Just For The Fun Of It

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, mikehartley33@gmail.com

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.

Clothing will be available for sale again this year starting this Saturday at Registration 2018. Long Sleeve T Shirts ($20), Short Sleeve T Shirts ($15), Touques ($15) will be available for purchase right away, and 1/4 zip sweatshirts (Special orders @ $35.00 each)will be available to order. We have not yet received the sweatshirts for sizing, but we will have one on display Saturday so you can see the colour and style. below are the T Shirt and touque designs for this season.

We have been approached by Queen’s University to work with them on a graduate student study. This year Alex Murata will be wanting to talk to parents on game nights, and possibly registration morning, to help him with his research. Here is the description:
“An inquiry into the values and philosophy of families participating in recreational sport”
The Performance Lab for the Advancement of Youth Sport (PLAYS) at Queen’s University is looking to sit down with the families of players participating in the Pete Petersen Basketball League for the upcoming 2018-2019 season! It is hoped that these conversations will allow both researchers and league organizers to better understand the motivation behind enrolling children in basketball as well as in recreational sport generally. The feedback and comments received will be used to help the Pete Petersen Basketball League to continue to provide quality recreation to Kingston youth and also aid in the creation of more player-centered sport programming in the future!”

We hope that you as parents and families will welcome Alex to the basketball league family. Along with his research, Alex will be joining us as a coach in the Graduate Division.

After each coaching more than 25 years in the Biddy Division, Dave Reid and John McGaw have decided to retire this year from their work on the benches with the children in our league. Dave spent his entire time with us in the Biddy Division, while John also coached in the Little Gals and Girls Divisions for a number of years. We want to thank both of them for their commitment to the league and especially their commitment to the children of our community. They will be missed Monday nights.

With just 5 sleeps left before registration day 2018 on Saturday September 8, we thought that it would be appropriate to share the map showing which door we will be using to enter the school for registration. The door will be marked with a poster and there will be others on windows directing you around the school to the right door. See you then!