time) on the court to compete against other clubs. Keep in mind, tournaments are extra and are added opportunities for those who are ready. I hope to see you tonight. Cheers
*Continues this week … first full week … Tonight - Sunday, April 7, from 6:45 to 8:15PM and then Monday, Wednesday, Friday - Morning Training Sessions from 7AM to 8:00AM + Sunday Evenings 7PM to 8:30PM … Gr. 5-6-7-8 Boys …
*All Training Sessions are at Shuswap Middle School
*TRU Boys’ Club Basketball Tournament - May 3rd to May 5th - and June 21st to 23rd ... In Kamloops at Thompson Rivers University… Synergy has Registered a U12 Team, a U13 Team, and a U14 team in the Tournaments … 10 Players per team will be selected to compete on each of our Synergy Teams in the TRU Tournaments.
*Synergy will host some exhibition games against local - Okanagan - Valley club basketball teams… and we will attend one more Spring Tournament in Kamloops or Kelowna.
*Our Training Schedule has been set-up so that our Synergy Athletes can participate in other school and community spring sport opportunities.
Our Salmon Arm Synergy Basketball begins this week, on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Practices are in the morning and begin at 7AM and will end at 8AM. Practices are at Shuswap Middle School (SMS). Please check registration details in the post below (March 6th post).
Players need clean, indoor, basketball runners that they change into and out of; as well as, t-shirt, shorts, and water bottle. No track pants please… coats and hoodies need to be taken off, please.
Warm-up will begin at 7AM sharp… The SMS, side gym door closest to the Staff Parking Lot will be open at 6:50AM. If players are late, please don’t panic, … Players hustle in, get changed and ready and then join the practice asap…. Again, don’t panic… getting into the early morning routine will take time - for everyone.
We will have a parent meeting on Sunday, April 7th at 6:30PM, at SMS, just before our evening session begins. I hope all parents can attend the meeting, even if your son is not participating in our Sunday Evening Spring League Games. Please check this Blog prior to that meeting. I will post details about the opportunities available to our athletes.
All Participants are required to view the videos below prior to attending their first practice. With only one hour sessions, I won’t be doing my usual video presentations; however, I will be referring to the messages in the videos I present in this Blog at our practices every week. I am always looking for player feedback and insight. Making connections to what we do on the court in relation to what we view and hear in the videos adds to our individual growth, development, and the culture we are trying to create in Synergy.
Videos:
1. https://youtu.be/TTAyq3edCcM?si=V6PtX_ytL6kXHf2s Krzyzewski, Mike. (2023, May 9). Get on the right bus!!! Who do you have driving your bus? [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/TTAyq3edCcM?si=V6PtX_ytL6kXHf2s
2. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3tYfUQy0Vz/?igsh=cmlsdGM3dW1hbHk2 Mendoza, Miguel. (2023, Dec 21). Never Stop Watering Your Dream. [Video]. Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3tYfUQy0Vz/?igsh=cmlsdGM3dW1hbHk2
Salmon Arm Synergy “Bus Drivers” … Coach Aaron Smith, Coach Cristie Jansen, Coach Moriah Jansen, Coach Evan Smith, Coach Tommy Olsen…. … Coach Smith “Drives a Bus” when coaching Synergy; however, for the rest of his life, he is the engineer of long passenger train. The same kind of train we see passing through Salmon Arm in the spring, summer, and fall… The Rocky Mountaineer … The “Train” he engineers/drives/navigates is constantly being filled… Some ride in first class, some ride in coach, and … some are not given a ticket to ride… and v. … are let off at different stops along the way.
Synergy’s Motto = ALL IN! … TOGETHER! … You can be you; however, to be apart of Synergy, to be apart of Us, one must Align with us… Meet Our Standards and Core Values and Align with what we believe in and stand for.
Reminder: Check out the post below for Registration Info and Spring Club details.
Synergy Club Basketball begins soon…
*Below is a Registration Form that needs to be filled out and submitted/sent:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/163ghHLcCKZXFsq6aXUgpCei8L9jNtYAoo704-hdtHQQ/edit
*Registration Deadline is Sunday, March 17, 2024
*Beginning Wednesday, April 3, 2024 … Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays - Mornings Training Sessions from 7AM to 8:00AM & Sunday Evenings 7PM to 8:30PM … Gr. 5-6-7-8 Boys …
*All Training Sessions are at Shuswap Middle School
*TRU Boys’ Club Basketball Tournament - May 3rd to May 5th - In Kamloops at Thompson Rivers University… Synergy has Registered a U12 Team, a U13 Team, and a U14 team in the Tournament … 10 Players per team will be selected to compete on each of our Synergy Teams in the TRU Tournament.
*Synergy will host some exhibition games against local - Okanagan - Valley club basketball teams… and we will attend one more Spring Tournament in Kamloops or Kelowna.
*Our Training Schedule has been set-up so that our Synergy Athletes can participate in other school and community spring sport opportunities.
