Families and Players: We are into week three of the Spring / Summer schedule. We are getting more organized with players schedules. It has been a challenge to coordinate everyone's busy schedules and the end of the year school sports schedules. However, I want everyone to also keep this perspective:
My assistant coach, Marcus Reed, stated to me that simplicity is best. In simple terms here is what we have as a summer schedule: MWF: Weight Room and Open Gym Workout Please see schedule. However: I will be in weight room from 4-5, followed by open gyms most days from 5-630 at the school. Open Gyms will be like the weight workouts. We have a shooting card and skills card for you to check off or you can come in and just play? Will be available for everyone. We would hope that we see you 1 time a week and put in the work. If you are not in a fall sport then we want to see you everyday! M: Incoming frosh have league at South Milwaukee. See attachment. Generally from 530-630 game times. T: League at Brookfield Central (JV 530/620) (V 7:10 / 8pm) TH: League at Wisconsin Lutheran College (JV 530/630) (V 730/830) Tournaments please see schedule---some weekends. LAST WEEK: Our Varsity Gold had a competitive week. They went 1-1 at the Brookfield Central league coming back from 16 down against Greendale, who is huge, and brought the entire squad, and won. We played Greendale on Sunday and had the lead for the entire game but a small stretch at the end put them up for good. We had great efforts by our guys on Sunday. I tweeted about scoreboard watching vs effort and improvement watching. As a coach we do both but care more about the latter. Team Varsity BLACK went 2-0 at South Division. Faisal, Caleb, Jose, and Adam Dohr put on a show hitting 15 3's to beat South Div in OT. Lost to them the week before in OT. Thanks to last minute help from 5 of our incoming Frosh, our JV team went 1-1 last week. They had an eye opener vs Sussex losing by a couple feet, but responded with great defensive effort to be a solid Hale program. Great job teams. Our Seniors graduated and said goodbye. If anyone was able to get some good pictures send them to us. I have a last minute idea to remind them that they are a Saber Hooper for life. Complete schedule: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1AjnBs190XnsOOpKk0PdhkEzSOAPzWNznW6Iv4TTRNmE
or at the Saber Hoops Website: http://saberhoops.weebly.com/off-season-training.html MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO INCOMING FROSH CALENDAR: Graduation night is June 8th--No Workouts. We will still have them June 6th but at 5:30-715. Workouts will be an introduction to the our language, defensive concepts, drills, and feel prepared for Friday June 10th. Enjoy the gym in a formal and informal setting without a basketball: CROSS STAGE AND DANCE! Summer Camps: New deadline: July 1st. July 11-15th 3rd and 4th grades July 18-22nd 5th and 6th grades July 23rd: Father/Son Camp July 25-29th: Full Day 7th and 8 grade camp +++++See Attachment++++ GOLF OUTING FOR ATHLETICS. Please Register!!! http://www.franklin.k12.wi.us/athletics-activities-sp-26021/golf-outing.html PODOLL'S POINTS On Sunday I had a great conversation with kids from Pewaukee HS during half time of one of the games. I enjoyed listening to them talk about collaboration, collective responsibility, and character. They hold each other accountable and they work out EVERYDAY after school. Many play AAU, some are in other sports, but they all find a way to get together because they said, "We want to win it all, and be the best our community ever has had." Beyond the Pewaukee kids conversation, I saw something on the floor at Brook Central that has stood out and made an impression in a positive way, one that is a teachable moment and was Sunday for our team. A Brook Central player with Varsity experience grabbed another player during our game, while up by 15+, and said to the other player after making a poor decision defensively and attitude wise said, "We don't do that in this program. Know and understand what we do here." The other kid looked at him like he was crazy, but accepted it and responded in a positive way in behavior and action. It was a wake up call. I used it on Sunday to help the boys understand that we do things a certain way too. Guys that are in year two, need to address others, to hold accountable, on and off the floor, but the biggest key is to accept it not as criticism, but to become one strong fist, to be victorious everyday in all things small and big! Now, last week I asked you all to poke around at the Kaukauna website and now this week I mention the Pewaukee and Brookfield players. I am leading you down a path that suggests we want to make your boys the best they can be adn know how to do it on their own and with our help. We want to create victories everyday in their lives! If we lack the skills to communicate, collaborate, and cultivate a culture then we will lose more than just on the scoreboard. Franklin has had 2 plaques in 40 years in Boys Basketball. If you want something you've never had as a community, school, or player before, you have to be willing to do something you've never done before. Culture creation started last year, but lets not lose the process we started, lets build on it: Trust the Proceess, The Game Honors Toughness 5 C's: Community, Communication, Continuity, Character, and Consitency Now comes... BRAVE: Be Relentless Achieving Victory Everyday! Have a great end to the school year!!! See you all soon!
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