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Showing posts with label tournament. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tournament. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Monday, December 2, 2013
Preseason Game Statistics
We played in two preseason tournaments this year during the bookend weekends of Thanksgiving, the Hoop Classic at Mass Premier Courts in Foxboro and the Turkey Shootout in Natick. We did better than I expected in both. The girls were aggressive, committed and happy. Our challenges are finding the bottom of the basket and defense. Everyone shoots now.
Here is the 5 game statistical over view:
Sunday, Nov 24: Framingham - 36 Milton - 20
Milton has two D4 teams. I don't know which one we played in the Hoop Classic at Mass Premier Courts. Last year one team finished with a 1-8 record, averaging 26 points a game, and moved down to play in the D5 tournament. The other, averaging 26 points a game, finished 6-3. We will not play either Milton team during the regular season.
Sunday, Nov 24: Framingham 22 Newton D3 - 35
Newton D3 had a 6-5 record last year while averaging 26 points a game and holding opponents to 27. This is not the Newton team that we will play in our first game. That team, also a D3 team last year, finished 2-9, averaged 18 points per game and held opponents to 27. One of the two teams that they beat was the Newton team that we played. The coach told me that the Newton teams talent was spilt evenly however, last year his team was in an easier divisional pool. Both Newton teams were eliminated in their first games in the D3 tournament. We will play Newton's D4 team on Dec 8 at Bigelow Middle School in Newton as our first game of the season.
Friday, Nov 29: Framingham - 21 Needham D3W - 33
Needham D3W was the top D4W team last year. They finished with a 9-2 recorded losing to Easton and Walpole. They averaged 27 points a game last year while holding opponents to 17 points. They finished second in the year end tournament to Milford (D3N) a team that moved down from D3 for the tournament. They are playing in D3 this year.
Friday, Nov 29: Framingham - 28 Sudbury - 23
Sudbury tied us for second in the standings last year, 9-3. We spilt games during the regular season and we beat them 27 to 14 during the play offs. Sudbury averaged 23 points per game during the regular season while holding opponents to 17 points.We play Sudbury again at home on Feb. 16.
Sunday, Dec 1: Framingham - 35 Natick - 32
Natick finished 4 - 6 last year, averaged 22 points per game and held opponents to 25.We play Natick again away on Jan. 12.
Thursday, August 8, 2013
We have an attack, attack, attack mentality
5:30 game
Destroyers I 17
Sting Belles 39
Yesterday nine of the 13 players who made the game attempted shots. We had 43 attempts and 6 makes. One player was 2 for 2 from the 3 point line. Three players scored from the floor. Two players made it to the foul line. We had 31 rebounds with 12 players being active on the boards. We had 6 blocks, half by one player.
6:30 game
Destroyers II 43
Natick 39
Eleven of the 14 players made attempts on the basket. We had 64 attempts and 18 makes. We were 2 for 5 on 3 point shots. Three players scored from the floor. We had 43 rebounds with 13 players being active on the boards. Six players made it to the foul line. We had 4 blocks, one by 4 different players.
It was an exciting game. Tayja tied things at 35 at the end of the game with a 3 pointer. She then stole the game with 7 points made on 4 shots in the over time period. Celine got to the line during OT and split her free throws to net an extra point. This gave Group 2 their first "score board" win of the summer season. Sofia B. was the defensive star in overtime.
7:30 game
Destroyers I 12
Natick Bearcats 50
Ten of the 13 players made attempts on the basket. We had 29 attempts and 5 makes. Three players scored from the floor. Four players made it to the foul line. We had 16 rebounds and 1 blocked shot. Nine players were active on the boards.
8:30 game
Destroyers II 49
Sting Belles 19
Thirteen of 14 players made attempts on the basket. We had 74 attempts and 19 makes. We were 0 for 7 on 3 point shots. EIGHT players scored from the field. Three players made it to the foul line. We had 47 rebounds and 2 blocked shots. Twelve players had rebounds.
These four games tell me that there are still holes in our defense large enough to hide a herd of elephants. We are getting better, slowly. The girls are starting to talk to each other a little bit on the floor. I am hopeful for the future.
In Other News
I am delighted that we hosted a shooting clinic on July 26. The girls who attended made 42 out of 156 attempts for 27 percent. The girls who missed the clinic were at 6 percent and made 4 out of 60 tries. When I look at free throws, clinic girls are 10 for 32 or 31%. That is terrible, I know, and we do not work on foul shots yet at practice. The girls who missed the clinic are 1 for 8 or 12% during yesterday's games.
The Bay State Games happened just before the shooting clinic. In 3 games Tayja was 15 for 46 from the floor (33%), 0 out of 3 from the 3 point line and 2 of 7 on foul shots (29%). Yesterday in 3 games she was 22 for 40 from the floor (55%), 1 of 3 on 3 pointers (30%) and 3 of 8 on foul shots (38%).
Let's look at all the players who played in 3 games yesterday and played all 3 games during the Bay State Games.
Brooke in the 3 Bay State games was 0 for 2 from the floor. Yesterday in 3 games she was 1 for 8 from the floor (13%).
Nilijah in the 3 Bay State games was 0 for 13 from the floor. Yesterday in 3 games she was 1 for 13 from the floor (7%), and 2 of 6 on foul shots (30%).
Britney in the 3 Bay State games was 2 for 9 from the floor (22%) and 0 for 3 from the 3 point line. Yesterday in 3 games she was 2 for 18 from the floor (11%), and 3 of 4 on foul shots (75%).
Celine in the three Bay State games was 3 for 16 from the floor(19%) and 0 for 6 from the 3 point line. Yesterday in 3 games she was 4 for 37 from the floor (22%), 3 of 11 from the 3 point line (27%) and 1 of 2 on foul shots (50%).
One of the things that Tommy Freeman, the shooting coach, preached seems to have stuck with the girls:
"Believe that the next one is going in and keep shooting. The only shot that you are guaranteed to miss is the one that you did not take."
Another change that I noticed is that most of the clinic girls will now drive to the basket. All are attempting more shots. These girls had 86 attempts at the Bay State games compared to 116 attempts yesterday.
We will host another shooting clinic in the fall. I LIKE this new attack attack, attack mentality.
Robin
Destroyers I 17
Sting Belles 39
Yesterday nine of the 13 players who made the game attempted shots. We had 43 attempts and 6 makes. One player was 2 for 2 from the 3 point line. Three players scored from the floor. Two players made it to the foul line. We had 31 rebounds with 12 players being active on the boards. We had 6 blocks, half by one player.
6:30 game
Destroyers II 43
Natick 39
Eleven of the 14 players made attempts on the basket. We had 64 attempts and 18 makes. We were 2 for 5 on 3 point shots. Three players scored from the floor. We had 43 rebounds with 13 players being active on the boards. Six players made it to the foul line. We had 4 blocks, one by 4 different players.
It was an exciting game. Tayja tied things at 35 at the end of the game with a 3 pointer. She then stole the game with 7 points made on 4 shots in the over time period. Celine got to the line during OT and split her free throws to net an extra point. This gave Group 2 their first "score board" win of the summer season. Sofia B. was the defensive star in overtime.
7:30 game
Destroyers I 12
Natick Bearcats 50
Ten of the 13 players made attempts on the basket. We had 29 attempts and 5 makes. Three players scored from the floor. Four players made it to the foul line. We had 16 rebounds and 1 blocked shot. Nine players were active on the boards.
8:30 game
Destroyers II 49
Sting Belles 19
Thirteen of 14 players made attempts on the basket. We had 74 attempts and 19 makes. We were 0 for 7 on 3 point shots. EIGHT players scored from the field. Three players made it to the foul line. We had 47 rebounds and 2 blocked shots. Twelve players had rebounds.
These four games tell me that there are still holes in our defense large enough to hide a herd of elephants. We are getting better, slowly. The girls are starting to talk to each other a little bit on the floor. I am hopeful for the future.
In Other News
I am delighted that we hosted a shooting clinic on July 26. The girls who attended made 42 out of 156 attempts for 27 percent. The girls who missed the clinic were at 6 percent and made 4 out of 60 tries. When I look at free throws, clinic girls are 10 for 32 or 31%. That is terrible, I know, and we do not work on foul shots yet at practice. The girls who missed the clinic are 1 for 8 or 12% during yesterday's games.
The Bay State Games happened just before the shooting clinic. In 3 games Tayja was 15 for 46 from the floor (33%), 0 out of 3 from the 3 point line and 2 of 7 on foul shots (29%). Yesterday in 3 games she was 22 for 40 from the floor (55%), 1 of 3 on 3 pointers (30%) and 3 of 8 on foul shots (38%).
Let's look at all the players who played in 3 games yesterday and played all 3 games during the Bay State Games.
Brooke in the 3 Bay State games was 0 for 2 from the floor. Yesterday in 3 games she was 1 for 8 from the floor (13%).
Nilijah in the 3 Bay State games was 0 for 13 from the floor. Yesterday in 3 games she was 1 for 13 from the floor (7%), and 2 of 6 on foul shots (30%).
Britney in the 3 Bay State games was 2 for 9 from the floor (22%) and 0 for 3 from the 3 point line. Yesterday in 3 games she was 2 for 18 from the floor (11%), and 3 of 4 on foul shots (75%).
Celine in the three Bay State games was 3 for 16 from the floor(19%) and 0 for 6 from the 3 point line. Yesterday in 3 games she was 4 for 37 from the floor (22%), 3 of 11 from the 3 point line (27%) and 1 of 2 on foul shots (50%).
One of the things that Tommy Freeman, the shooting coach, preached seems to have stuck with the girls:
"Believe that the next one is going in and keep shooting. The only shot that you are guaranteed to miss is the one that you did not take."
Another change that I noticed is that most of the clinic girls will now drive to the basket. All are attempting more shots. These girls had 86 attempts at the Bay State games compared to 116 attempts yesterday.
We will host another shooting clinic in the fall. I LIKE this new attack attack, attack mentality.
Robin
Monday, July 22, 2013
Bay State Games Game 3
Yesterday at 10 am we played the South-shore based Mass Ducks. They had
two all 5th grade going in to 6th grade teams entered in the tournament
out of their programs 8 teams in the correct age groups.
We faced the better of the two. This was their National 5th grade team who have played together YEAR-ROUND for two years. They practice twice a week during the school year and sometimes daily during the summer to prepare for important tournaments. They have players for all over the south shore and one whose parents drive 50 miles one way from RI. They have played more than 35 tournament games this year since March 2013 and will be playing in a national invitational tournament in Chicago this coming weekend.
This team beat the SNH Saints, who we played in our second game (and WE were competitive with), by over 20 points yesterday. They also went home with the Bay State Games gold.
The score board read 11 to 50.
I was proud of our girls for playing with heart and fighting to the end. We collected 18 rebounds, and 4 blocks. A player who has not attempted a shot in the tournament had 5 attempts. Four of the 10 who dressed for the game scored. We had 42 attempts and made 5 baskets from the floor.
It was a short game. We were so far behind at the end of the first half that the clock did not stop at all in the second, not even when the ball ended up way off court and took a while to retrieve.
My take away from the weekend is that we need much more work on our full court, helping, gap defending, man defense. The girls fall in to their TBA/CYO defensive training. My goal is to develop their defensive basics without allowing easy points. We will still get beat, most likely even often, but I am teaching the kids how to play correctly for the future.
Once they gain skill in shooting, ball handling and passing, making the easier shots and playing hard nose basic man defense, I will add a jump and run pressure defense and a 2/3 match up zone.
Ideally I like to have everyone score in most games, with 4 or 5 players per game reaching double figures and to limit the other team to one shot at the basket on each possession.
The teams we faced this weekend were a steeper mountain than any we have faced so far by either team in summer league. The summer league teams are for the most part, a steeper climb than we will face in the MetroWest Travel League.
This weekend we have climbed two steps toward the summit. We've years to reach the top.
Robin
We faced the better of the two. This was their National 5th grade team who have played together YEAR-ROUND for two years. They practice twice a week during the school year and sometimes daily during the summer to prepare for important tournaments. They have players for all over the south shore and one whose parents drive 50 miles one way from RI. They have played more than 35 tournament games this year since March 2013 and will be playing in a national invitational tournament in Chicago this coming weekend.
This team beat the SNH Saints, who we played in our second game (and WE were competitive with), by over 20 points yesterday. They also went home with the Bay State Games gold.
The score board read 11 to 50.
I was proud of our girls for playing with heart and fighting to the end. We collected 18 rebounds, and 4 blocks. A player who has not attempted a shot in the tournament had 5 attempts. Four of the 10 who dressed for the game scored. We had 42 attempts and made 5 baskets from the floor.
It was a short game. We were so far behind at the end of the first half that the clock did not stop at all in the second, not even when the ball ended up way off court and took a while to retrieve.
My take away from the weekend is that we need much more work on our full court, helping, gap defending, man defense. The girls fall in to their TBA/CYO defensive training. My goal is to develop their defensive basics without allowing easy points. We will still get beat, most likely even often, but I am teaching the kids how to play correctly for the future.
Once they gain skill in shooting, ball handling and passing, making the easier shots and playing hard nose basic man defense, I will add a jump and run pressure defense and a 2/3 match up zone.
Ideally I like to have everyone score in most games, with 4 or 5 players per game reaching double figures and to limit the other team to one shot at the basket on each possession.
The teams we faced this weekend were a steeper mountain than any we have faced so far by either team in summer league. The summer league teams are for the most part, a steeper climb than we will face in the MetroWest Travel League.
This weekend we have climbed two steps toward the summit. We've years to reach the top.
Robin
Saturday, July 20, 2013
Bay State Day One Update
In game one we played the Central Mass Shamrocks. They are based in Worcester and have 6 teams of the correct ages. The team we played was their top 6th grade going in to 7th grade team. They have practiced twice a week and have played about 25 tournament games all over New England this year since March 2013. The team started playing together in 4th grade.
The score board said we lost 58 to 9. Though we only made one basket and a free throw in the second half, the score board does not reflect who we are. The other team had superior shooting skill (5 out 10 in double figures and 2 other close to it).
Here are the details.
The Ugly: Three or four Destroyers gave up half way into the first half. The body language said clearly "I quit." I called a time out and screamed at them. Shocked them, too. LOL. I heard the bench mumbling "She's mad!"
"THIS is where I will see if any of you have ANY heart. Show me your heart," I yelled.
I told them that I do not expect them to "win" a game based on what is on the score board. We are a REC team playing top club teams. They will make more baskets than us this weekend. We measure our wins by how well we play defense, run our offense and attack the basket.
I said that I DO expect them to work hard on full court man to man defense. Guard SOMEBODY on defense and attack on offense, I said.
I do expect them to get over the heat since the other team is just as hot, I told them.
"Show me your heart!" is how I ended the time out.
The Good: Out of the 11 players who played, 9 attempted shots. Five players had 2 or more attempts. We had 33 attempts that resulted in 4 made baskets to give us a painful 12 percent. Only one player scored. I'd rather the girls shoot and miss than not shoot at all. AND 12% is ouch!
The Amazing: Nilijah Rose.
I don't believe in singling out one player. Basketball is the ultimate team sport: a game is about everybody. Not in THIS game.
Nilijah dove on the floor after loose balls, drove the ball to the basket and shot SIX times, worried people 2 feet taller than her on defense, ran the floor in both directions, tied up the ball and DID NOT stop fighting when she was on the floor. The child was the only player who did not take a possession off. She did all that without committing a foul.
Nilijah IS the amazing in game one.
In game 2 we played the SNH Saints - based in Derry, NH. All were 5th graders going in to 6th who played together last year, too. They have practiced twice a week since this March 2013 and had a 14-6 2013 record, as of June 4, 2013 but has played in two more tournaments since then including the Zero Gravity Nationals at the end of June where they finished 4th.
We were competitive with them.
One of the kids at halve time said, "Coach Robin, we can BEAT them!" We were down by 6 or so.
My answer was "yes, we can. If I keep the starters in for the rest of the game and sub out for each one, one at a time, for about 2 minutes each to rest them, we would win.
"All of you on the bench right now would play 2 minutes each in the second half.
"We would win. So what? These games do not mean anything. What means something is that everyone on the team get better. You have to play to get better so I will stick to equal playing time."
Everyone split the minutes and we finished with 28 points to 40.
The Ugly: Our game started so late that all the referees had gone home. Two coaches, one of whom had never refeed before tonight, stepped in to do our game. They let the girls play and whistled few fouls.
The Good: Eight of the ten Destroyers shot. We had 26 attempts and made 14 shots for 54 percent. As great as THAT is it is not the Amazing.
The Amazing: We had five players score! That is half of the players who dressed for the game!
Tomorrow morning at 10 we play the South Boston based Mass Ducks. They have two all 5th grade going in to 6th grade teams entered in the tournament out of their programs 8 teams in the correct age groups. Only one of them is in our pool. Both teams have played together for two seasons, practice twice a week and have played more than 35 tournament games this year since March 2013. They beat the SNH Saints, who we played in our second game, by over 20 points this morning.
Robin
The score board said we lost 58 to 9. Though we only made one basket and a free throw in the second half, the score board does not reflect who we are. The other team had superior shooting skill (5 out 10 in double figures and 2 other close to it).
Here are the details.
The Ugly: Three or four Destroyers gave up half way into the first half. The body language said clearly "I quit." I called a time out and screamed at them. Shocked them, too. LOL. I heard the bench mumbling "She's mad!"
"THIS is where I will see if any of you have ANY heart. Show me your heart," I yelled.
I told them that I do not expect them to "win" a game based on what is on the score board. We are a REC team playing top club teams. They will make more baskets than us this weekend. We measure our wins by how well we play defense, run our offense and attack the basket.
I said that I DO expect them to work hard on full court man to man defense. Guard SOMEBODY on defense and attack on offense, I said.
I do expect them to get over the heat since the other team is just as hot, I told them.
"Show me your heart!" is how I ended the time out.
The Good: Out of the 11 players who played, 9 attempted shots. Five players had 2 or more attempts. We had 33 attempts that resulted in 4 made baskets to give us a painful 12 percent. Only one player scored. I'd rather the girls shoot and miss than not shoot at all. AND 12% is ouch!
The Amazing: Nilijah Rose.
I don't believe in singling out one player. Basketball is the ultimate team sport: a game is about everybody. Not in THIS game.
Nilijah dove on the floor after loose balls, drove the ball to the basket and shot SIX times, worried people 2 feet taller than her on defense, ran the floor in both directions, tied up the ball and DID NOT stop fighting when she was on the floor. The child was the only player who did not take a possession off. She did all that without committing a foul.
Nilijah IS the amazing in game one.
In game 2 we played the SNH Saints - based in Derry, NH. All were 5th graders going in to 6th who played together last year, too. They have practiced twice a week since this March 2013 and had a 14-6 2013 record, as of June 4, 2013 but has played in two more tournaments since then including the Zero Gravity Nationals at the end of June where they finished 4th.
We were competitive with them.
One of the kids at halve time said, "Coach Robin, we can BEAT them!" We were down by 6 or so.
My answer was "yes, we can. If I keep the starters in for the rest of the game and sub out for each one, one at a time, for about 2 minutes each to rest them, we would win.
"All of you on the bench right now would play 2 minutes each in the second half.
"We would win. So what? These games do not mean anything. What means something is that everyone on the team get better. You have to play to get better so I will stick to equal playing time."
Everyone split the minutes and we finished with 28 points to 40.
The Ugly: Our game started so late that all the referees had gone home. Two coaches, one of whom had never refeed before tonight, stepped in to do our game. They let the girls play and whistled few fouls.
The Good: Eight of the ten Destroyers shot. We had 26 attempts and made 14 shots for 54 percent. As great as THAT is it is not the Amazing.
The Amazing: We had five players score! That is half of the players who dressed for the game!
Tomorrow morning at 10 we play the South Boston based Mass Ducks. They have two all 5th grade going in to 6th grade teams entered in the tournament out of their programs 8 teams in the correct age groups. Only one of them is in our pool. Both teams have played together for two seasons, practice twice a week and have played more than 35 tournament games this year since March 2013. They beat the SNH Saints, who we played in our second game, by over 20 points this morning.
Robin
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Bay State Games July 2013
The Bay State Games are July 20 and 21 at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston. F. A. D. S. is entering one team in the Jr Basketball 5th and 6th grade division. Our Bay State Team
is made up of 7 - 6th graders and 7 - 5th graders and all FADS communities are represented.
The team will be:
Nilijah R.
Brooke S.
Paige D.
Delaney C. (Injured)
Colleen D. (No Show)
Jessica L. (Saturday Morning only)
Emma S.
Tayja S.
Jazlynn L.
Sabrina D. (No Show)
Celine A.
Lara S.
Katie E.
Britney K.
The team will be:
Nilijah R.
Brooke S.
Paige D.
Delaney C. (Injured)
Colleen D. (No Show)
Jessica L. (Saturday Morning only)
Emma S.
Tayja S.
Jazlynn L.
Sabrina D. (No Show)
Celine A.
Lara S.
Katie E.
Britney K.
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