Jeremy Russotti and 1% CLUB Basketball training will be heading to SoCal Feb 22nd-24th. Jeremy will be conducting the skill development sessions for Dinos Trigons PANGOS JUNIOR-ALL AMERICAN CAMP at Redondo Beach High School on that saturday (Feb 23rd).

Jeremy will be available Friday, Feb 22nd to put on a team clinic if you wish to bring him in. He has a tentative clinic booked on Sunday , Feb 25th in San Diego but hasn't been fully confirmed (therefore that day may be open as well). Jeremy can potentially also do a clinic after Dinos Event Saturday evening. The cost will be very affordable - around $30-$35 per player for 2 hour clinic. But....a program must host and put on the event of course (no singles).
If you would like to book Jeremy, please email info@1percentclub.org, or call (707) 849-1212

Below are some videos of Jeremy training players such as Shabazz Muhammad, Jared Cunningham, Josh Akognon, etc.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8OW7Y1VP5Q

http://greenroomtraining.net

www.1percentclub.org

DIV. 1AA DIV. 1A
1. Mater Dei 1. El Toro
2. Poly/Long Beach 2. Santa Monica
3. Etiwanda 3. West Ranch
4. Centennial/Corona 4. Aliso Niguel
5. Mission Viejo 5. Dana Hills
6. Loyola 6. Crescenta Valley
7. Chino Hills 7. Santiago/Corona
8. Foothill 8. Cypress
9. Rancho Verde 9. Valencia/Valencia
10. Rancho Cucamonga 10. Troy
11. Orange Lutheran 11. Millikan
12. Pasadena 12. Huntington Beach
13. Inglewood 13. San Clemente
14. Silverado 14. Edison
15. Alemany 15. California
16. Mayfair 16. Loara

DIV. 2AA DIV. 2A
1. JW North 1. Westlake
2. Thousand Oaks 2. Redondo Union
3. Villa Park 3. Elsinore
4. Sunny Hills 4. Tesoro
5. Mira Costa 5. Canyon/Anaheim
6. Murrieta Valley 6. Redlands East Valley
7. Camarillo 7. Glendora
8. Lawndale 8. Beaumont
9. Temecula Valley 9. Savanna
10. Perris 10. Arroyo Grande
11. Rowland 11. Oak Hills
12. AB Miller 12. Dos Pueblos
13. Peninsula 13. Western
14. Oxnard T14. El Modena
15. Lynwood T14. Hemet
16. Cajon 16. Don Lugo

DIV. 3AAA DIV. 3AA
1. Tustin 1. Leuzinger
2. Hart 2. Damien
3. Compton 3. Corona del Mar
4. Calabasas 4. Jurupa Valley
T5. Sonora 5. Santa Margarita
T5. Royal 6. San Marcos
T7. Palm Springs 7. Temple City
T7. Colony 8. Atascadero
9. Bonita 9. Arlington
10. Brea Olinda 10. Pacifica/Garden Grove
11. Palm Desert 11. Gabrielino
12. Servite 12. La Canada
13. Claremont 13. Diamond Ranch
14. Santa Barbara 14. Irvine
15. West Torrance 15. Hoover
T16. Beverly Hills 16. Esperanza
T16. Murrieta Mesa


DIV. 3A DIV. 4AA
1. St. John Bosco 1. Bishop Montgomery
2. Oak Park 2. Price
3. Chaminade 3. JSerra
4. Ocean View 4. Serra
5. Northwood 5. Lutheran/La Verne
6. Covina 6. Windward
7. St. Francis 7. Crespi
8. Cathedral 8. Harvard Westlake
9. Bishop Amat 9. Maranatha
10. San Dimas 10. Laguna Beach
11. Tahquitz 11. Oaks Christian
12. Cabrillo/Lompoc 12. Sierra Canyon
13. Hawthorne 13. Muir
14. Gladstone 14. Workman
15. Santa Paula 15. Paraclete
16. Northview 16. La Salle


DIV. 4A DIV. 5AA
1. Brentwood 1. Village Christian
2. Pacific Hills 2. Flintridge Prep
3. St. Joseph/Santa Maria 3. Mission Prep
4. Cantwell Sacred Heart T4. Brethren Christian
5. St. Anthony T4. Buckley
6. Campbell Hall 6. Saddleback Valley Christian
7. Renaissance Academy 7. Santa Clara
8. Viewpoint 8. Bell-Jeff
9. St Bonaventure 9. Bishop Diego
10. St. Margaret's 10. Linfield Christian
11. St. Paul 11 Providence
12. Marshall T12. Yeshiva
13. Nordhoff T12. Poly/Pasadena
14. St Monica Catholic 14. Riverside Prep
15. Ontario Christian 15. Webb
16. Crossroads 16. Loma Linda Academy


DIV. 5A DIV. 6
1. Rolling Hills Prep 1. Rio Hondo Prep
2. Shalhevet 2. Trinity Classical Academy
3. San Gabriel Academy 3. Joshua Springs
4. Holy Martyrs 4. California Lutheran
5. Besant Hill 5. Marywood-Palm Valley
6. Rancho Christian 6. Los Angeles Adventist
T7. Valley Torah 7. Valley Christian/Santa Maria
T7. Capistrano Valley Christian 8. Lone Pine
9. New Community Jewish 9. Bethel Baptist
10. Desert Christian Academy 10. Calvary Baptist
11. Oakwood 11. Eastside Christian
12. Orangewood Academy 12. Desert Chapel
13. Mesa Grande Academy 13. Acaciawood Academy
14. AGBU/Pasadena 14. Lake Arrowhead Christian
15. Villanova Prep 15. San Fernando Valley Academy
16. Riverside Christian 16. Liberty Christian

Thanks for your patience - we'll soon be rolling out LOTS of coverage of the Valley Sports Foundation/Californiapreps.com Youth Showcase that was held last Sunday at El Camino Real high school.

We've had to wait to get the DVDs processed of all the games that Dave Rogahn was unable to see. He should be getting the DVDs tonight and will be viewing the games he missed. So we'll have game reports of 5 more games and Dave (our senior writer and expert statistician) will compile stats for every player as the basis of our player ratings, which are computed through Dave's unique formulas and based partly on the way the NBA draft camps compile ratings.

We'll also be picking all-star teams, players of the games for each team, all based on the stats plus non-stat factors (impact on the game, etc.).

I've processed all my action photos and will continue to put photo galleries online over the next few days. I tried to get at least one photo of every player.

Jack Pollon, showcase director, also has some thoughts on players he thought stood out and we'll have that article online soon.

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See one of the top 2013 Pt. Guards from Heritage High School in Northern California...

2013 Pt. Guard

Royal (17-6, 9-2), Calabasas (19-4, 9-2), Thousand Oaks (20-4, 9-2) and Westlake (19-4, 9-2) are tied for first place in the Marmonte League after Thousand Oaks beat Westlake last night, 58-56, and Royal topped Calabasas, 59-43.

DIV. 1AA DIV. 1A
1. Mater Dei 1. Santa Monica
2. Poly/Long Beach 2. El Toro
3. Centennial/Corona 3. West Ranch
4. Etiwanda 4. Aliso Niguel
5. Mission Viejo 5. Dana Hills
6. Loyola 6. Santiago/Corona
7. Chino Hills 7. Crescenta Valley
8. Foothill 8. Valencia/Valencia
9. Rancho Verde 9. Huntington Beach
10. Orange Lutheran 10. Cypress
11. Rancho Cucamonga 11. Troy
12. Pasadena 12. Millikan
13. Alemany 13. San Clemente
14. Inglewood 14. Edison
15. Silverado 15. California
16. Mayfair 16. Gahr

DIV. 2AA DIV. 2A
1. JW North 1. Westlake
2. Thousand Oaks 2. Redondo Union
3. Villa Park T3. Tesoro
4. Mira Costa T3. Elsinore
5. Sunny Hills 5.. Canyon/Anaheim
6. Camarillo 6. Glendora
7. Murrieta Valley 7. Redlands East Valley
8. Temecula Valley 8. Righetti
9. Lawndale 9. Beaumont
10. Perris 10. Savanna
11. AB Miller 11. Arroyo Grande
12. Peninsula 12. Western
13. Lynwood 13. Oak Hills
14. Rowland 14. Hemet
15. Cajon 15. Dos Pueblos
16. Oxnard T16. Don Lugo
T16. El Modena

DIV. 3AAA DIV. 3AA
1. Tustin 1. Leuzinger
2. Hart 2. Damien
3. Calabasas 3. Jurupa Valley
4. Compton 4. San Marcos
5. Sonora 5. Corona del Mar
6. Royal 6. Santa Margarita
7. Palm Springs 7. Temple City
8. Colony 8. Atascadero
9. Brea Olinda 9. Pacifica/Garden Grove
10. Servite 10. Gabrielino
11. Palm Desert 11. Arlington
12. Bonita 12. Irvine
13. West Torrance 13. La Canada
14. Claremont 14. Diamond Ranch
15. Santa Barbara 15. Lakeside
16. Murrieta Mesa 16. Hoover


DIV. 3A DIV. 4AA
1. St. John Bosco 1. Bishop Montgomery
2. Oak Park 2. Price
3. Chaminade 3. JSerra
4. Ocean View 4. Serra
5. Northwood 5. Crespi
6. Covina 6. Lutheran/La Verne
7. St. Francis 7. Windward
8. Cathedral 8. Harvard Westlake
9. Bishop Amat 9. Maranatha
10. San Dimas 10. Oaks Christian
11. Tahquitz 11. Laguna Beach
12. Cabrillo/Lompoc 12. Sierra Canyon
13. Hawthorne 13. Muir
14. Gladstone 14. Paraclete
15. Northview 15. Workman
16. Santa Paula 16. La Salle

DIV. 4A DIV. 5AA
1. Pacific Hills 1. Village Christian
2. Brentwood 2. Flintridge Prep
3. St. Joseph/Santa Maria 3. Buckley
4. Cantwell Sacred Heart 4. Brethren Christian
5. Campbell Hall 5. Mission Prep
6. St. Anthony 6. Santa Clara
7. Renaissance Academy 7. Saddleback Valley Christian
8. St Bonaventure 8. Bell-Jeff
9. Viewpoint 9. Bishop Diego
10. St. Margaret's 10. Providence
11. St. Paul 11 Linfield Christian
12. St Monica Catholic 12. Yeshiva
13. Marshall 13. Riverside Prep
14. St Bernard 14. Poly/Pasadena
15. Nordhoff T15. Webb
16. Ontario Christian T15. Loma Linda Academy


DIV. 5A DIV. 6
1. Rolling Hills Prep 1. Rio Hondo Prep
2. Shalhevet 2. Joshua Springs
3. San Gabriel Academy 3. Trinity Classical Academy
4. Holy Martyrs 4. California Lutheran
5. Besant Hill 5. Marywood-Palm Valley
6. Valley Torah 6. Los Angeles Adventist
7. Rancho Christian 7. Valley Christian/Santa Maria
8. New Community Jewish 8. Lone Pine
9. Capistrano Valley Christian 9. Calvary Baptist
10. Oakwood 10. Bethel Baptist
11. Desert Christian Academy 11. Eastside Christian
12. AGBU/Pasadena T12. Lake Arrowhead Christian
13. Orangewood Academy T12. Desert Chapel
T14. Villanova Prep 14. Acaciawood Academy
T14. Mesa Grande Academy 15. San Fernando Valley Academy
16. Riverside Christian 16. Liberty Christian

Senior guard Elijah Brown of Mater Dei has committed to Butler, Coach Gary McKnight said Thursday night.

DIV. 1AA DIV. 1A
1. Mater Dei 1. Santa Monica
2. Poly/Long Beach 2. West Ranch
3. Centennial/Corona 3. El Toro
4. Etiwanda 4. Crescenta Valley
5. Loyola 5. Aliso Niguel
6. Mission Viejo 6. Santiago/Corona
7. Orange Lutheran 7. Troy
8. Chino Hills 8. Valencia/Valencia
9. Foothill 9. Cypress
10. Rancho Verde 10. Dana Hills
11. Alemany 11. Huntington Beach
12. Rancho Cucamonga 12. San Clemente
13. Pasadena 13. Edison
14. Inglewood 14. California
15. Mayfair 15. Loara
16. Silverado 16. Burbank

DIV. 2AA DIV. 2A
1. JW North 1. Westlake
2. Thousand Oaks 2. Tesoro
3. Villa Park 3. Elsinore
4. Sunny Hills T4. Glendora
5. Mira Costa T4. Beaumont
6. Temecula Valley 6. Redondo Union
7. Camarillo 7. Canyon/Anaheim
8. Murrieta Valley 8. Redlands East Valley
9. Lawndale 9. Arroyo Grande
10. AB Miller 10. Righetti
11. Perris 11. Savanna
12. Peninsula 12. Dos Pueblos
13. Cajon 13. Western
14. Rowland 14. Oak Hills
15. Canyon/Canyon Country T15. Baldwin Park
16. Lynwood T15. Hemet

DIV. 3AAA DIV. 3AA
1. Tustin 1. Leuzinger
2. Hart 2. Damien
3. Calabasas 3. San Marcos
4. Compton 4. Jurupa Valley
5. Sonora 5. Santa Margarita
6. Royal 6. Corona del Mar
7. Colony 7. Temple City
8. Palm Springs 8. Atascadero
9. Brea Olinda 9. Arlington
10. Palm Desert 10. Pacifica/Garden Grove
11. West Torrance 11. Gabrielino
12. Bonita 12. Lakeside
13. Servite 13. Irvine
14. Claremont 14. La Canada
15. Santa Barbara 15. Diamond Ranch
16. Murrieta Mesa 16. West Valley

DIV. 3A DIV. 4AA
1. St. John Bosco 1. Bishop Montgomery
T2. Chaminade 2. Price
T2. Oak Park 3. JSerra
4. Ocean View 4. Serra
5. Northwood 5. Harvard Westlake
6. Covina 6. Crespi
7. St. Francis 7. Lutheran/La Verne
8. Bishop Amat 8. Windward
9. Cathedral 9. Oaks Christian
10. San Dimas 10. Maranatha
11. Hawthorne 11. Laguna Beach
12. Tahquitz 12. Sierra Canyon
13. Cabrillo/Lompoc 13. Paraclete
14. Northview 14. Muir
15. Gladstone 15. La Salle
16. Pioneer 16. Workman

DIV. 4A DIV. 5AA
1. Pacific Hills 1. Village Christian
2. Brentwood 2. Flintridge Prep
3. St. Joseph/Santa Maria 3. Buckley
4. Cantwell Sacred Heart 4. Brethren Christian
5. St. Anthony 5. Mission Prep
6. Campbell Hall T6. Bishop Diego
7. Renaissance Academy T6. Saddleback Valley Christian
8. Viewpoint 8. Santa Clara
9. St Bonaventure 9. Bell-Jeff
10. St. Margaret's 10. Providence
11. St Monica Catholic 11 Linfield Christian
12. Marshall 12. Riverside Prep
13. St Bernard 13. Poly/Pasadena
14. Crossroads 14. Loma Linda Academy
15. Nordhoff 15. Yeshiva
16. St. Paul 16. Webb

DIV. 5A DIV. 6
1. Shalhevet 1. Rio Hondo Prep
2. Rolling Hills Prep 2. Joshua Springs
3. San Gabriel Academy 3. California Lutheran
4. Holy Martyrs 4. Trinity Classical Academy
5. Besant Hill 5. Marywood-Palm Valley
6. Valley Torah 6. Los Angeles Adventist
7. Rancho Christian 7. Valley Christian/Santa Maria
8. Orangewood Academy 8. Bethel Baptist
9. New Community Jewish 9. Lone Pine
10. Capistrano Valley Christian 10. Calvary Baptist
11. AGBU/Pasadena 11. Eastside Christian
12. Oakwood 12. Lake Arrowhead Christian
13. Villanova Prep 13. Desert Chapel
14. Desert Christian Academy 14. Acaciawood Academy
15. Santa Clarita Christian 15. San Fernando Valley Academy
16. Riverside Christian 16. Providence Hall

Rank, School (Division, Record) Last week, Next game (Last rank)
1. MATER DEI (SS-1AA, 20-0) d. Servite, 53-16; d. JSerra, 82-80. Next: at Lakewood (Ohio) St. Edward, Monday (1)
2. BISHOP MONTGOMERY (SS-4AA, 20-0) d. La Salle, 84-42. Next: at St. Bernard, Wednesday (2)
3. LONG BEACH POLY (SS-1A, 17-2) d. Lakewood, 77-26; d. Long Beach Wilson, 63-36; lost to Chicago Young, 85-52. Next: at Long Beach Jordan, Wednesday (3)
4. ETIWANDA (SS-1AA, 15-2) d. Alta Loma, 65-28; d. Rancho Cucamonga, 76-39; d. Eisenhower, 63-34. Next: at Glendora, Tuesday (4)
5. CORONA CENTENNIAL (SS-1AA, 19-1) d. King, 98-54; d. Eastvale Roosevelt, 69-60. Next: at Corona Santiago, Tuesday (5)
6. PACIFIC HILLS (SS-4A, 15-2) d. Paraclete, 64-41; d. Brentwood, 75-71. Next: vs. West Ranch (at Providence), Monday (8)
7. EL CAMINO REAL (City-1, 18-2) d. Chatsworth, 73-32; d. Granada Hills, 58-37. Next: at Taft, Wednesday (9)
8. LOYOLA (SS-1AA, 14-4) lost to Crespi, 82-80; lost to Harvard-Westlake, 61-59; d. Alemany, 86-70. Next: at Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, Monday (7)
9. ST. JOHN BOSCO (SS-3A, 14-4) d. Santa Margarita, 64-58; d. Plano (Texas) Prestonwood Christian, 74-53; lost to Fairfax (Va.) Paul VI, 52-50; d. Nixa (Mo.), 73-63. Next: at Orange Lutheran, Monday (6)
10. MISSION VIEJO (SS-1AA, 19-2) d. Capistrano Valley, 64-35; d. Laguna Hills, 80-56; d. Tesoro, 90-80. Next: vs. Capistrano Valley, Friday (11)
11. BRENTWOOD (SS-4A, 17-2) d. Campbell Hall, 88-69; lost to Pacific Hills, 75-71; d. Paraclete, 76-73. Next: vs. Windward, Monday (10)
12. SANTA MONICA (SS-1A, 15-4) d. Beverly Hills, 63-62; d. Morningside, 67-50. Next: at Hawthorne, Wednesday (12)
13. WESTCHESTER (City-1, 17-5) d. Palisades, 69-60; d. Los Angeles Hamilton, 76-35; d. Fairfax, 65-64. Next: vs. Los Angeles University, Wednesday (15)
14. GARDENA SERRA (SS-4AA, 16-4) d. St. Bernard, 69-50; d. Bishop Amat, 60-33; d. Fresno Central, 69-56. Next: vs. Alemany (at Providence), Monday (17)
15. ORANGE LUTHERAN (SS-1AA, 16-3) d. JSerra, 77-71. Next: vs. St. John Bosco, Monday(18)
16. WEST RANCH (SS-1A, 14-4) d. Saugus, 73-57; d. Golden Valley, 80-52. Next: vs. Pacific Hills (at Providence), Monday (20)
17. CRESPI (SS-4AA, 15-6) d. Loyola, 82-80; d. Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, 57-49. Next: at Harvard-Westlake, Monday (NR)
18. EL TORO (SS-1A, 19-4) d. Dana Hills, 58-54; d. Aliso Niguel, 65-43; d. Capistrano Valley, 89-52. Next: vs. Laguna Hills, Friday (21)
19. LEUZINGER (SS-3AA, 15-4) d. Mira Costa, 60-52; d. West Torrance, 64-42. Next: vs. Perris (at Redondo), Monday (22)
20. CHINO HILLS (SS-1AA, 16-4) d. Claremont, 71-49; d. Damien, 72-39. Next: vs. Corona Santiago (at Los Osos), Monday (NR)
21. RANCHO VERDE (SS-1AA, 15-4) d. Vista del Lago, 52-36; d. Valley View, 55-30. Next: vs. Ventura (at Los Osos), Monday (NR)
22. OAK PARK (SS-3A, 19-2) d. St. Bonaventure, 75-58; d. Malibu, 63-36. Next: vs. Oaks Christian, Wednesday (23)
23. HART (SS-3AAA, 19-1) d. Golden Valley, 74-64; d. Valencia, 72-58. Next: at Canyon Country Canyon, Tuesday (24)
24. CHAMINADE (SS-3A, 15-5) d. Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, 74-46; lost to Alemany, 84-69; d. St. Francis, 63-42. Next: at Loyola, Friday (14)
25. RIVERSIDE NORTH (SS-2AA, 16-3) d. Arlington, 60-36. Next:vs. Palisades (at Providence), Monday (NR)

I asked coaches two years ago about BURNOUT and Multi Sport Athletes. Here are some responses.

Hey
Todd,


I
couldn't agree with you more about the direction of athletics in general but in
particular basketball. It's a travesty about where parents priorities are
at this point. This obvious decline of the sport certainly attributed to
my retirement. The reasons I went and continued to remain in coaching
seem to be no longer valued or relevant to today's youth and families. It
has become about the all might dollar whether it's in the form of a full
scholarship or the professional ranks.


Don't
get me wrong, if a parent feels this is the only avenue to get HER child (most
dads aren't around) through college so be it. But what about making the
completion of a degree the top priority as opposed to a lucrative professional
contract (that statistics show is least likely to happen). What about
teaching character, values, morals, courtesy, appreciation and discipline
through the sport as opposed to everything goes and is ok.


I truly
believe there needs to be honest discussion about this topic from all the
shareholders. Let's see if those policy makers and governors of the sport
are willing to do something to turn the tide. We really need it and soon.


Gary





Gary
Cain


Cerritos
College


Coordinator
of Judicial Affairs


Student
Activities


(562)
860-2451 x2472


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Todd, I agree with you 100%. I have a daughter who will be a
varsity starter on the soccer team. They moved our league games to
the exact same time as my basketball games. I think this may be my last
year of coaching. I want to see her play. Yes, the club
thing is out of hand. Parents believe that club is the only way to get a
scholarship. I had 5 kids play club ball this past summer, two
received major knee (ACL) injuries this past year. I don't know if going
24/7 caused it. One played on the FBC 5th team. That's below J.V.
level. She has not improved and will never be a major college player, but
they tell her she will. She missed all my fundamental practices this summer.
The habits they bring back from club are not to my liking and
standards. Club coaches take all the best kids and say look at my win/lost
record. Why are they not taking freshman and J.V. players and improving their
skills? The club players have become selfish players.
They spent thousands of dollars and the two seniors didn't receive
anything. West Point game one an official visit. The others didn't
get any official visits. Seattle Univ. came in last week on one because
they are scrambling for players. Many volleyball kids would play
basketball but volleyball has a die hard club attitude, so they won't
play two sports. I tell my players to play other sports and always have.
About a third of my teams plays a second or third sport. Believe this, we have
not had an organized practice yet this fall. We shoot 6th period one day a
week and weight train the other four. We won't have our first practice until
November 7th. Some teams have been practicing since school started.
Yes, things have changed and more and more coaches I talk to say
"it is time to move on".
Mel Sims


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HI Todd,


Interesting
thoughts. I have never had anyone agree with me on this issue
before. Here's a story for you . . . my daughter Stephanie graduated with
the class of 2009. She lettered in Volleyball, Basketball and Track all
four years in HS. She never played a day of club . . . she didn't have
time to do that, play three sports, run ASB, go to youth group, and be the FB
watergirl . . . and carry almost a 4.0 gpa. In the spring last year, she
said, "mom, I think I want to play VB in college." I chuckled. She
is a volleyball player born into a BB family! She has always been a good
sport, supported her school teams, etc. even when she really didn't want
to. She just felt it was her responsibility to compete for her
school. Anyhow, she had been accepted at every college she applied, but still
hadn't committed. I said, "fine . . . get on the internet, contact some
coaches of small schools and see what happens." She did. She got
some interest, emails, etc. In the end, she decided to save some $, go to
Community College and try to play VB ? in hopes of transferring to a 4-year
school. In the meantime, the VB coach at The Master's College (GSAC)
emailed . . . long story short ? on JULY 17TH, we drove up, had a
private tryout, and the next day she was offered an unbelievable scholarship to
attend a fantastic Christian collage and fulfill her dream. The coach was
impressed with two things: the fact that my daughter had done all the
correspondence ? I never got involved. That showed maturity. And
the fact that she was a versatile athlete . . . in fact, she may compete in
track for Master's as well. Needless to say, I know that the story is
unusual. In fact, when I tell people, they don't believe me.


At
Linfield, we encourage our student-athletes to play multiple sports. The
life lessons you learn from starring on one team and being on the bench in
another are invaluable. Fact: kids who want to play college sports
(and are competent) can . . . they just need to be willing to look ? there are
tons of small schools with money to give to athletes.


Coaching
. . . you are right on the money. I completely disagree with the
direction CIF has taken. I think they just got tired of trying to
regulate something that people were ignoring anyway. I think it is a huge
step in the wrong direction. And I predict it will quickly spin out of
control and they will scramble to fix it! I will not coach
year-round. That is a ridiculous and unhealthy expectation, and one that
is not supported by our athletic department. Our AD is a huge support,
but looks for other ways for the kids to participate in their sport, or simply
take a break. Our boys BB does play a lot of games, but our coaches do
have to share athletes. We even have kids who want to play three sports
during our summer programs! Crazy!


Thanks
for speaking up! I know that you are a very well-respected voice in the
BB community; you have taken a very unpopular stand. Just know you are
not alone!


Gay
Bennett


Dean
of Students


Linfield
Christian School


951.676.8111
ext. 3203


gbennett@linfield.com


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Todd,


I haven't taken any time off
for way to long! I first started playing basketball because all I needed
was a ball and a hoop. The game is broken and we are not getting it
back! Pat Springer, MSJC


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Dear Todd,


You make a great point. not only are kids having to pick their
sport early but we are excluding so many young people who are not from affluent
families. Many kids do not know what their best sport is until they are 17-18
years old. The pressure put on a multiple sport child now is also very
difficult for the child and the parents. Thank you for the e-mail.


Danny Miles


Oregon Tech




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The year I experienced with the no restriction/ year round
coaching was great. I was able to bring in small groups of kids to work
on footwork, cutting, shooting, and other fundamentals of the game.
However, I did get out of coaching, partly because of burn out and no wanting
to miss my kids lives, because I saw the time begin to dominate my life and kids,
parents were still complaining about wanting to play more games. We
neither had the budget, nor the competitive drive to play games every weekend
and still see the season as important. As I got to the spring, I felt the
change in what was happening. More coaches were running season type
practices year round, instead of skill based workouts. If you work with
the kids year round, you have to spend the majority of the off season getting
better at the individual skills of the game. (The problem is a lot of
"coaches" can't teach skills, they teach their plays.---OOO did I say
that)

Monty Owens Former Patriot HS Coach



English 11 Teacher

English 11 Data Team Leader


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Coach Malecki:




I enjoyed reading your opinion and can't agree more with your assessment. I
have two comments.



One, the burnout you describe is not only for the coaches, but the athletes
too. Since the assocation rule was dropped, I know of HS coaches who are
literally doing things with their team 325 days out of the year. Many of these
coaches have highly talented teams who (in my opinion) severely underacheived
during the HS basketball season. My observation is that these teams "peaked"
way too soon and burnt out when the league and CIF titles were on the line.
Also, these coaches seem to forget that the quantity of workouts can erase the
desired outcome if there is no quality to the workout. Many of the 325 days
spent together as a team are playing worthless games where no instruction is
being given and bad habits (i.e. traveling) are reinforced. Not that I have the
perfect plan, but my team finished our summer program (where we practiced more
than played games) in mid-July and just last week started practicing once a
week in preparation for official HS basketball practices starting in November -
they are conditioning and lifting on their own. I used the same format last
year, and our team had a very successful season in relation to the goal's we
set. My take on practicing is that the purpose/quality of the time used is far
more important than how much time is used.



Two, it is unfortunate to see the 2 and 3 sport athlete becoming a thing of the
past. Fortunately, at a small school like mine, we have to share athletes in
order to field teams. My athletes being able to hear and learn from other
coaches (whether basketball or not) seems to be another advantage in not having
my athletes burn out during basketball season.



Just my observations and thanks for your email.

Jon Bahnsen

Athletic Director

Boys' Basketball Coach

Brethren Christian HS


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Mark Lehman, Cajon HS Girls


Just because there's a rule only means that those ethical people
will follow them. For years, some high school coaches just got parents or
friends to run their practices in the off season while they watched them and
conversed with them. Rules only prevent the moral coaches from working with
their players while the others cheat and usually get away with it and continue
to win championships year after year. Yes, many of your points are good, but do
they stop the cheaters? No! By the way, my daughter was a four sport athlete
and all league in all of them so it can be done, but priorites have to be in
place. As for fundamentals, I'd like to believe that most coaches teach them,
but that doesn't mean players practice them off the court. To be a good/great
player one has to put in alot more hours on their own than in practice. I know
this by experience. Nowadays, many athletes would rather be lazy, text, hang
out or do something else except practicing their skills. I teach the
professional way on how to shoot a basketball, but my players shoot like a
sixth grader. We can't whip them into submission like Bobby Knight anymore.
What do you suggest? And please don't say encouragement, motivation and all the
rest of that stuff that I'd would like to believe that all coaches do. Have you
ever heard of the saying "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't
make them drink?" That is unless they're thirsty. Many players today
really don't want to become all they could be because they don't put in the
required effort, time and neccessary work to become great. My daughter did and
so it happened for her. There's no difference between her and anyone else
except daily hard work ethics. Have a nice day. Thanks for your opinion and
time to reflect on it. I now have a grandson and occasionally will miss a
practice and let my assistants coach it while I'm babysitting because it's
often more rewarding especially when I walk in the door and he stops whatever
he's doing and runs to me with his arms up wanting me to pick him up and hold
him because he misses me. Players should love their coaches just as much for
all that they do for them.

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Great stuff Todd. Tim Cook, Former CBU coach


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totally agree, well said....while
you know the parents here were ___, i left mostly due to the association rule
change.....after 20 years as a high school- most of them at the varsity level
in multiple sports........it is going to kill high school sports as we know it,
and kill coaches who feel they have to do all this crap--and the standings will
not change much!



later, bm (bill moyer-former great oak
hs)








I agree with a lot of what you say, However, I don't agree a with
CIF policy to restrict high school coaches. It should be left up to the
High School Coach and High School Principal to manage the time spent in the
sport. All CIF policies do is create rules with no enforcement which
become inequitable. What good does that do? It harms the coaches
and schools following the rules and benefits AAU coaches. It also
benefits High School Coaches who choose not to follow the rules because CIF
never has any consequences. I do not see regulation by CIF as a
positive. Every community is different and every coach has a different
burn out point as you put it. No association rule is a benefit to high
school coaches, It does not benefit programs such as yours, but one of
the intended outcomes of getting rid of the association rule was that High
School players would spend more time with there High School Coaches. You
are also to hard on High School coaches. There are a lot of great high
school coaches in the Southern Section. There are a few great High School
coaches in your area as well. Yes, there are some bad ones out there, but
there are bad coaches at every level, college and pro included. I think
when you look at the big picture as a high school coach I would say it is
generally advantages for high school kids to be working out with high school
coaches.



I guess my point is: It is not regulation that will make the sport
better, but education.

Dennis Zink / Varsity Boys Basketball

Palm Springs High School

(951) 566-6376

After getting out to some games this week I am often appalled and literally can't believe how many kids do not play very hard. I don't know if its today's culture or kids not understanding or what. It's just very hard to watch kids that play at 75% of their abilities. You can't blame your coach, your parents, or you whomever. The blame falls directly on you, the player. I know as parents, coaches, etc. we say, "when I played" we gave everything we had. Well not always, but we didn't have all the opportunities and games that today's player has. When we had a summer game (only 10-12) we played hard. Is it the amount of games that kids play today? Is it the malaise of, "oh, we have another two games later?" This is a slippery slope where I believe that "bad habits" are learned. This goes for travel and HS basketball. I think the quantity of games has taken the place of the quality of games. Why don't we put limits on number of games a player can play in a three (3) month period. It would be hard to control, some very out of control AAU Programs or overzealous HS Programs, but something needs to happen. When I hear, and see, the foreign players that are being developed in our "old fashion" I think, man, that is how we used to do it. Fundamentals. Fundamentals. Fundamentals. I have seen very few games this year that had few travel calls, double dribble calls, etc.

Question: Where does a young coach go to get mentored, taught or shown how to run a quality practice? How to strategize, game plan, etc. How bout even Skill Build and make players better?

It is very "cloak and dagger" now. Very little sharing of thoughts, ideas, and caring about the quality of the game. Don't get me wrong there are still some fantastic things being done. But that used to be the normal. I think the old days average players were way better then now. The super players are a notch above the old days. But overall the game has slipped a few notches in my opinion. A quote by Coach Pete Newell. Basketball is Over Coached and Under Taught. I live by that quote!

I would like to see every player/coach/travel in today's game giving back. Teach or mentor a youth player. Let's have one weekend where there are NO GAMES anyplace in Calif. and have a "super coaches clinic". Similar to the one Coach Don Casey planned for the Carrier game this fall. Something that California Basketball Junkies can be proud of. We are literally the only state without a National Coaches Clinic. Iowa (800 coaches at theres), other states the same.

I have a few spots left on a couple of our Icemen Teams. I am looking for the young player that is HUNGRY. Willing to accept coaching and demanding nothing but there best. Someone with the burning desire and need to get better. More so, to work harder then anyone else. I still think there out there. Just getting harder and harder to find.

Great weekend in SD. Sheldon took home the CROWN!

Highlights

DIV. 1AA DIV. 1A
1. Mater Dei 1. Santa Monica
2. Poly/Long Beach 2. West Ranch
3. Centennial/Corona 3. El Toro
4. Loyola 4. Santiago/Corona
5. Etiwanda 5. Aliso Niguel
6. Mission Viejo 6. Crescenta Valley
7. Orange Lutheran 7. Troy
8. Rancho Cucamonga 8. Cypress
9. Chino Hills 9. Dana Hills
10. Foothill 10. Valencia/Valencia
11. Alemany 11. Huntington Beach
12. Rancho Verde 12. San Clemente
13. Pasadena 13. California
14. Inglewood 14. Edison
15. Mayfair 15. Gahr
16. Silverado 16. Diamond Bar

DIV. 2AA DIV. 2A
1. JW North 1. Westlake
2. Thousand Oaks 2. Tesoro
3. Villa Park 3. Glendora
4. Mira Costa 4. Elsinore
5. Sunny Hills 5. Canyon/Anaheim
6. Murrieta Valley 6. Beaumont
7. Temecula Valley 7. Redlands East Valley
8. Camarillo 8. Redondo Union
9. Perris 9. Dos Pueblos
10. Canyon/Canyon Country 10. Arroyo Grande
11. Lawndale 11. Western
T12. AB Miller 12. Savanna
T12. Peninsula 13. Righetti
14. Cajon 14. Hemet
15. Rowland 15. Oak Hills
16. Lynwood 16. Woodbridge

DIV. 3AAA DIV. 3AA
1. Tustin 1. Damien
2. Hart 2. Leuzinger
3. Sonora 3. Santa Margarita
4. Calabasas 4. San Marcos
5. Compton 5. Corona del Mar
6. Palm Desert 6. Jurupa Valley
7. Royal 7. Atascadero
8. Colony 8. Temple City
9. Brea Olinda 9. Arlington
10. Palm Springs 10. Gabrielino
11. West Torrance 11. Lakeside
12. Bonita 12. Pacifica/Garden Grove
13. Servite 13. West Valley
14. Santa Barbara 14. Diamond Ranch
15. Claremont 15. La Canada
16. Murrieta Mesa 16. Yorba Linda


DIV. 3A DIV. 4AA
1. St. John Bosco 1. Bishop Montgomery
2. Chaminade 2. JSerra
3. Oak Park 3. Price
4. Ocean View 4. Serra
5. Northwood 5. Harvard Westlake
6. St. Francis 6. Lutheran/La Verne
7. Covina 7. Crespi
8. Bishop Amat 8. Windward
9. Hawthorne 9. Maranatha
10. Cathedral 10. Sierra Canyon
11. San Dimas 11. Oaks Christian
12. Tahquitz 12. Laguna Beach
13. Cabrillo/Lompoc 13. Workman
14. Northview 14. Muir
15. Pioneer 15. Paraclete
16. San Luis Obispo 16. La Salle


DIV. 4A DIV. 5AA
1. Pacific Hills 1. Village Christian
2. Brentwood 2. Flintridge Prep
3. St. Joseph/Santa Maria 3. Buckley
4. Cantwell Sacred Heart 4. Brethren Christian
5. St. Anthony 5. Mission Prep
6. Campbell Hall 6. Bishop Diego
7. Renaissance Academy 7. Santa Clara
8. St Bonaventure 8. Saddleback Valley Christian
9. Viewpoint 9. Bell-Jeff
10. St Monica Catholic 10. Providence
11. St. Margaret's 11 Linfield Christian
12. Marshall 12. Poly/Pasadena
13. St Bernard 13. Riverside Prep
14. Crossroads 14. Loma Linda Academy
15. Ontario Christian 15. Webb
16. Nordhoff 16. Yeshiva


DIV. 5A DIV. 6
1. Shalhevet 1. Rio Hondo Prep
2. Rolling Hills Prep 2. California Lutheran
3. San Gabriel Academy 3. Joshua Springs
4. Besant Hill 4. Trinity Classical Academy
5. Holy Martyrs 5. Marywood-Palm Valley
6. Valley Torah 6. Los Angeles Adventist
7. Orangewood Academy 7. Valley Christian/Santa Maria
8. Rancho Christian 8. Lone Pine
9. New Community Jewish 9. Bethel Baptist
10. Capistrano Valley Christian 10. Eastside Christian
11. Villanova Prep 11. Calvary Baptist
12. Desert Christian Academy 12. Desert Chapel
13. Riverside Christian 13. Lake Arrowhead Christian
14. Santa Clarita Christian 14. San Fernando Valley Academy
15. AGBU/Pasadena 15. Acaciawood Academy
16. Oakwood 16. Providence Hall

El Toro and Westlake have made their first appearance in The Times' top 25 boys' basketball rankings.
1. MATER DEI (18-0)
2. BISHOP MONTGOMERY (19-0)
3. LONG BEACH POLY (15-1)
4. ETIWANDA (12-2)
5. CORONA CENTENNIAL (17-1)
6. ST. JOHN BOSCO (11-3)
7. LOYOLA (13-2)
8. PACIFIC HILLS (13-2)
9. EL CAMINO REAL (16-2)
10. BRENTWOOD (15-1)
11. MISSION VIEJO (16-2)
12. SANTA MONICA (13-4)
13. DAMIEN (14-2)
14. CHAMINADE (13-4)
15. WESTCHESTER (14-5)
16. VILLAGE CHRISTIAN (16-2)
17. GARDENA SERRA (13-4)
18. ORANGE LUTHERAN (15-3)
19. SONORA (18-2)
20. WEST RANCH (12-4)
21. EL TORO (16-4)
22. LEUZINGER (13-4)
23. OAK PARK (17-2)
24. HART (17-1)
25. WESTLAKE (16-2)

DIV. 3AAA DIV. 3AA
1. Hart 1. Damien
2. Tustin 2. Leuzinger
3. Sonora 3. Santa Margarita
4. Calabasas 4. Jurupa Valley
5. Compton 5. San Marcos
6. Palm Desert 6. Corona del Mar
7. Royal 7. Gabrielino
8. Brea Olinda 8. Atascadero
9. Colony 9. Arlington
10. West Torrance 10. West Valley
11. Bonita 11. Pacifica/Garden Grove
12. Santa Barbara 12. Temple City
13. Palm Springs 13. Hoover
14. Claremont 14. Lakeside
15. Servite 15. La Canada
16. Agoura 16. Yorba Linda


DIV. 3A DIV. 4AA
1. St. John Bosco 1. Bishop Montgomery
2. Chaminade 2. JSerra
3. Oak Park 3. Serra
4. Ocean View 4. Price
5. St. Francis 5. Crespi
6. Northwood 6. Harvard Westlake
7. Covina 7. Lutheran/La Verne
8. Bishop Amat 8. Windward
T9. Hawthorne 9. Sierra Canyon
T9. Tahquitz 10. Oaks Christian
11. Cathedral 11. Laguna Beach
12. Northview 12. Workman
13. San Dimas 13. Centennial/Compton
14. San Luis Obispo 14. Heritage Christian
15. Pioneer 15. La Salle
16. Cabrillo/Lompoc 16. Muir

DIV. 4A DIV. 5AA
1. Pacific Hills 1. Village Christian
2. Brentwood 2. Flintridge Prep
3. St. Joseph/Santa Maria 3. Buckley
4. St. Anthony 4. Brethren Christian
5. Cantwell Sacred Heart 5. Bishop Diego
6. Renaissance Academy 6. Mission Prep
7. Campbell Hall 7. Santa Clara
8. Viewpoint 8. Bell-Jeff
9. St Bonaventure 9. Saddleback Valley Christian
10. Marshall 10. Linfield Christian
11. St. Margaret's 11 Poly/Pasadena
12.St Monica Catholic 12. Providence
13. St Bernard 13. Riverside Prep
14. Ontario Christian 14. Yeshiva
15. Calvary Chapel/Santa Ana 15. Loma Linda Academy
16. St Paul 16. Webb


DIV. 5A DIV. 6
1. San Gabriel Academy 1. California Lutheran
2. Rolling Hills Prep 2. Rio Hondo Prep
3. Shalhevet 3. Trinity Classical Academy
4. Besant Hill 4. Los Angeles Adventist
5. Holy Martyrs 5. Joshua Springs
T6. Valley Torah 6. Eastside Christian
T6. New Community Jewish 7. Marywood-Palm Valley
8. Orangewood Academy 8. Valley Christian/Santa Maria
9. Rancho Christian T9. Lone Pine
10. Capistrano Valley Christian T9. Bethel Baptist
11. Villanova Prep 11. Calvary Baptist
12. Desert Christian Academy 12. Desert Chapel
13. Riverside Christian 13. Lake Arrowhead Christian
14. Santa Clarita Christian 14. Providence Hall
15. AGBU/Pasadena 15. San Fernando Valley Academy
16. Thacher 16. Delphi Academy





This post was edited on 1/7 3:57 PM by Dave Keefer

(As of JANUARY 7, 2013)
DIV. 1AA DIV. 1A
1. Mater Dei 1. Santa Monica
2. Poly/Long Beach 2. West Ranch
3. Centennial/Corona 3. Santiago/Corona
4. Loyola 4. El Toro
5. Mission Viejo 5. Aliso Niguel
6. Etiwanda 6. Crescenta Valley
7. Orange Lutheran 7. Troy
8. Rancho Cucamonga 8. Dana Hills
9. Chino Hills 9. Cypress
10. Foothill 10. Valencia/Valencia
11. Alemany 11. Huntington Beach
12. Rancho Verde 12. Alta Loma
13. Inglewood 13. Gahr
14. Pasadena 14. California
15. Upland 15. San Clemente
16. Corona 16. Burroughs/Burbank

DIV. 2AA~DID NOT REPORT DIV. 2A
1. JW North 1. Westlake
2. Thousand Oaks 2. Tesoro
3. Murrieta Valley 3. Glendora
4. Sunny Hills 4. Canyon/Anaheim
5. Canyon/Canyon Country 5. Redlands East Valley
6. Villa Park 6. Elsinore
7. Peninsula 7. Beaumont
8. Temecula Valley 8. Redondo Union
9. Camarillo 9. Arroyo Grande
10. Mira Costa 10. Dos Pueblos
11. Perris 11. Righetti
12. AB Miller 12. Western
13. Cajon 13. Moorpark
14. Rowland 14. Newport Harbor
15. Lawndale 15. Don Lugo
16. Mark Keppel 16. Woodridge




This post was edited on 1/7 3:44 PM by Dave Keefer

Rank, School (Division, Record) Last week, Next game (last rank)
1. MATER DEI (SS-1AA, 16-0) d. JSerra, 53-47; d. Santa Margarita, 65-47. Next: at St. John Bosco, Wednesday (1)
2. BISHOP MONTGOMERY (SS-4AA, 16-0) d. Palos Verdes, 87-24; d. Narbonne, 87-51; d. Redondo, 60-58. Next: at Bishop Amat, Wednesday (2)
3. LONG BEACH POLY (SS-1A, 12-1) Did not play. Next: vs. LB Jordan, Monday (3)
4. ST. JOHN BOSCO (SS-3A, 10-1) d. Orange Lutheran, 95-81; d. JSerra, 79-63. Next: vs. Mater Dei, Wednesday (4)
5. ETIWANDA (SS-1AA, 8-2) d. King, 59-32. Next: at Upland, Tuesday (5)
6. CORONA CENTENNIAL (SS-1AA, 15-1) Did not play. Next: at Corona, Tuesday (6)
7. CHAMINADE (SS-3A, 12-2) d. Providence, 88-67. Next: vs. Loyola, Monday (7)
8. MISSION VIEJO (SS-1AA, 15-1) Did not play. Next: vs. Aliso Niguel, Wednesday (8)
9. LOYOLA (SS-1AA, 11-2) d. Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, 75-46. Next: at Chaminade, Monday (9)
10. PACIFIC HILLS (SS-4A, 10-2) Did not play. Next: at Sierra Canyon, Monday (10)
11. EL CAMINO REAL (City-1, 13-2) d. Dorsey, 71-46. Next: at Cleveland, Wednesday(12).
12. GARDENA SERRA (SS-4AA, 11-3) d. Inglewood, 64-57. Next: at La Salle, Wednesday (13)
13. BRENTWOOD (SS-4A, 12-1) Did not play. Next: vs. Viewpoint, Monday. (14)
14. DAMIEN (SS-3AA, 12-2) d. Eisenhower, 60-42. Next: at Ayala, Wednesday (15)
15. SANTA MONICA (SS-1A, 11-4) Did not play. Next: at Inglewood, Wednesday (16)
16. WESTCHESTER (City-1, 12-5) lost to St. Anthony, 65-61. Next: vs. LACES, Monday (11)
17. ORANGE LUTHERAN (SS-1AA, 14-2) lost to St. John Bosco, 95-81; d. Servite, 64-29. Next: at Santa Margarita, Wednesday. (18)
18. INGLEWOOD (SS-1AA, 7-5) lost to Gardena Serra, 64-57. Next: vs. Santa Monica, Wednesday (19)
19. OAK PARK (SS-3A, 15-1) d. Oaks Christian, 31-29. Next: vs. Santa Clara, Tuesay (20)
20. HART (SS-3AAA, 16-0) d. Rio Mesa, 75-64. Next: vs. West Ranch, Tuesday (21)
21. VILLAGE CHRISTIAN (SS-4AA, 14-2) d. West Ranch, 56-54. Next: vs. Whittier Christian, Tuesday (NR)
22. SONORA (SS-3AAA, 16-2) Did not play. Next: at Buena Park, Wednesday. (22)
23. WEST RANCH (SS-1A, 10-4) lost to Village Christian, 56-54. Next: at Hart, Tuesday (17)
24. ALEMANY (SS-1AA, 10-4) d. St. Francis, 58-45. Next: at Crespi, Monday (NR)
25. CALABASAS (SS-3AAA, 13-2) Did not play. Next: vs. Royal, Monday (25)

Rank, School (Division, Record), Last week's results (Last week's ranking)[/B]

1. MATER DEI (SS-1AA, 14-0) d. San Bernardino, 76-52; d. Honolulu (Hawaii) Kamehameha, 70-31; d. Anaheim Canyon, 84-52; d. Tustin, 77-55 (1)

2. BISHOP MONTGOMERY (SS-4AA, 13-0) d. Long Beach Cabrillo, 94-37; d. Dantzler, 78-18; d. Memphis (Tenn.) Christian Brothers, 72-45; d. Price, 75-39 (2)

3. LONG BEACH POLY (SS-1A, 12-1) d. Plano (Texas) West, 75-35; d. Houston Westfield, 53-49; d. Arlington (Texas) Martin, 57-43, d. Plano (Texas) East, 51-40 (3)

4. ST. JOHN BOSCO (SS-3A, 8-1) did not play (5)

5. ETIWANDA (SS-1AA, 8-2) did not play (6)

6. CORONA CENTENNIAL (SS-1AA, 15-1) d. Elk Grove Pleasant Grove, 71-65; d. Calabasas, 69-67; d. Fresno Bullard, 69-63, d. Santa Monica, 80-69 (8)

7. CHAMINADE (SS-3A, 11-2) d. Sun Valley, 92-15; d. Simi Valley, 82-33; d. Granada Hills Kennedy, 67-61; d. Westlake, 85-73 (9)

8. MISSION VIEJO (SS-1AA, 15-1) d. Atherton Menlo, 81-49; d. Diamond Ranch, 65-44; d. Rancho Cucamonga, 77-67; lost to Carlsbad La Costa Canyon, 70-58 (7)

9. LOYOLA (SS-1AA, 10-2) d. Madison (Miss.) Madison-Ridgeland Academy, 84-31; d. Chicago De La Salle, 65-63; lost to Richmond (Texas) Travis, 67-64; lost to Harvard-Westlake, 82-73 (4)

10. PACIFIC HILLS (SS-4A, 10-2) d. Mesa (Ariz.) Dobson, 74-69; d. Eugene (Ore.) Churchill, 73-67; d. Tucson (Ariz.) Salpointe, 69-42; d. Tempe (Ariz.) Corona del Sol, 63-58 (11)

11. WESTCHESTER (City-1, 12-4) d. Seattle O'Dea, 49-39; d. Lithonia (Ga.) Miller Grove, 52-50; d. Harvard-Westlake, 70-59; d. Richmond (Texas) Travis, 70-62 (14)

12. EL CAMINO REAL (City-1, 12-2) d. Turlock, 75-36; d. San Francisco University, 85-49; d. Stockton Weston Ranch, 79-54; d. Modesto Christian, 90-65 (15)

13. GARDENA SERRA (SS-4AA, 10-3) d. San Pedro, 60-46; d. South Lake Tahoe South Tahoe, 69-29; d. New Millennium, 94-35; d. South Torrance, 74-63 (16)

14. BRENTWOOD (SS-4A, 12-1) d. Lakeside, 77-53; d. Marina, 59-32; d. Pleasant Grove (Utah), 79-69; d. Crescenta Valley, 57-55 (18)

15. DAMIEN (SS-3AA, 11-2) d. Sierra Vista, 90-24; d. Northview, 77-74; d. California, 59-54; d. Rowland, 59-57 (17)

16. SANTA MONICA (SS-1A, 11-4) d. Moorpark, 72-53, d. Rancho Verde, 46-42; d. Royal, 60-56; lost to Corona Centennial, 80-69 (12)

17. WEST RANCH (SS-1A, 10-3) lost to Rancho Verde, 56-35; d. Moorpark, 69-45; d. Sacramento, 74-55; d. Elk Grove Pleasant Grove, 66-60 (10)

18. ORANGE LUTHERAN (SS-1AA, 3-1) lost to Chicago De La Salle, 56-49; d. Madison (Miss.) Madison-Ridgeland Academy, 76-45; d. Miller, 59-45; d. Leuzinger, 61-54 (19)

19. INGLEWOOD (SS-1AA, 7-4) did not play (13)

20. OAK PARK (SS-3A, 14-1) d. Rio Mesa, 51-47; d. Lakewood, 59-43; d. Santa Clara, 59-43; d. Canyon Country Canyon, 64-42 (23)

21. HART (SS-3AAA, 15-0) d. Burbank, 81-50; d. Reseda, 92-70; d. Bakersfield South, 82-40, d. Glendale, 72-56 (21)

22. SONORA (SS-3AAA, 16-2) d. Fallbrook, 68-46; d. Encinitas San Dieguito Academy, 83-56; lost to Reno (Nev,) Galena, 51-50; d, Cerritos, 85-56 (20)

23. PRICE (SS-4AA, 13-2) d. St. Bernard, 99-61; d. Washington, 64-55; d. Redondo, 61-58; lost to Bishop Montgomery, 75-39 (25)

24. JSERRA (SS-4AA, 9-2) d. Buffalo (N.Y.) Canisius, 77-39; d. Tampa (Fla.) Jesuit, 55-52; d. Cincinnati (Ohio) St. Xavier, 55-54 (24)

25. CALABASAS (SS-3AAA, 13-2) d. New York Dwight, 62-31; lost to Corona Centennial, 69-67; d. San Diego Lincoln, 64-54; d. Rancho Verde, 57-55 (2OT) (NR)

Wednesday December 26 Day # 1
The first team listed is the designated home team and they will wear light jerseys.
Game # Time Game
NOTE: GAME N1 TO BE PLAYED AT CARLSBAD REFER TO CARLSBAD SCHEDULE
* 10:00 TORREY PINES VS MATER DEI
N7 11:35 FRANCIS PARKER VS ST. ANTHONY
N6 1:10 ARMY/NAVY VS LINCOLN, WA
N5 2:45 ST. AUGUSTINE VS LONG BEACH JORDAN
N3 4:20 NEWARK VS WINDWARD
N8 5:55 TAFT VS SALESIAN
N2 7:30 SHELDON VS CANTWELL SACRED HEART
N4 9:05 ST. JOHN'S, TX VS BISHOP O'DOWD
Daily Schedule for La Jolla Country Day-American Division
Wednesday December 26 Day # 1
The first team listed is the designated home team and they will wear light jerseys.
Game # Time Game
A8 10:00 LA JOLLA COUNTRY DAY VS LA MIRADA
A2 11:35 MIRA COSTA VS CHINO HILLS
A6 1:10 TEMECULA VALLEY VS MAYFAIR
A3 2:45 MISSION HILLS VS BAKERSFIELD
A7 4:20 DOMINGUEZ VS PARACLETE
A1 5:55 THUNDERBIRD, AZ VS DOUGLAS, NV
A4 7:30 OCEAN VIEW VS AUSTIN, TX
A5 9:05 MESA, AZ VS CARSON, NV
Daily Schedule for Santa Fe Christian-Senators Division
Wednesday December 26 Day # 1
The first team listed is the designated home team and they will wear light jerseys.
Game # Time Game
S8 10:00 SANTA FE CHRISTIAN VS YALE, CANADA
S1 11:35 ALISO NIGUEL VS MT. SI, WA
S4 1:10 GAHR VS WEST TORRENCE
S5 2:45 ROOSEVELT, CA VS WESTVIEW
S7 4:20 RIGHETTI VS CAPITOL CHRISTIAN
S2 5:55 MISSION PREP VS LODI
S6 7:30 ROOSEVELT, WA VS MONTGOMERY
S3 9:05 WALNUT GROVE VS BINGHAM, UT
Daily Schedule for Rancho Bernardo-Governors Division
Wednesday December 26 Day # 1
The first team listed is the designated home team and they will wear light jerseys.
Game # Time Game
NOTE: GAME G3 TO BE PLAYED AT CARLSBAD
G1 1:10 CHAPARRAL VS RANCHO BUENA VISTA
* 2:45 RANCHO BERNARDO VS BISHOPS
G2 4:20 POWAY VS BREA OLINDA
G5 5:55 KNIGHT VS ROBERT BATEMAN, CANADA
G4 7:30 CIENAGA, AZ VS MCQUEEN, NV
* 9:05 ESCONDIDO VS ST. MARY'S
Daily Schedule for Carlsbad-Mayors Division
Wednesday December 26 Day # 1
The first team listed is the designated home team and they will wear light jerseys.
Game # Time Game
NOTE: TP VS MATER DEI WILL BE PLAYED AT TP
* 2:45 SADDLEBACK VALLEY CHRISTIAN VS ESCONDIDO
* 4:20 CARLSBAD VS SIERRA CANYON
* 5:55 MURRIETA VALLEY VS EL MODENA
G3 7:30 BINGHAM 2, UT VS SPANISH SPRINGS, NV
N1 9:05 EL CERRITO VS MUNDELEIN, IL

1. MATER DEI (10-0)
2. BISHOP MONTGOMERY (9-0)
3. LONG BEACH POLY (8-1)
4. LOYOLA (8-0)
5. ST. JOHN BOSCO (8-1)
6. ETIWANDA (8-2)
7. MISSION VIEJO (12-0)
8. CORONA CENTENNIAL (11-1)
9. CHAMINADE (7-2)
10. WEST RANCH (7-2)
11. PACIFIC HILLS (6-2)
12. SANTA MONICA (8-3)
13. WESTCHESTER (8-4)
14. EL CAMINO REAL (8-2)
15. GARDENA SERRA (6-3)
16. INGLEWOOD (7-4)
17. DAMIEN (7-2)
18. BRENTWOOD (8-1)
19. ORANGE LUTHERAN (10-0)
20. SONORA (12-1)
21. HART (11-0)
22. THOUSAND OAKS (11-1)
23. OAK PARK (10-1)
24. JSERRA (6-2)
25. PRICE (10-1)

Junior forward Kameron Chatman of Long Beach Poly has lost his appeal to the CIF trying to gain immediate eligibility. He will be ineligible until March 16, 2013, which is the day of the state regional finals in basketball.
Chatman moved from Oregon, but he was declared ineligible for following his club coach, Poly's Sharrief Metoyer, who is his godfather.

Eric Sondheimer, LA Times

I was finally able to get out and see some games last week. I still have a lot of catching up to do, so many players to still see. I noticed the trend that lower level and some varsity teams are playing maybe 6-7 players the whole game. This is something that alarms me a little. I am not taking sides but having been on both sides of the fence, having a kid that played and a coach it is difficult. I am super competitive myself but I do think that lower level coaches need to be "skill developers, confidence boosters, and really bring along players". If your lower level coach knows that he is not judged by Wins/Losses and by player development his job will be way easier. His true job performance will be in a few years, when they are on Varsity.

I was taught and still believe that lower levels are the most important to any program, it's how I've always viewed it. If there are only two levels: JV and Varsity. You are already limited on how many kids you can have in your program. There are 6'3 frosh kids sitting on your bench with the potential to be 6'8 or above, then you must play him, in my opinion. The awkwardness and coordination issues aside, big men take longer to develop. We had players at schools that were border line kids, maybe even not making our teams, that ended up being All League players. If the ultimate goal is BUILDING something that lasts a long time, then I was taught build it from within. It is stronger and way more gratifying. Problem today is INSTANT GRATIFICATION!

I still believe that the best players, from any era or generation played on their own. Motivated by wanting to get better. To many players are just putting in the bare minimum and expecting greatness. When I recruited (even for my travel teams now) I need to see a young man that is motivated to get better and works on their game everyday. PERIOD. If you're that type of player then I want to hear from you. Moreover, we want you!

Lastly, a note to Parents/Administrators: Take your coaching staff out to for a great holiday dinner. Tell them you value them. Tell them they are important. The values/morals there teaching the kids is important, way more then winning is. For 99.9% of kids playing HS Basketball this is there last time playing organized basketball. Have compassion and let them COACH your child without interference or hostilities.

Have a great HOLIDAY HOOP season. God Bless, Coach Malecki

Icemen

I was finally able to get out and see some games last week. I still have a lot of catching up to do, so many players to still see. I noticed the trend that lower level and some varsity teams are playing maybe 6-7 players the whole game. This is something that alarms me a little. I am not taking sides but having been on both sides of the fence, having a kid that played and a coach it is difficult. I am super competitive myself but I do think that lower level coaches need to be "skill developers, confidence boosters, and really bring along players". If your lower level coach knows that he is not judged by Wins/Losses and by player development his job will be way easier. His true job performance will be in a few years, when they are on Varsity.

I was taught and still believe that lower levels are the most important to any program, it's how I've always viewed it. If there are only two levels: JV and Varsity. You are already limited on how many kids you can have in your program. There are 6'3 frosh kids sitting on your bench with the potential to be 6'8 or above, then you must play him, in my opinion. The awkwardness and coordination issues aside, big men take longer to develop. We had players at schools that were border line kids, maybe even not making our teams, that ended up being All League players. If the ultimate goal is BUILDING something that lasts a long time, then I was taught build it from within. It is stronger and way more gratifying. Problem today is INSTANT GRATIFICATION!

I still believe that the best players, from any era or generation played on their own. Motivated by wanting to get better. To many players are just putting in the bare minimum and expecting greatness. When I recruited (even for my travel teams now) I need to see a young man that is motivated to get better and works on their game everyday. PERIOD. If you're that type of player then I want to hear from you. Moreover, we want you!

Lastly, a note to Parents/Administrators: Take your coaching staff out to for a great holiday dinner. Tell them you value them. Tell them they are important. The values/morals there teaching the kids is important, way more then winning is. For 99.9% of kids playing HS Basketball this is there last time playing organized basketball. Have compassion and let them COACH your child without interference or hostilities.

Have a great HOLIDAY HOOP season. God Bless, Coach Malecki

Icemen

Thanks go to Gerry Freitas for this report

Mission Prep Christmas Classic Day 1 (Wednesday, December 19) Results: [/B]

Game [/B]1: Mission Hills (San Marcos) 63, Thunder Ridge (Highlands Ranch, CO) [/B]51[/B]
Leading Scorers:
Mission Hills- Kameron Rooks 19, Cody Hicks 18
Thunder Ridge- Joe Marucci 14, Zack Rusk 13


Game 2: Taft (Woodland Hills) 70, Righetti (Santa Maria) 68 in Overtime
Leading Scorers:
Taft- Kris Yanku 39, Darius Henderson 17
Righetti- Cameron Walker 32, Frankie Platero 13
Note: Kris Yanku banked in a 28-foot three-pointer at the buzzer to
win the game.


Game 3: Campbell Hall (North Hollywood) 82, Atascadero 73
Leading Scorers:
Campbell Hall- Aaron Holiday 38, Khalil Simplis 19
Atascadero- Jared Studeman 30, Robert Berwick 10


Game 4: Grandview (Aurora, CO) 70, Miramonte (Orinda) 46
Leading Scorers:
Grandview- Akram Imam 21, Eric Garcia 16
Miramonte- Daniel Campos 13, Joey Goodreault 9


Game 5: Brighton (Salt Lake City, UT) 64, San Luis Obispo 19
Leading Scorers:
Brighton- Bryce Callahan 11, Tremaine Nisson 10
San Luis Obispo- Blake Shapazian 6, Carlson Carlson Schwoerer 5


Game 6: La Verne Lutheran 61, Marin Catholic (Kentfield) 35
Leading Scorers:
La Verne Lutheran- Jay Miller 20, Alpha Ndaw 13
Marin Catholic- Nick Calcaterra 17, Patrick Conroy 11


Game 7: Bishop Montgomery (Torrance) 72, Mission Prep (San Luis Obispo) 57
Leading Scorers:
Bishop Montgomery- Lamond Murray Jr 24, Stephen Thompson Jr 18
Mission Prep- Andy Rowley 26, Conner Woolpert 19




This post was edited on 12/19 11:05 PM by Dave Keefer

Rae Jackson of El Cerrito is drawing interest from various college scouts. We saw him at the Californiapreps.com/Super Showcase at Clovis North high school on October 27th and he was impressive there.

Californiapreps staff writer Brandon Tatera reports that the El Cerrito point guard played well in front of numerous college coaches last night at the Drew Gordon Invitational Showcase. Among those watching (as Jackson opened his game with 3 three-pointers in a row en route to 17 pts) was San Jose head coach George Nessman and Utah State assistant coach Tarvish Felton.