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BASKETBALL INFORMATION
Final Games Schedule: GIRLS (rev 12/11/07) / BOYS (rev 12/27/07)
2008 PPSL N/S Championships Results
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BASKETBALL NEWS
(March 17, 2008)
Playoff Results:
Varsity boys lost a very competitive game to eventual North Champs OLA.
Congratulations to all of our student-athletes on a fine season. A big thank you to all the coaches for your dedication and commitment this season. Thank you
Marcos Severa, Ray Jackson, Kevin Kilroy, Mike Sosa, Bob Doyle, Ben Wong, John Murray, Nick Ertola, Anthony Fusaro, Mark Jajeh, Ken Peralta, Gus Galindo, Manuel Matias, Ramon Lorenzo, Ramon Quintana, Chris Ayag, and Dennis Murphy. You are appreciated! And thanks parents for your patience and understanding in regard to our less than ideal practice scheduling this season.
To finish the season, I ask the parents of each player to complete the coach evaluation form (questionnaire) and return it to the school office to my attention. This gives the athletic board and the coaches valuable feedback.
And lastly thanks to all who helped on Sundays with scoring duties.
Commissioner Kevin
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Program: The basketball program is open to boys and girls in grades 4 –
8. All eligible students of St. Dunstan Catholic School and the
St. Dunstan Religious Education Program (CCD) are encouraged to
play. Teams participate in the Peninsula Parishes/Schools League
(PPSL). The league is comprised of Catholic Parishes from South
San Francisco to Redwood City. Fourth graders play on “training”
teams where the emphasis is on learning the sport in a fun and
non-competitive environment, no scores are kept, everyone plays
2 full quarters and teams are balanced. Starting in fifth grade,
when there are enough participants to form more than one team,
teams are formed by the skill level of the student-athletes. This
provides the appropriate level of competition for each participant.
Game scores and league standings are kept in fifth grade. In grades
6 – 8, teams may compete in post-season playoffs to determine
PPSL champions.
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Time
Line: Sign-ups for basketball take place in October.
Permission slips and registration fees are due at sign-ups. In
grades 5 – 8, when there are enough participants to form
more than one team, the Athletic Board will conduct player evaluations.
Boys will be evaluated and may begin practices as soon as the
baseball season is over, usually early November. Girls will be
evaluated and may begin practices as soon as the volleyball season
is over, usually mid-November. Practices begin in earnest in December
after the Thanksgiving holiday. Teams generally practice twice
each week. The lower grades practice in the Parish Center from
6:00pm to 9:00pm while the upper grades use either Mills High
School (girls) or Capuchino High School (boys) from 6:00pm to
9:00pm. Each practice session is 1 to 1½ hours long, depending
on gym availability. Teams will participate in pre-season tournaments
when possible. Tournaments may start as early as Thanksgiving
vacation for the boys. Tournaments for the girls generally occur
in December. PPSL games are played January through March. PPSL
games generally take place on Saturdays (girls) and Sundays (boys)
at gyms in the area, we use Mills High School (girls) and Burlingame
High School (boys) for our home games. Saturdays usually start
with a fourth grade game at 9:00am, and then games are played
one hour apart for the rest of the day in ascending order by grade.
Sunday games will start at 12:30pm. The season will conclude with
an Awards Night where we recognize the efforts and accomplishments
of our student-athletes and coaches.
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Coaches
and Parental Participation: Coaches are chosen by the
Athletic Board. Upon completion of this most valuable service,
coaches are credited 40 service hours. Contact the Basketball
Commissioner or Athletic Director if you are interested in becoming
a coach. Parents can earn service hours on game days as official
scorekeepers or by running the game clock and scoreboard. All
coaches are required to attend a Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA)
Coach Workshop. Parents attend a Positive Coaching Alliance Parent
Workshop every three years. Our volunteer coaches deserve our
respect and support. Parents can support the coaches by dropping
off and picking up their kids on time and by assuring the student-athletes
are dressed appropriately and have all their equipment for games
and practices. On game day, parents can support the team by cheering
and praising their play. Remember to leave the coaching to the
coaches. As we are reminded in our PCA workshops “Coaches
coach, referees referee, and parents praise.”
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Uniforms:
Game uniforms will be loaned to each student-athlete. Uniforms
are for game use only. The Uniform Commissioner will schedule
uniform distribution and return days. Coordinate in advance with
the Uniform Commissioner if unable to make the scheduled date.
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