We have a while before the preseason vote is over for the fans pick for league champion. It looks like it is a three horse race between SMCC, Flat Rock and Huron.
The Rams return the reigning Huron League Player of the Year in Andrew Scarton. SMCC has a lot of players back, an excellent JV team moving up and Keenan Wetzl. Huron returns most of their team including guards Zach Richardson and Caleb Tavtigian.
One team I wouldn't overlook is Riverview. They have some solid players returning and some excellent size.
Anyway, keep voting people! The Season starts soon.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Coming soon........
The All-Decade Teams Please send me your nominations for the best players over the years in the Huron league. I will be including the 70's through the present and I will be including the coaches.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Best Player in the League?
Give me your opinions on the best player in the league. Several good players return to the league this year. Obviously, the reigning player of the year returns in Andrew Scarton from Flat Rock. Who are some others?
I have some ideas and opinions but would like to see some suggestions. Let's Here it. Give some players and why.
I have some ideas and opinions but would like to see some suggestions. Let's Here it. Give some players and why.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
One Month and Counting
Boy's basketball practice starts one month from today. I will officially launch the blog that day and will probably post 3-5 days a week until the first games. I then plan on having one post per day.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
AAU Basketball - A Parents Perspective
This is a reprint of an article I wrote back in June.
As a long time coach I have always had players who played AAU ball. I use to confer with other coaches regarding AAU. Their thoughts were quite simple. AAU ball is for the great players to help them get exposure. It made sense to me and I usually steered my best players toward AAU in the spring.
This year as my sons 5th/6th grade school team finished up a 16-0 season I thought to myself, "what can my son do to improve his game". He was a starter on the team and a good player but far short from being a great player. He had expressed to me that he would like to get better I reluctantly suggested that he played AAU. So we searched to find a team.
We found a 12U AAU team in our area and he tried out for the team. He made the team and he quickly found out that most of the kids were better than him. Most of them were the best players on their respective school teams. The team practiced twice a week and the practices were extremely intense. Most of the parents would stay and watch practice, I was no different. I watched as my kid struggled especially athletically. He just wasn't as quick or as fast as the other players. My kid noticed the same thing. He had a decision to make. He could quit and not get any better or he could take the beating, keep working and hopefully improve.
The season lasted 8 or 9 weeks. We continued to practice twice a week and played in 4 weekend tournaments. We won some games and lost some games. We were man handled by some teams but we were able to win a tournament and compete at a pretty high level. My son did his best everyday to get better whether it was in practice or a game. Some games he scored others he didn't. Some practices went well others didn't. During the course of the AAU season my son would ask me to go over to the gym so we could work on his game. I took him every time he asked.
In reflecting on my son's first AAU basketball experience. I have to say it was nothing but positive. My son realized he had to elevate his game in order to compete at a high level. His work ethic increased 100%. His quickness and game speed improved immensely. He developed moves that used his opponents superior athleticism against them. He developed a deeper love for the game that I adore. He even told himself that he needs to get stronger in order to compete at a high level. He starts every morning and ends every day with sit ups. He says he is trying to develop better core strength. I can honestly say that my son is twice the player he was before he played AAU. Both he and I are looking forward to next basketball season.
Another thing my son gained during his experience with AAU was new friendships. He only knew 3 of the kids going in. I find him talking with some of the other boys on the phone or through text messaging. It is nice to see him develop some new friendships during the experience.
As a long time coach I have always had players who played AAU ball. I use to confer with other coaches regarding AAU. Their thoughts were quite simple. AAU ball is for the great players to help them get exposure. It made sense to me and I usually steered my best players toward AAU in the spring.
This year as my sons 5th/6th grade school team finished up a 16-0 season I thought to myself, "what can my son do to improve his game". He was a starter on the team and a good player but far short from being a great player. He had expressed to me that he would like to get better I reluctantly suggested that he played AAU. So we searched to find a team.
We found a 12U AAU team in our area and he tried out for the team. He made the team and he quickly found out that most of the kids were better than him. Most of them were the best players on their respective school teams. The team practiced twice a week and the practices were extremely intense. Most of the parents would stay and watch practice, I was no different. I watched as my kid struggled especially athletically. He just wasn't as quick or as fast as the other players. My kid noticed the same thing. He had a decision to make. He could quit and not get any better or he could take the beating, keep working and hopefully improve.
The season lasted 8 or 9 weeks. We continued to practice twice a week and played in 4 weekend tournaments. We won some games and lost some games. We were man handled by some teams but we were able to win a tournament and compete at a pretty high level. My son did his best everyday to get better whether it was in practice or a game. Some games he scored others he didn't. Some practices went well others didn't. During the course of the AAU season my son would ask me to go over to the gym so we could work on his game. I took him every time he asked.
In reflecting on my son's first AAU basketball experience. I have to say it was nothing but positive. My son realized he had to elevate his game in order to compete at a high level. His work ethic increased 100%. His quickness and game speed improved immensely. He developed moves that used his opponents superior athleticism against them. He developed a deeper love for the game that I adore. He even told himself that he needs to get stronger in order to compete at a high level. He starts every morning and ends every day with sit ups. He says he is trying to develop better core strength. I can honestly say that my son is twice the player he was before he played AAU. Both he and I are looking forward to next basketball season.
Another thing my son gained during his experience with AAU was new friendships. He only knew 3 of the kids going in. I find him talking with some of the other boys on the phone or through text messaging. It is nice to see him develop some new friendships during the experience.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Huron League Coaches
Airport-Spencer Roecker
Flat Rock-Dave Bogataj
Grosse Ile-Brian Friel
Huron-Jim Kabfliesch
Jefferson-Jon Scharf
Milan-Steve Tropea
Riverview-J.J. Hatzl
SMCC-Randy Windham
Flat Rock-Dave Bogataj
Grosse Ile-Brian Friel
Huron-Jim Kabfliesch
Jefferson-Jon Scharf
Milan-Steve Tropea
Riverview-J.J. Hatzl
SMCC-Randy Windham
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