Just For The Fun Of It

The coaches meeting was held last night and below is the practice schedule for teams next week. The coaches should be contacting players in the next couple of days to let them know what team they are on.

Graduate Division

Monday Sept. 24 at Ecole Cathedrale
5:30 – Celtics and Warriors
6:30- Heat and Hawks
7:30- Bulls and Sixers

Biddy Division

Monday Sept. 24 at St. Francis of Assisi
6:00 – Vikings and Suns
6:45 – Tarheels and Orange
7:30 – Magic and Ravens
8:15 – Grizzlies and Cavaliers

Little Guys Division

Tuesday Sept. 25 at St. Francis of Assisi
6:00 – Wolfpack and Wildcats
6:45 – Tarheels and Jayhawks
7:30 – Huskies and Hoosiers
8:15 – Rebels and Mustangs

Girls Division

Wednesday Sept. 26 at St. Francis of Assisi
6:00 – Monarchs and Sparks
6:45 – Sting and Storm
7:30 – Comets and Mercury
8:15 – Starzz and Liberty

Little Gals Division

Thursday Sept. 27 at St. Francis of Assisi
6:00 – Aztecs and Rebels
6:45 – Lions and Golden Gals
7:30 – Slammers and Tigers
8:15 – Monarchs and Rockers

The Little Guys Shooting Skills Clinic was a huge success tonight, thanks to the skills of clinicians Greg Faulkner and Lisa Minutillo, both of whom have extensive overseas basketball experience. They were supported by Paul Medeiros and Matt Charlton for drills and the turnout of players was excellent. Our thanks to all four of these fine shooters for taking the time away from their personal lives to make a difference in the lives of our players.

Last night the St. Lawrence College men’s and women’s basketball teams went to Cathedral and to St. Francis of Assisi to run shooting skills clinics for our players in the Girls, Biddy and Graduate Divisions. We had a great turn out, and enthusiastic participation by the players and coaching staffs from both teams. There are some photos posted on our Facebook page from the clinics at St Francis of Assisi and as soon as photos from the Grad sessions arrive we will post them as well.

We can’t thank Remy Simpson, Barry Smith, Kevin Smart and Kevin Biggs enough for making this happen. Your players were tremendous role models for our players to see “up close and personal” and hopefully your players found some new fans! Thanks for believing in what we do. We will post the SLC schedule under events on our web site.

ATTENTION ALL LEAGUE COACHES: The Performance Lab for the Advancement of Youth Sport (PLAYS) at Queen’s University will be delivering the Transformational Coaching in Sport Workshop to all interested coaches for the upcoming season on Saturday October 27 beginning at 9 am. The workshop will be free of charge and will provide evidence-informed techniques for coaches to help develop their coaching effectiveness and enhance their interpersonal relationships with players. Jennifer Turnnidge, the workshop leader, will be at the coaches meeting September 19 to provide more details. A sign up sheet will be available for all interested coaches and we encourage you to take advantage of this FREE workshop.

On Wednesday October 17, 2018 we will be having our next Dine to Donate Event at Five Guys Burgers and Fries on Gardiners Road. From 5:00 – 8:30pm, $1 from every burger, poutine and milkshake sold will come back to the league. This is a fantastic partnership with Tommy Doyle and the Five Guys staff locally and fully supported by the corporate group from Five Guys. Tell your friends and neighbours about this great way to support our program AND have some great food too. 

With the completion of evaluation week, our focus now shifts to the shooting skills clinics for our players. Next week we will have shooting skills clinics for players in all divisions, following the schedule given out at registration, and reprinted below. We are very fortunate to have players and coaches from the St. Lawrence College men’s and women’s programs, and the Queen’s women’s program coming to run those clinics for our players. This is a great opportunity to learn shooting fundamentals as well as tips for you to use when shooting on your own. Our thanks to Barry Smith, Kevin Smart, Remy Simpson, Kevin Biggs and Dave Wilson for agreeing to help us out. This is another example of the partnership we have with both St. Lawrence and Queen’s, and the commitment they have to the local basketball community. Here is the schedule:

Pete Petersen Basketball League
Shooting Clinics 2018

Monday September 17 at St. Francis of Assisi
6:00 – 6:45 Girls Division 11-12 years old
6:45-7:30 Girls Division 13-14 years old
7:30-8:15 Biddy Division 11 years old
8:15-9:00 Biddy Division 12 years old

Monday September 17 at Ecole Cathedrale
6:00- 7:00 Graduate Division 13 years old
7:00-8:00 Graduate Division 14-15 years old

Tuesday September 18 at St. Francis of Assisi
6:00-6:45 Little Guys 8 years old
6:45-7:30 Little Guys 9 years old
7:30-8:15 Little Guys 10 years old

Thursday September 20 at St. Francis of Assisi
6:00-6:45 Little Gals 8 years old
6:45-7:30 Little Gals 9 years old
7:30-8:15 Little Gals 10 years old

Please note that because we have the coaches meeting Wednesday night, the Girls Division clinics will be Monday night.

We have been approached by Mike Hartley, the organizer of the camp described below, asking if we would make people aware of what he is trying to get started. This is not affiliated with our program, but may be an alternative for those that were unable to get registered on Saturday.

Hardcourt Glory

Christian Basketball Camp

Where: Kingston Gospel Temple

When: Starting September 25, 2018

From: 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Who: boys and girls ages 10-14

Cost: $50 for all 12 weeks includes reversible game jersey and season ending banquet

Contact: Mike Hartley 613-305-2646, [email protected]

Learn basketball skills not offered in schools. Learn to play the game of basketball, develop life skills, make new friends and receive honest Christian values.

Next week will have shooting skills clinics for players in all divisions, following the schedule given out at registration. We are very fortunate to have players and coaches from the St. Lawrence College men’s and women’s programs, and the Queen’s women’s program coming to run those clinics for our players. This is a great opportunity to learn shooting fundamentals as well as tips for you to use when shooting on your own. Our thanks to Barry Smith, Kevin Smart, Remy Simpson, Kevin Biggs and Dave Wilson for agreeing to help us out. This is another example of the partnership we have with both St. Lawrence and Queen’s, and the commitment they have to the local basketball community. Here is the schedule:

Pete Petersen Basketball League
Shooting Clinics 2018

Monday September 17 at St. Francis of Assisi

6:00 – 6:45 Girls Division 11-12 years old

6:45-7:30 Girls Division 13-14 years old

7:30-8:15 Biddy Division 11 years old

8:15-9:00 Biddy Division 12 years old

Monday September 17 at Ecole Cathedrale

6:00- 7:00 Graduate Division 13 years old

7:00-8:00 Graduate Division 14-15 years old

Tuesday September 18 at St. Francis of Assisi

6:00-6:45 Little Guys 8 years old

6:45-7:30 Little Guys 9 years old

7:30-8:15 Little Guys 10 years old

Thursday September 20 at St. Francis of Assisi

6:00-6:45 Little Gals 8 years old

6:45-7:30 Little Gals 9 years old

7:30-8:15 Little Gals 10 years old

Please note that because we have the coaches meeting Wednesday night, the Girls Division clinics will be Monday night.

This week we will be having our player evaluation nights to help us create balanced teams in all divisions. These are not “try-outs” and everyone that registered will be on a team. If you are on a waiting list please do not come to these practices.

“Pete” Petersen Basketball League
2018 Player Evaluation Schedule

Biddy Division
Monday September 10
6:00 – 7:00 11 year old boys
7:00 – 8:00 12 year old boys

Graduate Division
Monday September 10
6:00 – 6:45 13 year old boys
6:45 – 7:30 14 and 15 year old boys
At Ecole Cathedrale

Little Guys Division
Tuesday September 11
6:00 – 6:45 8 year old boys
6:45 – 7:30 9 year old boys
7:30 – 8:15 10 year old boys

Girls Division
Wednesday Sept. 12
6:00 – 6:45 11 year old girls
6:45 – 7:30 12 year old girls
7:30 – 8:15 13 and 14 year old girls

Little Gals Division
Thursday September 13
6:00 – 6:45 8 year old girls
6:45 – 7:30 9 year old girls
7:30 – 8:15 10 year old girls

ALL AGES ABOVE ARE THE AGE THAT THE PLAYER WILL BE ON APRIL 1, 2019

Please come a few minutes early for the assigned time to allow us to get the players ready to have an effective evaluation process

When our Graduate Division players arrive for evaluations next Monday night they will be greeted by new padding at the stage end of the gym that was purchased by the league to improve player safety. The mats arrived and were installed yesterday, with the school crest and our logo printed on them to show the partnership that continues to exist between the school board and the league.