Liberty Junior High Basketball Meetings

Liberty Junior High will conduct their boys 8th and 9th grade preseason basketball meetings next week. Any athlete expecting to tryout for the team should attend. The meetings will include information on the following topics:

• Physicals


• First week tryout schedule


• Expectations for grades, behavior responsibility and accountability


• Clothes to wear for tryout


• Explain the 15 practices until the first game and they need 14 to play


• 1st selection on Wednesday; other selections will follow if necessary


• Grades and 6 week progress reports, eligibility

8th graders: Wednesday, Oct 28th, at 8:10am in the South Gym; Coach Baker & Coach Van Edgom

9th graders: Wednesday, Oct 28th, at 8:10am in the North Gym; Coach Stegall & Coach Tysdahl

South Valley JH Basketball Meetings

South Valley Junior High will conduct their boys 8th and 9th grade preseason basketball meetings next week. Any athlete expecting to tryout for the team should attend. The meetings will include information on the following topics:

• Physicals
• First week tryout schedule
• Expectations for grades, behavior responsibility and accountability
• Clothes to wear for tryout
• Explain the 15 practices until the first game and they need 14 to play
• 1st selection on Wednesday; other selections will follow if necessary
• Grades and 6 week progress reports, eligibility

8th graders: Tuesday, Oct 27th, at 7:10am in Room 309; Coach Rouse & Coach Owen

9th graders: Tuesday, Oct 27th, at 7:10am in the Gym; Coach Gulliford & Coach Maeder

Rambler Adams' Midnight Madness

Check out the following link for an update on Shaun Adams' Midnight Madness at Loyola-Chicago.

http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/chicago-college-basketball/2009/10/midnight-madness-live-blog.html

HUBIE BROWN ON WHAT KILLS A PLAYER'S POTENTIAL

What kills a player’s potential?

1. Low pain threshold
2. Low IQ (basketball) for what we’re running
3. Selfishness
4. Can the person do the intangibles (charges, loose balls, pass aheads, rotations
5. Drugs and Alcohol

Coaches vs Cancer

As a member of the Board of Directors for the Greater Kansas City Basketball Coaches Association, Coach Stirtz had the opportunity to attend a Coaches vs Cancer event at the College Basketball Experience on Tuesday evening. The event, which was sponsored by Capital Federal Bank and the National Basketball Coaches Association, was a fundraiser for the Coaches vs Cancer organization.

In attendance, volunteering their time and making donations to the cause of fighting cancer, were Bill Self, University of Kansas; Frank Martin, Kansas State University; Matt Brown, University of Missouri-Kansas City; and Mike Anderson, University of Missouri. The emcee for the night was former Missouri coach, Norm Stewart, the founder of Coaches vs Cancer. Coach Stewart, who won his battle with colon cancer in 1989, created the organization in 1993 as a way of drawing more attention to fight the disease.

October is breast cancer awareness month, so as we watch NFL players play with pink cleats or baseball players swing pink bats, let us be encouraged to give of our time and resources to find a cure for cancer. During the basketball season, participating coaches will wear tennis shoes during games for the same purpose. Together, cancer can be defeated…make an effort to do your part.

Turning obstacles into Positive Situations

These are two links that show how athletes overcame some obstacles to achieve their goals. Check them out and let them motivate you to accomplish your dreams.

"Kid can do it all on one leg"

"Hoopster born without a left hand gets his chance"