Winter Hoops Fest

Big Weekend of Hoops at SCH Acadmey

Lawerenceville vs New Media Charter at 4:45 PM
SCH Boys vs Strawberry Mansion at 8:15 PM

All Games in Kingsley Gymnasium

Practice cancelled 12/10

Be safe, stay warm!

Winter Hoops Fest

Thanks to all who helped support our Middle School Leg of the SCH Winter Hoops Fest.

A schedule update... No JV Game on Weds at Peddie.

Varsity will play at the scheduled 5:30PM Time.

Make it a great week!
- Coach Chadwin

Give Thanks

Point to your teammate after a great pass, give knucks to the guy who rotated on D, and pick-up your buddy who took the charge.  Just some of the ways we should be saying "Thank you" each day on the court.  Have a terrific week and THANK YOU for your support of SCH Basketball.  Please remember to check this site for schedule updates.

Many Thanks,
Coach Chadwin

Approach to practice

Below is a terrific post from Coach Bob Walsh at Road Island College. Regardless of the level, preparing for practice is essential to getting the most out of a practice.

Mentally Ready For Practice -
One of the biggest adjustments I see for freshman in college basketball has to do with their approach to practice. Our practices are intense, they move fast and there is not a lot of down time. We explain things quickly and expect our guys to pick them up and be able to execute when we go live. They are competitive and require a lot of focus and effort. We expect to get better every day - as a team, and as individuals. Our practices establish who we are as a team. A lot goes into them and we expect to get a lot out of them. They are something you need to be mentally prepared for.

 I find that most freshman aren't used to the intensity and competitiveness of a college practice. They are used to showing up in the gym after school at around 3:30 and playing basketball in an environment where their talent is good enough. They aren't used to a practice they need to mentally prepare for. They just show up, play basketball and go home. Few high school practices I have seen are as intense as most college practices, and that's not a knock on high school coaches. The commitment isn't at the same level in high school. There generally isn't a lot of mental investment. It's hard to get through a college practice if you aren't mentally prepared. I can spot the guys who aren't mentally ready pretty quickly in practice, and it's usually the young guys.

 College practices can involve a lot and there is a necessity to get better each day. And there are structural differences between college and high school practices. College practices tend to be longer. There is more film work and weightlifting involved. The season is longer, with practices starting earlier. When college basketballs season starts on October 15th most high schools are still at least a month away from starting - maybe even longer. There is a greater investment involved with playing college basketball. So learning to be mentally prepared for practice is a major adjustment freshmen in college have to make. It is a lot more than just showing up at the gym and being a good basketball player. They have to understand that it's going to be more intense and more is going to be demanded out of them. And it won't be enough to just be talented anymore. If you are going make it as a college player you have to mentally prepare yourself every day. It's one of the biggest adjustments college freshmen have to make.

Start of a new season!

Practice officially begins this Friday the 15th at 4:30PM. We will comeback for two practices on Saturday as well. Please do not hesitate to contact the coaching staff with any questions regarding the start of practice. #GoDevils

Take on off-season training the right way

As the members of our program participate in spring sports or other activities around campus, we know that they are still thinking about continuous improvement on the basketball court.

It takes discipline and focus to get better in the spring and summer.   Checkout this info from Alan Stein (www.strongerteam.com) on 8 common mistakes of off-season workouts:

• Players who get caught up in the latest fads. While there are a ton of valuable tools you can use to get stronger and more powerful, you don't need any goofy shoes or gizmos and gadgets to get better. You need to intensely and progressively work the muscles of your entire body through every plane of movement and angle of motion. This can be done with a combination of "old school" exercises (bench press, pull-ups, deadlifts, etc.) as well as some "new wave" concepts (medicine balls, bands, TRX trainer, etc.). However, if you spend your entire workout standing on one foot on a BOSU ball, you are missing the boat!
• Players who pay little attention to proper footwork and technique. Your footwork is critical in shooting as well as in your agility training. Proper landing, planting and cutting is important for injury prevention as well as maximum athletic efficiency on the court. Don't reinforce bad habits when you are training.
• Players who follow a strength and conditioning program because it comes from a famous player, coach or team. Following their program does not guarantee your success. Just because you are following last year's NCAA championship team's program doesn't mean you will automatically get results. It's not what you do; it's how you do it! Effort, consistency and progression are the key to success for any training program.
• Players who follow a program not specific to their needs. Strength and conditioning for basketball players is a means to an end, not an end itself. You are not a bodybuilder, football player, marathon runner, Powerlifter or Olympic lifter; so don't train like one! Certainly there are valuable exercises and concepts from each of those sports, but you need to follow a program specific to you as a basketball player. Are the weights you are lifting appropriate? Are you working the right movement patterns (defensive slides, jumping, back pedaling, etc.)? Are you working within appropriate work/rest ratios?
• Players who train too much. This is a very common mistake, especially with plyometrics. Basketball is already very plyometric in nature. There's no need to over do it, especially if you are playing AAU. If you played in five games over the weekend, you don't need to do box jumps on Monday. Not getting enough rest in between workouts is another problem. You don't need to lift every day of the week to make progress.
• Players who have poor nutritional habits. This is a very common theme for a lot of players; from high school to the NBA. I will make this simple. Eat like a bird, look like a bird. Eat like crap, play like crap.
• Players who just lift weights and don't work on their skills enough. No matter how fit or strong you are if you can't shoot, pass, or handle the ball you will never be a good player! Ball handling and shooting are only improved through task-specific repetition. Thousands and thousands of repetitions at game speed!
• Players who make workouts too long. Short, intense workouts will get the job done. And don't allow yourself to have a bad workout because you "feel tired" or just "don't feel like working out." If you only work hard on the days you feel like it, nothing will ever get done! Commit yourself to excellence every workout. One day at a time. Over the entire offseason your progress will be amazing.

Let's Make it a Great Week!

Big games this week!

Please note the change in date for the GA game this Weds!

Schedule:
2/4 - Practice -- 4PM
2/5 - Practice 5PM
2/6 - vs GA - JV 3:45PM - Varsity 5:15PM
2/7 - JV vs Haverford 3:45PM - Varsity TBA
2/8 - Practice - Varsity Only

Take a look at a post from Jon Gordon's Blog about the Power of Positivity!

9 Ways to Be a Great Team Member

We are better together when we are surrounded by great team members. In this spirit I want to share 9 ways to be a great team member.

1. Set the Example - Instead of worrying about the lack of performance, productivity and commitment of others you simply decide to set the example and show your team members what hard work, passion and commitment looks like. Focus on being your best every day.(Tweet This) When you do this you’ll raise the standards and performance of everyone around you.

2. Use Your Strengths to Help the Team - The most powerful way you can contribute to your team is to use your gifts and talents to contribute to the team's vision and goals. Without your effort, focus, talent and growth the team won't accomplish its mission. This means you have an obligation to improve so you can improve your team. You are meant to develop your strengths to make a stronger team. Be selfish by developing you and unselfish by making sure your strengths serve the team.

3. Share Positive Contagious Energy - Research shows emotions are contagious and each day you are infecting your team with either positive energy or negative energy. You can be a germ or a big dose a Vitamin C. When you share positive energy you infectiously enhance the mood, morale and performance of your team. Remember, negativity is toxic. Energy Vampires sabotage teams and complaining is like vomiting. Afterwards you feel better but everyone around you feels sick.

4. Know and Live the Magic Ratio - High performing teams have more positive interactions than negative interactions. 3:1 is the ratio to remember. Teams that experience interactions at a ratio equal or greater than 3:1 are more productive and higher performing than those with a ratio of less than 3:1. Teams that have a ratio of 2:1, 1:1 or more negative interactions than positive interactions become stagnant and unproductive. This means you can be a great team member by being a 3 to 1’er. Create more positive interactions. Praise more. Encourage more. Appreciate more. Smile more. High-five more. Recognize more. Energize more. Read more about this at www.FeedthePositiveDog.com

5. Put the Team First - Great team players always put the team first. They work hard for the team. They develop themselves for the team. They serve the team. Their motto is whatever it takes to make the team better. They don’t take credit. They give credit to the team. To be a great team member your ego must be subservient to the mission and purpose of the team. It’s a challenge to keep our ego in check. It’s something most of us struggle with because we have our own goals and desires. But if we monitor our ego and put the team first we’ll make the team better and our servant approach will make us better.

6. Build Relationships - Relationships are the foundation upon which winning teams are built and great team members take the time to connect, communicate and care to build strong bonds and relationships with all their team members. You can be the smartest person in the room but if you don’t connect with others you will fail as a team member. (Tweet This) It’s important to take the time to get to know your team members. Listen to them. Eat with them. Learn about them. Know what inspires them and show them you care about them.

7. Trust and Be Trusted - You can’t have a strong team without strong relationships. And you can’t have strong relationships without trust. Great team members trust their teammates and most of all their team members trust them. Trust is earned through integrity, consistency, honesty, transparency, vulnerability and dependability. If you can’t be trusted you can’t be a great team member. Trust is everything.

8. Hold Them Accountable - Sometimes our team members fall short of the team's expectations. Sometimes they make mistakes. Sometimes they need a little tough love. Great team members hold each other accountable. They push, challenge and stretch each other to be their best. Don’t be afraid to hold your team members accountable. But remember to be effective you must built trust and a relationship with your team members. If they know you care about them, they will allow you to challenge them and hold them accountable. Tough love works when love comes first. Love tough.

9. Be Humble - Great team members are humble. They are willing to learn, improve and get better. They are open to their team member's feedback and suggestions and don’t let their ego get in the way of their growth or the team’s growth. I learned the power of being humble in my marriage. My wife had some criticism for me one day and instead of being defensive and prideful, I simply said, "Make me better. I'm open. Tell me how I can improve." Saying this diffused the tension and the conversation was a game changer. If we're not humble we won’t allow ourselves to be held accountable. We won’t grow. We won’t build strong relationships and we won’t put the team first. There’s tremendous power in humility that makes us and our team better. 

- http://www.jongordon.com

Win the Day!

- Coach Chadwin

Senior Night at SCH

Come out and support our seven senior basketball players along with the entire program!

JV Tips at 6PM
Varsity follows at 7:30PM

Make it a great night in Kingsley Gymnasium!

Enthusiastically,
Coach Chadwin

Thank You

It was a terrific afternoon of CYO basketball in the Kingsley gymnasium. Thanks to all who helped make it a great day for all involved.

Chances to get better this week!
1/28- practice 5-7pm
1/29 - Episcopal home JV 3:45 varsity 5:15.
1/30 - practice 4pm
1/31- practice 4pm
2/1 - Malvern home JV 6pm varsity 7:30

Make Today>Yesterday

Weekend update

No practice on Saturday 1/26
We will resume practice on Monday 1/28
We will be hosting region 5 CYO games on Sunday afternoon.

Stay safe, stay warm!

Jan 14-19

Practice times this week:

1/14 - 4PM (JV and V)
1/15 - At Malvern JV 3:45PM followed by Varsity 5:30PM
1/16 - Practice - Varsity 5PM - JV 4:15 WG
1/17 - Practice - 4PM (JV and V)
1/18 - At GA - JV 3:45 - Varsity 5:30PM
1/19 - Vs. Phelps - Varsity Only 7PM ( 3:30 Shoot around)


Take a look at this post from Alan Stein http://blog.strongerteam.com/post/2013/01/07/How-to-Become-an-MVP.aspx

#GoDevils

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to all.

We are excited to continue to work towards success.  With the charge of "get better every day" we enthusiastically continue with practice and games this week.

MAKE IT A GREAT YEAR!

If you want to have more, you have to become more. Success is not something you pursue. What you pursue will elude you; it can be like trying to chase butterflies. Success is something you attract by the person you become.”
-Jim Rohn

Upcoming schedule -
1.2.13 - Practice (JV and Varsity) - 4PM
1.3.13 - At Shipley - 4PM(JV) 5:30PM (Varsity)
1.4.13 - Practice 4PM (JV and Varsity)
1.5.13 - InterAC Triple Header - SCH vs Haverford 7PM @ Neumann University