EXPLANATION OF AN ABILITY BASED LEAGUE
The ability based format is designed to allow the more advanced players within an age group to participate in a Biddy league oriented to competitive play, while the Recreation league will be for less experienced players and provides emphasis on fundamentals. The objective is that there will be no major differences between the Biddy and Recreation leagues. In order for an age group to be split into two leagues there must be a minimum of 10 teams. The leagues will be split on a maximum 40-60% basis, with the players evaluating the highest in a combination of individual and game skills being placed in the Biddy league and the remainder of the players participating in the Recreation league. Parents may request that players only participate in the Recreation league, even if their child evaluates as a Biddy player.
GIRLS BASKETBALL EVALUATION SCHEDULE
Players must be registered in the league in order to evaluate. No registrations will be taken at evaluations. Unregistered players will not be allowed to evaluate. Players wishing to be considered for the Biddy League must evaluate.
NO EXCEPTIONS TO ANY OF THE ABOVE STATEMENTS!
Each age group has two opportunities to evaluate. Please select the one most convenient for you. Parents need to stay at evaluations because player can leave after they have completed all stations.
No evaluations for 6 yr. olds
GIRLS 7/8
DATE LOCATION TIMES
Sun. 10/17 White Pelican gym, Cts. 1 & 2 1pm-2:30pm
Fri. 10/22 Brown Pelican gym, Cts. 1 & 2 6pm-7:30pm
GIRLS 9/10
DATE LOCATION TIMES
Mon. 10/18 Brown Pelican gym, Cts. 2 & 3 6pm-7:30pm
Fri. 10/22 Brown Pelican gym, Cts. 2 & 3 7pm-8:30pm
GIRLS 11/12
DATE LOCATION TIMES
Wed. 10/20 Brown Pelican gym, Cts. 2 & 3 6pm-7:30pm
Sat. 10/23 Brown Pelican gym, Cts. 2 & 3 1pm-2:30pm
VOLUNTEER COACHES NEEDED
Our youth programs are in desperate need of volunteer coaches. Our youth basketball program needs 1 adult volunteer for each 7-8 registrants. Last year we needed 142 coaches. We are offering a free clinic to all basketball coaches and the basketball advisory boards are always willing to assist you in any way possible. Please pick up a coach’s application in the Castine Center office at the time of registration or register or use our convenient online application .
BASKETBALL COACHES CLINIC
Pelican Park is hosting a free basketball coaches clinic for both boys and girls basketball coaches on Saturday, Oct. 30. For your convenience we are offering 2 sessions to choose from: 9am-11am and 1pm-3pm. The clinic will be hosted by the Pelican Park Boys and Girls Basketball Advisory Boards and feature Doug Saylor, owner/trainer of the One-On-One Basketball Academy. Coach Saylor will demonstrate developmentally sound teaching/coaching principles that will help coaches take players through the stages necessary to play successfully in regulation games: single skills, combining skills, and modified game play. Coach Saylor’s 2003 clinic focused on the first two stages, how to teach fundamental skills and combining skills. This clinic will review the fundamentals and then move into modified game play. Basic motion offense principles will be demonstrated that can be used at any level. This is a mandatory clinic for all coaches.
About Coach Doug Saylor
Doug Saylor is a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS). He has a M.Ed. with a concentration in exercise physiology, and is a LA State Certified Physical Education Teacher. As a high school roundball athlete, he achieved All State honors and an All-American Honorable Mention. As a starter for LSU, he set an assist record his freshmen year and played under coaches Homer Drew and Dale Brown. He currently trains players from the ages of 9 up to the collegiate level. In August Doug began working with one of the starters from the New Orleans Hornets. Coach Saylor teaches physical education at Mandeville Elementary School, programs at Pelican Athletic Club, a Thanksgiving Shooting Clinic and a Christmas Hoops Program at Pelican Park.
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