All of us from World Class Sports (Damon, Nate, and Rob) want to wish all of our players, coaches, and families a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New year.
Get ready for the second half of the winter season. It's going to be fun!
Sunday, December 24, 2006
Monday, December 18, 2006
Walking away with some BLING!
I thought I'd just update everyone on the results from our Kansas City tournament. Well, it wasn't as bad as I had initially thought. We did play a 5th grade team in the championship game. This team had beaten each of the other 5th grde teams in their pool by 20 or more points, so I was thinking that it could be quite the learning experience for us. 
It was that to say the least. After playing with this team for the first 20 minutes of the game, we were actually ahead by 2 at half time. We were playing really, really well. Coming out from half time however, we got into a shooting funk and couldn't get anything to fall. We also started to lose a little of our composure as they picked up the pressure on us. With both of these building against us, the opponent, the Pumas, were able to take back the lead and add to it,enough so that we had a hard time chipping away at it, although we tried our best. We ended up losing the game by 11, but the game was far closer than that. Regardless of the outcome, playing against 5th graders, that were much much taller, than us; we held our own. I am so proud of how our boys played and I like to see that they don't give up.
We did however, end up winning a silver medal and receiving a nice looking plaque for taking 2nd place. It's nice to see that we can play with some of the teams from the bigger cities and still be competitive. Christmas break is coming up, so our next tournament will be coming up at the beginning of the new year. Until that time, we'll work on some fundamentals so we can prepare for the second half of the season.
We want to wish all players and families a very Merry Christmas and a happy holiday season!!
It was that to say the least. After playing with this team for the first 20 minutes of the game, we were actually ahead by 2 at half time. We were playing really, really well. Coming out from half time however, we got into a shooting funk and couldn't get anything to fall. We also started to lose a little of our composure as they picked up the pressure on us. With both of these building against us, the opponent, the Pumas, were able to take back the lead and add to it,enough so that we had a hard time chipping away at it, although we tried our best. We ended up losing the game by 11, but the game was far closer than that. Regardless of the outcome, playing against 5th graders, that were much much taller, than us; we held our own. I am so proud of how our boys played and I like to see that they don't give up.
We did however, end up winning a silver medal and receiving a nice looking plaque for taking 2nd place. It's nice to see that we can play with some of the teams from the bigger cities and still be competitive. Christmas break is coming up, so our next tournament will be coming up at the beginning of the new year. Until that time, we'll work on some fundamentals so we can prepare for the second half of the season.
We want to wish all players and families a very Merry Christmas and a happy holiday season!!
Saturday, December 16, 2006
Kansas City, Kansas City, Here we Come!
Here we are in Kansas City, MO playing in our 3rd tournament of the year. We played our only two games of the day before noon, so
we have a little while to just hang out and relax. A lot of parents wanted to finish up some Christmas shopping while some of the players came back to the hotel to swim.
We played very well during our two games this morning. It's great to see how some of the players are starting to pick up on some of the things that we are asking of them. We are doing a great job of looking for teammates up the floor. We do like to run. Sometimes to a fault. We generate a lot of turnovers for ourselves. It'll come together before the year is over with. We won our two games today pretty handily and it's nice to see how we compare with teams in our own age division. Tomorrow however, we will be playing a 5th grade team in the championships so it'll be interesting to see how we are able to handle the challenge.
we have a little while to just hang out and relax. A lot of parents wanted to finish up some Christmas shopping while some of the players came back to the hotel to swim.
Now it's off to enjoy the rest of the day. We are all meeting as a team and going somewhere to eat later this evening. I hope the boys are enjoying the experience of not just playing games in a bigger city, but also being able to hang out and get to know each other a little better. We've got a looooong road and a few years ahead of us.
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Begin the season with a SWEEP!
What a great way to start our young basketball season. Both the 5th and 4th grade WCS basketball teams placed first in the Abilene Basketball Association tournament this past 
weekend. The two teams went undefeated through the tournament and beat their opponents rather easily. They had better enjoy the spotlight this week, because both teams will be playing in the National Kickoff Tournament this next weekend and will be seeing some of the best competition in the state and around it. Good luck fellas.
weekend. The two teams went undefeated through the tournament and beat their opponents rather easily. They had better enjoy the spotlight this week, because both teams will be playing in the National Kickoff Tournament this next weekend and will be seeing some of the best competition in the state and around it. Good luck fellas.
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