Edina Tournament Brackets

The Edina Tournament Brackets are now posted:

Edina 9A Bracket

Edina 9B Bracket

1-24-2008 Practice

Practice times and schedule subject to change.

2:45-2:50 Warmup

2:50-3:10 Prepractice—Zig Zag Dribble, 3 Person Weave, Layup Race, Show Me the Money, Game Situation

3:10-3:15 Stretch, Announcements & Hornet Pride—Armstrong tomorrow

3:15-3:25 Shooting—Mikan, Putback, Shot-Fake/Layup, Shot-Fake/1 Dribble/Shot, Shot-Fake & Jab/Shot, Shot-Fake/Reverse Layup, Beat the Pro, Spot Shooting

3:25-3:35 Trifecta (100 in 5:00)

3:35-3:55 Split—Breakdown (Andi—Defense; Buck—Minnesota)

3:55-4:05 Free Throws

4:05-4:25 Game Situation/Scrimmage

4:25-4:30 One & Done

4:30 Announcements—Finals week=practices end at 4:30. Sibley is A only game, Check the blog, Keep up the good work and positive attitude! Every day is a tryout.

ETAOW!!!

1-31-2008 Game vs. Henry Sibley is A Only

The January 31st game vs. Henry Sibley will be an A only game. Originally it was scheduled as an A and B game. While confirming the game today, the coach notified me that Henry Sibley did not have enough players for a B team. Thanks for your understanding.

Weekly Update #5

Weekly Update

Every week to two weeks, we will post our weekly update that will provide information on what we are working on, the upcoming schedule of events, and where each girl will be playing. Although this is outlined in advance, we appreciate your understanding that circumstances will sometimes require us to be flexible and deviate from our original assignments and schedule.

Current Focus

This week we will continue to work on offensive and defensive schemes. Our defense has continued to improve significantly. Ball pressure is good but denial position is lacking. We are inconsistent at placing ourselves in help position, but more often our help position is forcing our opponent to make the extra pass. We still need to improve “vision” on the ball and our person we are guarding—we are very susceptible to the back door cut. We have been (and will continue to) focus on shooting in practice resulting in a more aggressive offensive approach to scoring. Consequently, we are taking better shots and more are falling. That being said, improving shooting will still be a major focus. We’ve implemented a basic motion offense with many options that are coded as set plays. Ultimately, as we digest the offense, players will be able to run different options without calling set plays. We will continue to work on Minnesota and this will serve as our main offense vs. person-to-person defense. We will teach and implement a 1-3-1 half-court trap (that may be adjusted to a ¾ court trap). This will be used at times in lieu of our full-court press but will not be a staple half-court defense. Again, we will play mostly person-to-person defense.

Each week we focus on developing shooting (including layups), ball handling and passing skills. Players will participate in the free-throw ladder. We always work on transition, emphasizing the fast break and playing until they hear the whistle. We will reinforce boxing out and defensive position. And we will use daily game situations (controlled 5 on 5) to reinforce all skills and schemes taught. We have seen steady improvement thanks to the hard work and coachability of our players.

Current Roster

A Team	Shared 2A-1B	Share 1A-2B	B Team
Sarah E. (G)	Cori (G)	Andrea (G)	Sasha (G)
Paige (G)	Brooke (G)	Kirstin (G)	Haley (F)
Rebecca (G/F)	Kelsey (F)	Emily (G)	Katherine (F)
Karen (F)	Sarah R. (G)	Julia (F)
	Tess (G/F)	Olivia (F)
Injuries

The roster is subject to change at anytime. Practices, games, injuries and illness will affect the distribution of players.

Weekly Schedule

(Subject to Change/Adjustments—Thanks for your understanding)

Date	Event	Time	Location	Notes
1-22	Practice	2:45-4:30	VVMS	Finals Week
1-23	Practice	2:45-4:30	VVMS	Finals Week
1-24	Practice	2:45-4:30	VVMS	Finals Week
1-25	Home Game vs. Armstrong	3:45	SVMS	Green Uniforms
1-28	Practice	8:30-10:00	VVMS	Could have been 6:00!
1-29	Home Game vs. Minnetonka	3:45—A 4:45—B	SVMS	Green Uniforms
1-30	NO PRACTICE			SVMS Winterfest Student-Staff Game
1-31	Home Game vs. Henry Sibley	3:45--A	VVMS	Green Uniforms
2-1	Practice	2:45-4:45	VVMS
2-2	Edina Tourney	TBA	TBA	Brackets Not Yet Released

Contact Us

If you have any questions, please contact either of us:

Jon Buckley Andi Loger

jonbuckley@edina.k12.mn.us andloger@edina.k12.mn.us

952-848-3361 (Classroom) 952-848-4438 (Classroom)

651-226-0901 (Cell Phone) 612-201-4489 (Cell Phone)

Please make sure to follow our blog for important updates.

http://edina9thgradegirlsbasketball.blogspot.com/

Week of January 21st--Finals Week

This is finals week at both Valley View and South View. We know that our players are very busy with lots of activities and that this week can be very busy, tiring and stressful. With that in mind, all practices this week will end at 4:30 so that our players get some extra time to prepare for academic classes.

1-23-2008 Practice

Practice times and schedule subject to change.

2:45-2:50 Warmup

2:50-3:10 Prepractice—Zig Zag Dribble, 3 Person Weave, Layup Race, Show Me the Money, Game Situation

3:10-3:15 Stretch, Announcements & Hornet Pride—HOT SHOTS Varsity Game Night KUDOS, Tonka Tourney this weekend, Richfield tomorrow

3:15-3:25 Shooting—Mikan, Putback, Shot-Fake/Layup, Shot-Fake/1 Dribble/Shot, Shot-Fake & Jab/Shot, Shot-Fake/Reverse Layup, Beat the Pro, Spot Shooting

3:25-3:40 Split—Breakdown (Andi—Defense; Buck—Minnesota)

3:40-3:50 Free Throws

3:50-4:05 1-3-1 Zone Trap

4:05-4:25 Scrimmage

4:25-4:30 One & Done

4:30 Announcements—Finals week=practices end at 4:30. Check the blog, Keep up the good work and positive attitude! Every day is a tryout.

ETAOW!!!

1-22-2008 Practice

Practice times and schedule subject to change.

2:45-2:50 Warmup

2:50-3:10 Prepractice—Zig Zag Dribble, 3 Person Weave, Layup Race, Show Me the Money, Game Situation

3:10-3:15 Stretch, Announcements & Hornet Pride—HOT SHOTS Varsity Game Night KUDOS, Tonka Tourney this weekend, Richfield tomorrow

3:15-3:30 Team Talk

3:30-3:50 Meetings and Drills

3:50-4:00 Free Throws

4:00-4:20 Game Situation—Offense and Defense

4:20-4:30 Scrimmage

4:30 One & Done

4:30 Announcements—Finals week=practices end at 4:30. Check the blog, Keep up the good work and positive attitude! Every day is a tryout.

ETAOW!!!

1-18-2008 Game vs. Wayzata

9A
Wayzata-73
Edina-15
Player of the Game-Paige
Record-3-14 (0-5 Conference)

9B
Wayzata-50
Edina-17
Player of the Game-Cori
Record-1-11 (0-3 Conference)

1-17-2008 Game @ Richfield

9A
Richfield-19
Edina-35
Player of the Game-Kelsey
Record-3-13 (0-4 Conference)

1-14-2008 Game vs. Holy Angels

9A
Holy Angels-42
Edina-29
Player of the Game-Sarah R.
Record-2-13 (0-4 Conference)

9B
Holy Angels-34
Edina-18
Player of the Game-Tess
Record-1-11 (0-2 Conference)

1-13-2008 Game vs. Minnetonka

9B
Minnetonka-30
Edina-11
Player of the Game-Olivia
Record-1-10 (0-2 Conference)

1-12-2008 Game vs. Blaine

9B
Blaine-23
Edina-6
Player of the Game-Brooke
Record-1-9 (0-2 Conference)

1-11-2008 Game vs. Hopkins

9A
Hopkins-50
Edina-25
Player of the Game-Brooke
Record-1-13 (0-4 Conference)

1-10-2008 Game vs. Richfield

9A
Richfield-20
Edina-39
Player of the Game-Sarah E.
Record-1-12 (0-3 Conference)

1-4-2008 Game vs. Jefferson

9A
Jefferson-33
Edina-23
Player of the Game-Rebecca
Record-0-12 (0-3 Conference)

1-3-2008 Game @ Shakopee

9B
Shakopee-36
Edina-17
Player of the Game-Haley
Record-1-8 (0-2 Conference)

1-9-2008 Practice

Practice times and schedule subject to change.

2:45-2:50 Warmup

2:50-3:10 Prepractice—Zig Zag Dribble, 3 Person Weave, Layup Race, Show Me the Money, Game Situation

3:10-3:15 Stretch, Announcements & Hornet Pride—HOT SHOTS Varsity Game Night KUDOS, Tonka Tourney this weekend, Richfield tomorrow

3:15-3:25 Shooting—Mikan, Putback, Shot-Fake/Layup, Shot-Fake/1 Dribble/Shot, Shot-Fake & Jab/Shot, Shot-Fake/Reverse Layup, Beat the Pro, Spot Shooting

3:25-3:35 Shooting and Passing—Perfection (25/25/10/20—6:00)

3:35-3:45 Free Throws

3:45-4:10 Game Situation—Offense and Defense

4:10-4:25 Scrimmage

4:25-4:30 One & Done

4:30 Announcements—Check the blog, Keep up the good work and positive attitude!

ETAOW!!!

Hornet HOT SHOTS Varsity Game Night THANK YOU

A big THANK YOU to all the Hornet HOT SHOTS Coaches for an awesome Varsity Game Night! A lot of people were involved to make things run smoothly, but you were the critical piece that really made the event a huge success. Once again, I am thoroughly impressed with every single member of our team! You have once again demonstrated that you have important life skills that will help you to succeed in whatever you want to do in life! GREAT JOB!

1-7-2008 Practice

Practice times and schedule subject to change.

2:45-2:50 Warmup

2:50-3:10 Prepractice—Zig Zag Dribble, 3 Person Weave, Layup Race, Show Me the Money, Game Situation

3:10-3:15 Stretch, Announcements & Hornet Pride—HOT SHOTS Varsity Game Night tomorrow, Tonka Tourney this weekend,

3:15-3:25 Layups—70 X 2

3:25-3:35 Shooting

3:35-3:45 Trifecta (80 in 5:00)

3:45-3:55 3 on2/2 on 1

3:55-4:05 Free Throws

4:05-4:25 Split—Shell Defense with Andi & New Offense with Buck

4:25-4:40 Game Situation—Offense and Defense

4:40-4:55 Scrimmage

4:55-5:00 One & Done

5:00 Announcements—Practice, Dinner and HOT SHOTS tomorrow, Check the blog, Keep up the good work and positive attitude!

ETAOW!!!

1-8-2008 Practice and HOT SHOTS Update

I forgot to mention that you will have a 45 minute block of time on Tuesday that will be a study hall. Andi and I know that tomorrow is a long and busy day for each of you and that you will certainly have school work that you should complete. Please bring your homework with you to my room after school. You are also welcome to bring your iPod if you'd like to listen to that while doing homework. The study hall will be a quiet and independent work time. We expect that you will get work done during this time.

So here's the schedule for tomorrow:

2:45-4:00 Practice
4:00-4:45 Study Hall (Buck's Room)
4:45-5:30 Chipoltle
5:30 Depart for EHS
6:00-9:00 HOT SHOTS Varsity Game Night

Please pass this message on to your teammates.

1-2-2008 Practice

Practice times and schedule subject to change.

8:30-8:45 Stretch, Announcements & Hornet Pride—HOT SHOTS tomorrow

8:45-9:05 Shooting—Mikan, Putback, Shot-Fake/Layup, Shot-Fake/1 Dribble/Shot, Shot-Fake & Jab/Shot, Shot-Fake/Reverse Layup, Beat the Pro, Spot Shooting

9:05-9:15 Shooting and Passing—Perfection (25/25/10/20—6:00)

9:15-9:45 Defense—Pressure on ball and deny, HELP position

9:45-9:55 Free Throws

9:55-10:00 One & Done

10:00 Announcements—B Game @ Shakopee on Thursday, Bus leaves @ 4:30, A & B vs. Jefferson at SVMS on Friday. Check the blog, Keep up the good work and positive attitude!

ETAOW!!!